Senior Product Solutions Specialist (Hybrid)

At Lakeshore we create learning materials that teachers trust and children love and our Custom Product Solutions team is where some of our most exciting one-of-a-kind ideas come to life. As a Senior Product Solutions Specialist youll own the full journey of custom educational products from first concept to finished item working hand in hand with customers internal creative teams and vendors to bring each vision to reality. Your work directly shapes the tools that educators rely on every day and no two projects are exactly alike.

A day on the job looks like this:

• Lead the end-to-end development of custom educational products translating customer needs and budget parameters into compelling production-ready concepts.
• Own vendor relationships throughout each project: sourcing quoting negotiating and coordinating with procurement to keep quality high and costs on target.
• Keep multiple overlapping projects moving on schedule by proactively managing timelines flagging risks early and driving decisions across internal and external partners.
• Review artwork prototypes and production samples against customer specifications catching issues before they become problems and holding quality standards at every stage.
• Represent projects in customer-facing meetings presenting ideas fielding feedback and turning complex details into clear confident recommendations.
• Partner cross-functionally with creative operations and sales teams to align on scope timelines and outcomes that work for the customer and for Lakeshore.

Qualifications :

Got the skills and experience Heres what were looking for: 

Required:

• 35 years of experience in product development product management or a related field involving physical goods from concept through production.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously balancing competing deadlines without losing accuracy or momentum.
• Experience working directly with vendors or external partners including quoting negotiation or quality review.
• Strong communicator comfortable presenting ideas and recommendations to customers and internal stakeholders alike.
• Bachelors degree or equivalent professional experience.
• Ability to work onsite at our Carson CA headquarters.

Preferred:

• Masters degree in Education 
• Background in educational products consumer goods or another product category where attention to detail and customer specifications are critical.
• Experience in a customer-facing or account management role alongside product development responsibilities.
• Familiarity with classroom environments or K12 education helps you think like the teachers and students wholl use these products.

What sets you apart:

• You spot the detail others miss and you follow it all the way through to the finish line not just flag it and move on.
• Youre comfortable navigating ambiguity: when a project shifts or a customer changes direction you recalibrate quickly and keep things moving.
• You bring people along with you whether youre aligning an internal team or presenting to a customer you communicate in a way that builds confidence and moves decisions forward.
• You take ownership of outcomes not just tasks if somethings off track youre already working on the fix.

Additional Information :

And heres our end of the bargain!

At Lakeshore we pay local market wages for employees that reside within Los Angeles and Orange Counties.

For this position new employees joining Lakeshore who live within Los Angeles and Orange Counties are typically brought into the organization at an hourly rate between $29.56-$33 depending on relevant experience & skillset.

This range is indicative of projected hiring range. The annual base compensation will take into account each candidates relevant experience location and skillset.

• Bonus eligible
• Paid leave for new parents to support work/life balance and family bonding
• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverageEPO PPO and HSA
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefitschoose what you like ignore the rest
• On-site preschool for our employees children
• On-site employee gym for all levels/fitness needs
• Generous employee discount
• Casual dressand we really mean it

At Lakeshore we know our diversity makes us stronger and when everyone feels included and valued we all win. We strive to embrace our differences and create an intentionally diverse and inclusive community that is representative of the teachers families and children we serve.

We know we couldnt do the extraordinary things were doing without the people on our team. Thanks to the passion and enthusiasm of this spectacular group Lakeshore is more than a great place to workits a great experience to be part of. Day in and day out we give everything weve got to create products that instill a sense of wonder and foster a true love of learning. To help maintain this high bar for success were constantly on the lookout for people to join us. So if youre a down-to-earth professional who shares our desire for making a difference wed love to hear from you. 
 
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Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time