Brand Product Developer

Avery Dennison; Santiago de Querétaro; Presencial; MXN 727,000 - 1,091,000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global materials company is seeking a Brand Product Developer in Querétaro, Mexico. This role involves leading the product development process, collaborating with the Commercial team to achieve sales objectives, and executing projects from customer briefing to final approval. The ideal candidate should have over two years of experience in product development, strong organizational skills, and effective communication abilities. A Bachelor's degree is preferred. Join a diverse team that values unique talents.

Formación

• 2+ years of experience in new product development.
• Knowledge of retail, apparel or label industries.
• Ability to manage multiple projects against tight deadlines.

Responsabilidades

• Develop product opportunities to achieve sales objectives.
• Execute the product development process from brief to approval.
• Guide customers to value solutions for branding needs.

Conocimientos

Product development

Customer relationship management

Organizational skills

Communication

Mathematical skills

Educación

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Herramientas

ERP (Oracle preferred)

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Descripción del empleo

Avery Dennison (NYSE: AVY) is a global leader in pressure-sensitive and functional materials and labeling solutions for the retail apparel market. The company’s applications and technologies are an integral part of products used in every major industry. With operations in more than 50 countries and more than 25,000 employees worldwide, Avery Dennison serves customers in the consumer packaging, graphical display, logistics, apparel, industrial and healthcare industries. Headquartered in Glendale, California, the company reported sales of $6.1 billion in 2016. Learn more at

Job Description

Job Description

Brand Product Developers lead the product development process end to end, from defining new product requirements in collaboration with teams to working directly with customers through to approval. This position coordinates new developments across multiple customers and product lines.

Brand Product Developers provide product knowledge within our Heat Transfer, Woven, Printed Fabric, and Paper product lines by bringing insights, solutions, and options to the Commercial team and the customer. Brand Product Developers partner closely with our Global Program Deployment (GPD) team to deploy new items into production. Brand Product Developers are critical members of the Commercial team and have functional alignment with the product development job family.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Commercial team to develop product opportunities, to drive key initiatives and to achieve sales objectives for assigned accounts.
• Execute the product development process from customer briefing to artwork development, costing/pricing, sampling, and final approval.
• Guide customers to the greatest value solution for their branding needs by gathering product specifications for new programs, or redesigns of existing programs, and re-engineering options to meet target prices.
• Coordinate with GPD team and variable data end-to-end specialists to deploy new items into production.
• Prepare global price proposals using established tools and guidelines and escape price approval in competitive situations.
• Participate in store audits, customer calls, and the creation of the selling narrative, as needed.
• Supportive of digital sampling, re-engineering and smart sampling initiatives

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in new product development.
• Knowledge of the retail, apparel or label industries.
• Passion for products, trends, insights, possibilities, and development.
• Ability to establish and maintain customer relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to be highly organized while managing multiple projects to completion against tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of printing, weaving, heat transfer, variable data, and manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Highly effective oral and written communication and presentation skills. Thrive in a collaborative, matrixed environment, coordinating with multiple people and global functions.
• High level of PC skills, including use of Word, Excel, ERP (Oracle preferred), pricing tools, product/customer databases.
• Solid mathematical skills for pricing.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge gained through training and experience.

We understand diversity and equal opportunities as enrichment for our future-oriented work at Avery Dennison. With us, teams are balanced and diverse. Because each of us is unique, and we appreciate bringing together different personalities and talents.