Product Development Manager

First Quality King of Prussia PA; McElhattan (Clinton County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Paid time off

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid parental leave

Tuition assistance

Wellness program

Job summary

First Quality King of Prussia PA is seeking a Product Development Manager in McElhattan, PA. This role involves overseeing product development for absorbent hygiene products, ensuring customer satisfaction while meeting corporate profit margins.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering, with at least 7 years of relevant experience. Benefits include competitive salary, medical coverage from day one, and generous paid time off.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 7 years of medical product development experience.
• Knowledge of hygiene markets, products, competition, and trends.
• Ability to manage multiple projects effectively.

Responsibilities

• Lead product improvements and new product introductions.
• Investigate new technologies for absorbent products.
• Work with Purchasing for vendor negotiations.

Skills

Project management

Statistical analysis

Technical customer interaction

Cross-functional team leadership

Market research

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science or Engineering

MS or PhD

Tools

Microsoft Office

Microsoft Project

Minitab

Job description

First Quality Products is seeking a Product Development Manager located in McElhattan, PA. The role focuses on providing products that meet customer and consumer needs while achieving corporate profit margin requirements. The manager directs and coordinates all product development activities for absorbent hygiene products—from operations through to the marketplace.

Primary Responsibilities

• Lead a cross‑functional team to plan, develop, and implement product improvements and new product introductions from operations through to the marketplace.
• Investigate new technologies (materials & equipment) and their applicability to absorbent products.
• Work with Purchasing to negotiate price, quality, and service with vendors.
• Work with Marketing to plan, conduct, analyze, and interpret consumer/market research studies.
• Plan, conduct, analyze, and interpret product use tests to benchmark competitive product performance.
• Work with Patent/Trademark attorney on intellectual property considerations such as patentability, infringement searches, and right‑to‑market reviews.
• Prepare preliminary product costing for new products.
• Provide market intelligence to the corporation (patents, trademarks, industry news, etc.).
• Benchmark competitive products and develop strategies to maintain effective advantages.
• Conduct periodic review of technology patents, industry trademarks, and keep abreast of new product introductions into the absorbent hygiene category.
• Review and provide recommendations on new idea submissions for absorbent products.
• Review consumer complaint data to identify opportunities for product performance improvement and increased satisfaction.
• Support Sales and Marketing in presenting to customers.

Qualifications and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering; MS or PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 7 years of medical product development or related industry experience, preferably in absorbent hygiene products.
• Knowledge of hygiene markets, products, competition, consumers, and trends.
• Knowledge and use of probability and statistical inference.
• Knowledge and use of design of experiments.
• Knowledge and use of patents/trademarks, especially regarding absorbent products and materials.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to develop and organize multiple projects.
• Ability to manage and lead a diverse, cross‑functional team to deliver against key objectives and timelines.
• Ability to assess process and raw material impacts on product performance and consumer satisfaction.
• Ability to interact with customers at all levels in both technical and sales capacities.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project, Minitab, and other office systems.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary and bonus opportunities.
• Paid time off (minimum three weeks).
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.
• 401(k) with employer match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Child and family care assistance (dependent care FSA with employer match up to $2,500).
• Bundle of joy benefit (year’s worth of free diapers for new baby).
• Tuition assistance.
• Wellness program with savings of up to $4,000 per year on insurance premiums.

First Quality is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identification, or protected Veteran status.