Product Innovation Specialist

Fanatics; Sunnyvale (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Fanatics Collectibles seeks a Product Innovation Associate to support development and execution of the product innovation agenda. You will research technologies to improve performance, reduce cost, or enhance consumer experience and work with operations to coordinate projects and deliver results.

You will assist with materials and equipment planning, coordinate with vendors, and help ensure trials run smoothly while maintaining thorough documentation and an organized tech library.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in design or engineering or equivalent work experience.
• 1-3 years of experience in pre-press, design, print, print finishing, manufacturing, or related production environments preferred.
• Exposure to Lean, Six Sigma, continuous improvement, or business analysis principles preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist in identifying and developing innovative new products, platforms, and processes aligned to market and business needs.
• Support test projects from planning through completion, working with teams across the organization to ensure quality, repeatability, and scalability for required production quantities.
• Provide regular project updates to the Innovation Project Manager and other stakeholders, escalating risks and challenges as needed.
• Analyze data and market trends to generate insights that support the innovation process.
• Schedule, prepare for, and participate in Product Innovation meetings; facilitate portions of meetings as assigned.
• Research options for materials and equipment needs for individual innovations.
• Support engagement with outside vendors on technology and execution needs.
• Coordinate with internal departments on technology needs and project requirements.
• Support trials of new technologies across applicable processes to help identify potential failure points in manufacturing.
• Document processes, order of operations, test results, and materials for each innovation.
• Maintain an organized library of new technologies, innovations, and related documentation.
• Assist with problem solving technical challenges experienced during manufacturing processes.

Skills

Analytical skills

Project management

Time management

Communication

Collaboration across teams

Education

Bachelor's degree in design or engineering

Tools

Project management tools

Lean

Six Sigma

Job description

Fanatics Collectibles seeks a Product Innovation Associate to support development and execution of the product innovation agenda. You will research technologies to improve performance, reduce cost, or enhance consumer experience and work with operations to coordinate projects and deliver results.

You will assist with materials and equipment planning, coordinate with vendors, and help ensure trials run smoothly while maintaining thorough documentation and an organized tech library.