Product Development Manager (Homeware, Lifestyle, Kitchen)
AT Global, China

Location: remote, Shanghai

Travelling time: lt;50%

The opportunity:

We are seeking an ambitious, creative and yet meticulous Product Development Manager. You will be responsible for analysing the market and developing briefs which cater to gaps, opportunities and niches which you identify.

Your focus will be on driving high revenue growth monthly, and gaining space within new categories from which the company can grow its presence. You will be working closely with our sourcing, quality and operations teams to ensure that products are developed to high standards at pace, and will pride yourself on ensuring that all stakeholders are engaged and motivated by the final results.

Your brilliant communication paired with awesome negotiation have established new best in class suppliers which result in great quality products for consumers.

You can see the product ‘vision’ through to its physical form and feel great about bringing new products to consumers that are thoughtful and engaging -- then, this is the position for you!

If you’d like to join a company that has doubled in revenue and size each year for four years in a row, with a flat hierarchy, an idea meritocracy as their north star to make decisions and belongs to the top 10 Amazon seller companies in the world then let’s look at what we’ve achieved together a year from now.

A year after.

You are among the company’s key drivers, catalysts and superstars in helping ATV Global grow to a $250-million-a-year company, selling over 1000 products simultaneously and providing value to over 6 million happy customers worldwide.

Here’s what happened in your first year:

• You will have launched 25+ new products for the company each driving $80k+ a month.

• You will have launched 20+ new brands for the company in collaboration with our creative teams, delighting customers with their new product experience.

• You will have sourced new factories which meet our exacting standards and nurtured mid-long term relationships with them to ensure our future success and growth together.

• You have identified opportunities for Patent licensing, and have protected high revenue products you have delivered from competing brands.

• Birds of the same feather flock together. With your can-do and high-performance attitude, you have developed mutual respect and friendships among you and other team members at ATV Global.

• Because ATV Global provides every team member with an environment that promotes stability as well as opportunity you have never been as engaged and fulfilled in your day-to-day work. You worked in a challenging environment that promotes stability as well as growth and opportunity.

What you'll do

Market Analytics

• With the support of a team, analyse the market and recommend products which provide biggest revenue opportunities, and future growth opportunities.
• Spot emerging trends and optimise for Amazon marketplace selling.
• Identify missed potential in the competition and areas where we can provide additional value for our customers.

Creative brief

• Instruct sourcing team with clear and creative product briefs which problem solve.

Price Negotiation

• Set target pricing and project sales for negotiation. Build mid-long term strategies with factories in order to gain best results in terms and costs. Forecast sales and assess market for seasonality to optimise initial buys and shipment plans.

Develop

• Review samples and develop products in collaboration with factory, QC, ops and sourcing, keeping commerciality and launch timing front of mind in all decisions.
• Testing and quality due diligence for each product development to be managed in collaboration with the relevant QM.

Brand amp; Marketing

• Source consumer segmentation data in order to build creative briefs for each new launch.
• In collaboration with the creative teams develop suitable branding strategies and packaging for each product.

Range Management

• Successfully launch products and review sales, instructing range extensions, 2.0 iterations and category opportunities for future development.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in Product Developer/Buyer role in relevant categories
• FMCG/CPG
• Multi- Category experience essential
• Developing products for eCommerce (Amazon, eBay) retail is desirable.
• Ability to clearly communicate and present vision and ideas.
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing product construction.
• Creates an environment that encourages creative thinking.
• Fluent working knowledge of illustrator, photoshop and creative suite packages.
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Job Rewards and Benefits