ProductionProduct Development for Consumer Goods Company

JOHN Yeiser Research & Development LLC; Santee (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k)

401(k) matching

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Job summary

A consumer goods company in California is seeking a full-time Product Developer to identify market needs, design product concepts, and develop minimum viable products. The ideal candidate has over 4 years of experience in product development, excellent communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. Responsibilities include market research and collaboration with manufacturers to ensure timely delivery of products.

Qualifications

• 4+ years previous experience as a Product Developer.
• Ability to engage with any program/application.
• Excellent skills in Mac-based environments are a plus.
• Excellent writing and verbal skills.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Identify a market need/problem and develop a product idea.
• Perform market research for product feasibility.
• Design the product concept and analyze its viability.
• Develop and create a minimum viable product (MVP).
• Communicate effectively with manufacturer’s engineers.
• Analyze and identify manufacturing timelines and goals to ensure timely delivery
• Ability to effectively communicate with manufacturer’s engineers to monitor product completion with the ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and developing creative solutions in order to meet delivery deadlines
• Create detailed documents to communicate features and product status to all stakeholders.
• Ongoing product modifications and feedback to continue growth with the product roadmap setting new strategic goals for the product.

Skills

Excellent computer skills

Excellent writing and verbal skills

Proficient in Microsoft Office

Excellent Writing

Excellent Communication

Education

4-year college degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Mac OS

Job description

Benefits

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Company Overview

YRD, LLC. is a consumer goods company that specializes in hardlines/durable goods which are marketed and sold on/in home shopping television networks, large retail chains and e-commerce. Our product range spans multiple categories – garden, beauty, cleaning, kitchen, auto and many more. We directly manage and handle the complete product life cycle from the initial design to prototyping all the way through the manufacturing process. The ideal candidate will take responsibility for their own products and timelines associated with development. Please note that we are looking for someone who designs and makes hard goods; someone who has experience with and creates their own products. Although having experience in web design could be a plus, we’re not looking for someone who exclusively designs and creates web sites.

Key Responsibilities / Contributions

• Identify a market need/problem and come up with an idea for a product to solve that problem
• Perform market research to determine if the problem is large enough to warrant the product-based solution and if the customers are willing to pay for this solution.
• Design the product concept and analyze whether or not the product could be a solution.
• Develop and create a minimum viable product (MVP), an initial version that has only enough function to meet its customer's purpose.
• Identify and reach out to new manufacturers (primarily in China; United States, and Mexico) with a goal of vetting the manufacturer and initiating cost negotiations
• Analyze and identify manufacturing timelines and goals to ensure timely delivery
• Ability to effectively communicate with manufacturer’s engineers to monitor product completion with the ability to troubleshoot manufacturing issues and developing creative solutions in order to meet delivery deadlines
• Create detailed documents to communicate features and product status to all stakeholders.
• Ongoing product modifications and feedback to continue growth with the product roadmap setting new strategic goals for the product.

Work Skills, Education and Previous Experience

• 4+ years previous experience as a Product Developer
• 4-year college degree (or equivalent experience)
• Excellent computer skills (Mac-based is a plus); ability to engage with any program/application
• Excellent writing and verbal skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Office – Word, Excel, Power Point & Outlook

Job Type: This is a full-time, in-office position. Salary commensurate on experience. When applying for this position please provide a list of products you’ve prototyped and developed.