Senior Director Value Engineering
Senior Director Value Engineering
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Job Description
Who We Are
Frida is more than a brand built to support parents. We get parents. We know all about the often unbelievable realities of parenthood because weve been in the trenches. Over the last 9 years weve dedicated ourselves to developing the tools (and sometimes the tips too) that help simplify parenting - and it all started with snot. Since the launch of our cult-favorite NoseFrida The SnotSucker weve innovated and launched over 100 products that provide quick and easy solutions to age-old parenting problems. We also launched Frida Mom in 2019 with products to help women with the transition through the fourth trimester into motherhood. Today Frida holds over a 70% share of its main category and our products can be found in over 50 countries and in over 40000 stores throughout the US - in every retail channel from mass-market grocery chain drug and specialty stores. For 9 years weve had parents backs as they navigate the parts of parenthood you dont usually see on the gram with honest and raw messaging to provide the answers to questions they didnt even know they had. And were just getting started.
How You Will Make an Impact
Frida is seeking a Senior Director Value Engineering to lead our Product Development Engineering team and provide vision and technical leadership for product packaging and reliability engineering. The selected candidate will drive the development of market-leading products from concept through structural packaging design and execution that are on quality on budget on strategy and provide a best-in-class consumer experience.
Responsibilities to include:
- Execute detailed cost engineering analysis to identify possible cost-saving opportunities and conduct cost-benefit analyses. Work with cross-functional partners (i.e. Sourcing Finance Project Management Brand) to gain business alignment.
- Manage the implementation process across all paths to market in-house design contract manufacturing and OEM
- Develop frameworks tools and capabilities and drive enhanced processes as necessary across engineering quality cost management and execution
- Optimize processes for cross-functional team dependencies and successful hand-offs
- Understand and enforce quality and regulatory requirements to ensure all products meet or exceed established specs and substantiate marketing claims
- Manage product testing requirements and standards to ensure product performance quality and compliance and provide direction to the team based on test results
- Work closely with the production team and suppliers to manage and resolve issues that arise in capacity quality manufacturing and delivery
- Scale the function by defining organization build-out over time and skill sets to bring in
- Additional projects as assigned
What You Will Need
- Bachelors Degree required preferably in Mechanical Engineering; Masters Degree in Business Administration or related area preferred
- 10 years of experience leading product engineering and proficiency in the development of products across multiple categories (CPG durables consumables and/ or electronics and/or soft goods) with companies known for excellence in innovative design product development
- CAD experience/proficiency (Solidworks preferred)
- Experience in development of Class I and Class II medical devices
- Experience leading product development for a global market with a global supply chain
- Strong negotiation skills to deliver premium quality within our gross margin parameters
- Excellent project management communication and people/organizational skills
- A strong bias to action and ability to lead and excel in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment and culture that celebrates the art of the opportunistic pivot
- Ability to execute in a tight deadline driven environment in which informed tradeoffs and speed-to-market is key. Commitment to making things faster and less expensive without compromising on quality and customer experience
- The ability to identify and apply new trends and technologies to improve existing products and inspire new ones
Who You Will Work With
Frida is an organization that values collaboration and community. As the Senior Director Value Engineering you will work closely with Operations Sourcing Finance Brand Management and Project Management teams.
Why You Will Love Working at Frida
- Robust health benefits including:
- Comprehensive medical vision and dental plans
- Employer paid life insurance
- Supplemental insurance options including Accident Insurance Short-Term Disability and Long-Term Disability
- FSA & HSA
- 401k matching up to 4% with immediate vesting.
- Generous paid time off program including elective PTO days federal holidays sick/wellness days and a birthday floater.
- Flexible paid pregnancy and parental leave.
- Weekly wellness programming designed to maximize personal time and minimize time spent investing in personal care outside of work hours. This includes a variety of programming such as in-office manicures & pedicures blowouts massages and carwash services.
- Dog friendly office - feel free to bring your best buddy with you to work!
- Learning & development opportunities for professional and personal growth
- Company-wide events & outings. Team engagement is at the center of our culture. This ranges from small department-specific teambuilding or informal outings to our annual Fam Jam family carnival that celebrates the people in your life who support you in bringing your best self to work each day. We also host an annual Day of Service to support our local Miami community and provide a variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the year that support our mission to serve parents and children.
- Exclusive employee product discounts.
EEO
Frida provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race color religion age sex national origin disability status genetics protected Veteran status sexual orientation gender identity or expression or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
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Requirements
Required Experience:
Exec
Employment Type
Full-Time
