Product Development Merchant

About Us: Napa Home & Garden a dynamic home décor wholesaler with its headquarters in Norcross GA is searching for a driven energetic team player to join our growing team. We provide sophisticated products for the home selling to style-conscious retailers via a best-in-class shopping experience. Napa is well recognized within the home décor industry and is one in a family of highly regarded brands.

Job Purpose: Based in the Atlanta area the Product Development Merchant plays a tactical execution-heavy role supporting the Product Development & Merchandising team in developing sourcing and bringing to market new physical products for our growing Napa assortment. This position requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment is deeply proactive and can manage multiple complex timelines with precision.

This role is essential to ensuring on-time high-quality product launches and requires constant coordination with global vendors cross-functional partners and the full product team.

We are seeking an individual who is highly organized fast-moving accountable and energized by operational problem-solvingsomeone who anticipates issues before they arise and drives tasks forward without being prompted.

Who You Are:

• Experienced in physical product development ideally within home décor consumer goods or adjacent categories.
• Exceptionally proactive. You anticipate needs escalate risks early and act quickly to keep projects on track
• Highly organized detail-obsessed and able to manage multiple seasons and complex workflows simultaneously.
• Accountable and deadline-driven with a strong sense of ownership for deliverables and timelines.
• Effective in vendor management across multiple regions and time zones.
• Fluent in data analysis cost calculations and tracking systems; comfortable managing large datasets with accuracy.
• A strong written and verbal communicator who can translate information clearly and concisely.
• Curious about home décor and interior design with an eye for materials finishes and color.
• A tastemaker who ensures Napa product and aesthetic standards are maintained.
• A collaborative positive go-getter with a strong work ethic and eagerness to learn.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Product Development & Vendor Coordination
• Manage and update assortment status and product details across a biannual product release cycle complemented by smaller intermittent introductions.
• Maintain daily communication with agents and factories to drive progress on new product development.
• Assist in setting cost targets processing cost quotes and evaluating product viability; support negotiations as needed.
• Track all development milestones against launch timelines; proactively identify flag and resolve at-risk items.
• Receive and evaluate product samples for quality accuracy and alignment with development specifications.
• Organize post-trip assetsincluding images vendor presentations and pricing into usable structured files.
• Become knowledgeable in vendor capabilities and development strengths across regions.
• Maintain swatch material and finish libraries in the office.
• Provide tactical support to the Buyer as assigned.
• Cross-Functional & Seasonal Support.
• Assist with catalog proofing to ensure 100% accuracy of all new product information.
• Support showroom setup and execution twice annually.
• Participate in Sales Meetings Product Training Meetings and Trade Shows.
• Execute special projects and operational tasks that support the broader product roadmap

Qualifications and Skills:

• Minimum 6 years of experience in consumer goods product development and/or merchandising
• Demonstrated experience managing physical product lifecycles timelines and vendor communications.
• Strong proficiency in cost-of-goods (COGS) wholesale/retail pricing structures and margin analysis.
• Exceptional ability to multi-task prioritize and manage multiple concurrent seasonal developments.
• Proven critical thinking problem-solving and risk anticipation skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication; able to synthesize and relay information clearly and concisely.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills including VLOOKUP Pivot Tables and data-cleaning functions; proficient in Word PowerPoint and Adobe programs.
• Strong data accuracy organization and documentation skills.
• Bachelors or Associate degree in Product Development Merchandising Business or related field preferred

Work Environment Schedule and Travel Requirements:

• This role follows a hybrid schedule requiring the team to be on-site in the Norcross office two weeks per month and remote for the remaining weeks.
• Must be available to be on-site for incoming product shipments evaluations and any off-cycle product development initiatives as needed.
• Flexibility to adjust on-site presence during urgent development cycles vendor visits or product launch prep is expected
• Willingness to work extended hours and select weekends during peak season showroom preparation and market (twice annually).
• Potential for international travel to support sourcing and vendor development trips.

Physical Requirements:

• Sitting Standing Walking
• Prolonged use of computer involved; use of hands and finger coordination; specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision. Color vision depth perception and ability to adjust focus as needed.
• During Market periods standing and walking at showroom for 8-12 hours a day.
• Lifting: Raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling).
• Carrying Pushing Pulling boxes and sample orders up to 40 lbs

Benefits:

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health savings account
• 401(k) and 401(k) matching
• Company paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
• Voluntary Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short-Term Disability
• Paid time off

The successful candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screening.

All applicants are required to successfully complete a background check and drug screening as part of the pre-employment process. Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application and must not require sponsorship now or in the future.

Napa LLC is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting hiring and promoting qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex (including pregnancy sexual orientation and gender identity) national origin age disability marital status veteran status or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation during the recruitment process please contact

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