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Head of Product Development & Sourcing

Employer
Super Smalls
Location
New York City, New York (US)
Closing date
21 Oct 2022

Job Details

Super Smalls is a digital-first play-centric kid’s brand that celebrates the sparkle in all of us. We are a destination for wonder and joy and we make ultra giftable products designed to ‘wow’.

We are on the lookout for a Head of Product Development & Sourcing with an entrepreneurial spirit and deep experience in e-commerce and retail. The Head of Product Development is a key member of the Senior management team, reporting to the Chief Design Officer (CDO).

RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Manage all aspects of the product development lifecycle from concept to deliver. Including factory sourcing and vendor allocation, sampling, costing, regulatory compliance, ordering, quality and delivery.
  • Manage current and build new product assortments that align with company goals, pricing and margins strategies, and customer appeal. 
  • Create and manage product development calendar and cross functional touchpoints by product category. Drive the execution and manage workflow and milestones from end to end.
  • Directly correspond with overseas vendors on day to day PD progress. Communicate professionally and effectively to establish and maintain strong business relationships.
  • Negotiate pricing, minimums, timelines, and all costs involved in product development. 
  • Analyze sales and identify key trends to maximize opportunities in the assortment, in order to achieve continued growth and profitability.
  • Ensure product is compliant through initial regulation requirements in product sourcing as well as generating internal testing requests to perform required product testing.
  • Analyze and identify product assortment needs for development for sourcing and buying trips that reflect market trends, match customer needs, and respond to company initiatives and brand identity.
  • Closely work with the Operations team to ensure merchandise meets company quality standards.
  • Collaborate with e-commerce and creative teams to ensure the integrity of all product information, descriptions, and attributes.. 
  • Contribute to product ideation and maintain a thorough understanding of industry trends and market needs/opportunities through extensive market research, including competitive analysis, off-site trendspotting, web research, customer feedback, trade show attendance, etc.
  • Travel both domestically and internationally to trade shows, as needed.
  • Participate in sales meetings, trade shows, and team activities.

ABOUT YOU

  • 7-10 years of professional experience in end to end product development, sourcing and supply chain. Crafts, Toys, kid space preferred.
  • Has experience with and enjoys the start up’s growth mindset
  • Natural leader, comfortable managing teams and positively influencing the culture
  • Have excellent analytical and creative problem solving skills
  • Passionate about product manufacturing
  • Luxury design sensibility
  • Welcome a positive fast paced culture 
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills

Company

Super Smalls is a gifting destination for wonder and play, inspired by the joy of the extravagant and the whimsical. We take our cues from glitzy, grown-up stuff - decadent fine jewelry and bold, streetwear fashion - and translate that vision for a child’s whimsical eye… and active lifestyle.

We make design centric products from jewels and accessories to crafts and toys, packaged to look and feel like luxurious gifts.

We see the world the way kids do, with an optimistic outlook that is full of wonder. We are for the young at heart, the little creatives, and the small but mighty. 

Company info
Website
Telephone
2127108043
Location
594 Broadway
New York
New York
10012
US

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