Product Development Assistant

Job Title: Product DevelopmentAssistant
Department: Global Sourcing and Product Development
Hours Available: MF 8:30am5:30pm EST 1hour lunch break)
Hourly Pay Range: $20 25(Actual compensation will be determined based on experience location and other factors permitted by law)

Why Work @ BEDGEAR

If youre looking for a career and not just a job BEDGEAR provides a work environment that accelerates growth for all its team members. Keeping up with the everyday challenges of a fastgrowing consumer goods company demands a team of allin players who are focused on continuous improvement collaboration leadership and have a growthmindset. If you want to elevate yourself personally and professionally surrounding yourself with others that share the same values beliefs and behaviors will provide the support and extra push to reach new heights and smash new goals. At BEDGEAR you can expect to find successful teammates who exemplify our core values of being:

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Summary: The Product Development Assistant will play a supporting role in the product developmentteam by assisting with sampling production and administrative tasks.

The PD Assistant supports the PD teamby managing daytoday tasks in production assisting with sample checking and vendor coordination and ensuring that delivery timelines are met. They are also responsible for entering and maintaining all PD SKU fields in the ERP system (NetSuite). This role plays a critical part in ensuring the efficient flow of product development and productionprocesses maintaining quality standards and providing administrative and operational support to the department.

Key Responsibilities (include but not limited to):

Production Support

• Daily follow up with vendors on submit dates for all production components and sample approvals and updating these dates in WIP report daily.
• Communicate daily with vendors to ensure timely delivery of production samples.
• Assist in opening marking samples measuring comparing with approved standards updating BOM/TP and sending comments to vendors.
• Assist in the approval of packaging and labeling of all products to meet production schedules.
• Assist in updating and maintaining label guides for both domestic and international markets based on production comments.
• Assist in creating and updating tech packs for all products.
• Facilitate product testing with vendors to ensure compliance with internal and external standards
• Update final pricing and product dimensions (after final approvals) into NetSuite(ERP)
• Work closely with the Product Development Team to ensure all projects are handed over with complete information in a timely manner.
• Act as a liaison between internal teams and external partners communicating updates and resolving issues as they arise.
• Creating and maintaining libraries for all production fabrics/trims/labels/packaging etc.
• Assist PD Specialistsin working with Quality team as well as factories to resolve any quality issues.
• Assist PD Specialistsin collaborating with stakeholders to address and resolve issues with product approvals.
• Coordinate invoices create POs and work with the finance department to ensure factory payments

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must be 18 years of age or older.
• HS Diploma or GED
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States and have IDs needed to verify.
• English proficient (reading writing speaking comprehension)
• Computer savvy; proficient with Microsoft Office

Education/Experience/License Requirements:

• Bachelors degree from accredited college in textiles merchandising fashion or closely related field preferred but not required.
• 1 years experience in product development procurement and sourcing preferably within the bedding or related industry.
• 1 years experience in research or production/manufacturing; consumer durable goods.
• 1 years experience of sourcing materials and vendor research (international and domestic) highly preferred
• Excellent followup crossfunctional department skills
• Ability to work crossfunctionally in a fastpaced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ideal candidate will have a strong aesthetic sense and great eye for design.

MUST HAVE:

Strong organizational and data management skills process orientation strong follow up skills interpersonal skills collaboration passion for products and product development.

Sensory Requirements: Should have working use of hearing and vision with or without the use of corrective lenses/hearing aids to be able to read paperwork work on a computer screen for an extended period of time and frequently speak on the phone. Must also have strong eye for color to be able to validate lab dips and sampling.

BEDGEAR is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that participates in the EVerify program!