Responsibilities:

New Product Trends and Technologies:

• Create new product strategies and roadmaps based on consumer insights, industry trends, proprietary innovative technology, and competitive sales data to drive sales and profitability for each brand within our portfolio
• Collaborate with Product Development, Global Design, Global Engineering departments to design new product lines for each of the US brands
• Search for and attend relevant trade shows (Canton Fair, Ambiente, IHS…) to stay on top of potential new product developments in the competitive market and understand their impact on our brands
• Identify, shop and report on relevant international markets that are ahead of the trend curve
• Work with factory R&D department to help identify, prioritize, and drive new technology development
• Work with Sr Manager Creative Direction to understand and implement new design and color trends
• Collaborate with the MUS sourcing team and MTC to develop cookware technologies that cannot be manufactured in Meyer owned factories
• Collaborate with STC to understand new and unique technologies that they are finding in their partner factories

Communication:

• Collaborate with US based cross-functional teams to develop and execute new product ideas; foster strong relationships with counterparts in Product Management, and Brand teams
• On a regular basis, update the international marketing arm product teams on newly developed technologies features, benefits and availability
• Be able to train all levels of employees within the organization on new product features and benefits
• Correspond daily and after hours with counterparts in the Hong Kong and Macau offices as well as directly with factories in Asia

Travel:

• 3 to 4 international (predominately Asia) trips up to 2 weeks in duration annually
• Shorter domestic trips of 2 to 5 days in duration annually

Required Skills and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in business or related discipline
• 3 to 5 years product sourcing or buying experience
• 3 to 5 years working knowledge in the housewares industry
• Strong negotiating skills
• Strong understanding of retail math
• Sense of urgency
• Strong organizational skills
• Communicate effectively in English both in written and verbal formats
• Proficiency in social media and ecommerce platforms