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Job Summary:
Tractor Supply Company is seeking a Manager, Product to lead all aspects of private brand product development in assigned categories. This role involves working closely with various teams to define and develop exclusive brands that meet customer needs, while also managing specifications and internal processes.
Responsibilities:
• Work with merchants, QC and marketing to establish the product brand parameters including the overall vision as well as the specific features, benefits, means to measure, look, minimum quality of raw materials, and designs
• Travel for research, development and product approval; that includes but not limited to, trade shows, factories, raw material suppliers, stores, competitors and customers. Includes domestic as well as international travel.
• Work with merchants and agents to define product research and development opportunities, priorities and timelines by brand and category. Co-lead with the buyers coordinated category and item research with expert users from TSC store group to define the needs and benefits the customers are looking for and refine the final products.
• Direct the creation of specifications including all aspects of the product, raw materials, mechanical design, packaging, instructions and marketing for point of purchase.
• Researches, selects, recruits and manages the people involved in the development in order to create the desired product and hit the agreed to timelines. This could include direct reports and indirect internal, agent, freelance, and factory staff supporting the design, drafting, engineering, packing and marketing development.
• Help define and lead the development of the internal processes and systems required to fully and effectively integrate product development into the current TSC processes and culture. This will include various TVS events, and cross functional interaction and leadership.
• Co-Lead with sourcing the source of supply selection, evaluation and negotiations process. Working with merchants and planning to fully define the needs and contingencies, and with sourcing, agents, QC, and product engineer to assure understanding, capability and final agreement that full-fills all those needs.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 5-7 years of relevant work experience
• Demonstrated collaborative leadership skills
• Ability to think strategically and conceptually
• Proven success at creative product development
• Ability to read and understand technical specification
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong negotiation and vendor management skills
• Knowledge ordinarily acquired through attainment of a Bachelor’s degree
• Any suitable combination of education and experience will be considered
Preferred:
• Must be capable of using basic Office communication, word processing and spreadsheet programs
• Understand development communication system’s needs
• Highly desire hard lines product development experience in similar goods to TSC
• Background in farm, ranch and rural products
• 3D CAD, drafting, consumer product engineering, packaging design
• Wholesale or retail consumer products development
• Marketing or buying experience, especially farm store
Company:
Tractor Supply Company is the operator of rural lifestyle retail stores. Founded in 1938, the company is headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee, USA, with a team of 10001 employees. The company is currently Public Company. Tractor Supply Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships.
