Remote Product Development Manager (Consumer Goods)

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 9,500 - 19,000; Full time

Job summary

Adaptive Teams is looking for a product-focused Project Manager to keep consumer product development organized for a consumer products e-commerce business. You will own costing, pricing, timelines, and project plans, and serve as the bridge between our China-based product team and Sales, ensuring everyone knows where each product stands and when it’s coming.

You’ll coordinate with overseas suppliers, manage samples, approvals, and production milestones, and keep stakeholders aligned while

Qualifications

• Project management experience in consumer product development, ideally physical goods sold through retail or e-commerce.
• Experience managing product timelines from concept through sampling, production, and launch.
• Strong understanding of product costing, pricing, and margins.
• Advanced Excel or Google Sheets skills: you're comfortable building and maintaining cost models.
• Experience building Gantt charts and project plans (Smartsheet, Monday, Asana, MS Project, or similar).
• Experience working with overseas suppliers or manufacturing teams, especially in China, is a strong plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; you keep busy teams informed without being asked.
• Highly organized and comfortable juggling many products at different stages.
• Background in software, IT, or localization project management alone is not a fit for this role.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain the product cost calculator, including materials, manufacturing, packaging, freight, and landed costs.
• Build and update pricing models to support margin targets and sales decisions.
• Create and manage product development timelines and Gantt charts across multiple projects.
• Coordinate daily with the China team to track samples, approvals, revisions, and production milestones.
• Keep Sales updated on product status, launch dates, costs, and changes.
• Flag delays, cost changes, and risks early, and propose solutions.
• Organize project documentation, trackers, and status reports.
• Run regular check-ins to keep stakeholders aligned and decisions moving.
• Improve processes and tools so product development runs smoothly as the portfolio grows.

Skills

Project management

Product development

Excel/Sheets

Gantt charts

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Smartsheet

Monday.com

MS Project

Asana

Job description

Adaptive Teams is looking for a product-focused Project Manager to keep consumer product development organized for a consumer products e-commerce business. You will own costing, pricing, timelines, and project plans, and serve as the bridge between our China-based product team and Sales, ensuring everyone knows where each product stands and when it’s coming.

You’ll coordinate with overseas suppliers, manage samples, approvals, and production milestones, and keep stakeholders aligned while