Product Assistant, Consumer Goods — Data-Driven & Cross-Functional

Venture Products, LLC; Fairfield (NJ); On-site; USD 42,000 - 56,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Plan

Profit Share Plan

Health Insurance

Bonus

Job summary

Venture Products, LLC in Fairfield, NJ is seeking a Product Assistant–Consumer Products to support the product management and sales teams across our consumer product lines. This full-time, on-site role involves coordinating product details, maintaining item data, and tracking timelines from concept through production and delivery, plus preparing presentations and organizing samples.

You'll analyze sales data, monitor market activity, and help identify opportunities for new products or line

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in a business environment within the consumer products industry.
• Experience with consumer products & consumer products manufacturing is a MUST!
• Experience working with value and discount retail accounts such as Five Below, Dollar Tree, Dollar General, or similar retailers is highly preferred!
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel and Power Point are a MUST!)
• Strong problem-solving skills and be able prioritize workload.
• Keen attention to detail.
• Willingness to take on new challenges and work in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support Brand Manager as needed
• Communicate daily with overseas office and suppliers in China & Vietnam
• Perform administrative tasks such as organizing documents, managing product samples and more.
• Maintain comprehensive records of product specifications
• Create quotes , contact suppliers, and follow up as needed
• Maintain project quote files and Supplier contact directory
• Sample requests to suppliers and follow up to get samples delivered in time, as needed for new product development, product color refreshes, and sales presentations
• Request competitive quotes for existing items from other suppliers, check for accuracy upon receipt
• Assist with contacting suppliers or pricing confirmation needed for upcoming meetings
• Maintain and organize pricing files.
• Assist with gathering competitive information "competitive shopping", either online or in-store, as needed for benchmarking specifications for new product development and sourcing; or for preparing competitive information for sales presentations
• Help completing quotes for all accounts
• Scanning, Electronic filing & Paper filing
• Other various light clerical and data entry duties

Skills

Consumer products experience

MS Office

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Fast-paced environment

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Venture Products, LLC in Fairfield, NJ is seeking a Product Assistant–Consumer Products to support the product management and sales teams across our consumer product lines. This full-time, on-site role involves coordinating product details, maintaining item data, and tracking timelines from concept through production and delivery, plus preparing presentations and organizing samples.

You'll analyze sales data, monitor market activity, and help identify opportunities for new products or line