Senior Director of Product Development & Art
Senior Director of Product Development & Art
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27-06-2025
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Yearly Salary
USD 150000 - 180000
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
27-06-2025
Job Description
The Sr. Director of Product Development and Art is a critical role within our organization responsible for all product development from ideation through to approving pre-production samples to hand off to our production team. This role requires an understanding of leading teams end to end consumer product development creating new and exciting products. The Product Development Team Lead works closely with cross-functional internal and external teams to ensure products are developed to brief requirements on time driving customer satisfaction. The Sr. Director of Product Development and Art reports to the Branded Division General Manager.
Work Location:
Onsite at Encinitas CA Office
*Willing to provide relocation for those willing to relocate to the San Diego area*
Compensation:
$150k - $180k
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications:
Work Location:
Onsite at Encinitas CA Office
*Willing to provide relocation for those willing to relocate to the San Diego area*
Compensation:
$150k - $180k
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for leading the Product Development and Art team to ensure all work is executed on time and meeting customer and consumer expectations.
- Accountable for the development of new products based on direction provided by sales in collaboration with cross functional teams and contract manufacturers and vendors.
- Responsible for developing and maintaining vendor relationships.
- Responsible for identifying new vendor opportunities to diversity supplier options.
- Owns the maintenance of existing products to ensure products continue to meet quality and cost standards through its life cycle.
- Responsible for creating and maintaining product P&Ls meeting gross margin and contribution margin requirements.
- Responsible for identifying and maintaining key metrics to achieve scorecard goals.
- Provide clear direction to both Product Development and Art to meet customer timelines.
- Responsible for ensuring all products meet claims and regulatory requirements in collaboration with the Quality and Regulatory team.
- Supports Sales and Production Planning teams with ongoing product and component forecasts.
- Supports Quality Assurance and Control throughout the development of new items and supports problem solving as required.
- Drives continuous improvement opportunities where identified.
Qualifications:
- Bachelors degree; 8 years of experience in consumer product development preferably within bath and beauty products.
- Previous leadership experience.
- Experience with building new and existing internal and external relationships.
- Ability to travel as needed to CM locations during production runs located in the LA area.
- Strong critical thinking and analytical skills with a problem-solving mindset.
- Comfort in managing multiple projects working with various cross functional groups.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Strong sense of ownership proactive can-do attitude with a passion for exceeding customer expectations.
- Curiosity and vigor to learn grow and challenge the status quo.
- Experience with NetSuite or similar ERP system.
- Advanced Microsoft Office Suite skills in particular with Excel and PowerPoint.
Required Experience:
Senior Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
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