What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Development Director – Toys position at SBH Fashion?
Job Title: Product Development Director – Toys
Role Summary
Own the end-to-end development of our toy product line, from concept through production-ready handoff. You'll drive sourcing, design, costing, and supplier execution to bring competitive, profitable, safe products to market on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
Role Summary
Own the end-to-end development of our toy product line, from concept through production-ready handoff. You'll drive sourcing, design, costing, and supplier execution to bring competitive, profitable, safe products to market on schedule.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage the full product development lifecycle for assigned toy categories: concept, design, sampling, costing, and pre-production approval.
- Source and qualify overseas suppliers (primarily Asia); negotiate pricing, MOQs, and tooling terms.
- Build and maintain target costs; analyze landed cost (FOB, freight, duty/tariff) to hit margin requirements.
- Partner with design/engineering on specs, materials, and packaging; review and approve samples for fit, function, and aesthetics.
- Ensure compliance with U.S. toy safety standards (ASTM F963, CPSIA, CPSC) and coordinate required testing.
- Manage development timelines and the sample approval process to meet retailer launch windows.
- Collaborate with sales, sourcing, and QA; support retailer line reviews and customer presentations.
- Track competitive products, pricing, and trends to inform the assortment roadmap.
- 5 years in product development, sourcing, or merchandising — toys, juvenile, or consumer hard/soft goods preferred.
- Experience working with overseas factories and managing costing/negotiation.
- Working knowledge of toy safety regulations (ASTM F963, CPSIA) a strong plus.
- Strong project management; able to juggle multiple SKUs and deadlines.
- Comfortable with cost sheets, spec sheets, and PD tracking tools.
- Willingness to travel internationally (factory visits, trade shows).
Salary : $175,000