What are the responsibilities and job description for the New Product Development Manager position at Visual Creations/Rose Displays?
Status: Full Time
Location: Corporate Office | Pawtucket, RI
Relocation: No
Team: Product Development Manager
Reports To: Vice President of Rose Displays
Company Overview:
Visual Creations, along with our Signware™ division Rose Displays, brings more than 40 years combined experience as a multi-material manufacturer of custom retail and brand fixtures, millwork, POP-displays, and Signware™ systems. Our progressive capabilities in design, engineering, prototyping, account management and core products allow us to alter nearly every aspect of manufacturing to adapt to retail’s rapidly evolving landscape.
As industry leading advisors, we deliver innovative solutions, best-in-class-service, quality products, and diverse manufacturing capabilities all within our 300,000 square foot manufacturing footprint in Pawtucket Rhode Island. We make it easy for retailers and brands to create their perfect in-store experience for their shoppers.
Position Overview:
Visual Creations is seeking a highly skilled individual to join our Signware™ development team as the New Product Development Manager. This position will report to the Creative Director and based out of our corporate facility located in Pawtucket, RI. This experienced professional is responsible for the development of new (retail ready) products/programs along with the continuous improvement, performance, design, and cost (Value Engineering) of our exiting mature Signware™ and fixture products.
Responsibilities:
- Ensures the design of “retail-ready” products are compatible for high volume manufacturing processes.
- Coordinates internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of product ideation and development.
- Lead the new product life cycle through the phase based development process and fulfill each developmental stage with the appropriate communications and documentation.
- Responsible for research and development of the target market product demand, product material selections, the competitive cost structure, risk analysis, and/or the product supply chain resources.
- Conducts design & safety review approvals for new products (UL/Manufacturing/Use Testing/etc) utilizing:
Appropriate design development tools and techniques
Value Engineering
Failure and Effect Analysis
3D Design Modeling Tools
- Manages and develops detailed technical specifications and drawings for both new and existing products such as but not limited to:
BOM (bill of materials)
Design & Engineering
MOM (methods of manufacturing)
n-Market Use & Application Instructions
UL certifications
Trademarks and/or Patents
- Keen ability to engage and collaborate with leadership and cross functional teams in Sales, Marketing, Design, Prototyping, Program Management, Procurement, and Manufacturing throughout the product R&D and market launch phase.
- Monitors, tracks, and organizes all approved proposals, new product samples, cost appraisals, P&L documents, test analysis, drawings ,and related files of new and customized products.
- Inspires new thinking by working to discover and understand the unmet new product and new material needs in an ever-changing market.
- Looks beyond current and obvious solutions to define ideas and opportunities for products and materials that inspire and engage tomorrows customer/shopper experience in-store.
- Conducts new products and material training roundtables with sales, services teams, operations, and new employees regarding new products and or existing product category.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.