Brand Product Developer

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with the Commercial team on developing product opportunities to drive key initiatives and achieve sales objectives for assigned accounts.
• Execute the product development process from client briefing to artwork development, costing/pricing, sampling, and final approval.
• Guide clients to the greatest value solution for their branding needs by gathering product specifications for new programs or redesigns of existing programs, and re-engineering options to meet target prices.
• Coordinate with GPD team and variable data end-to-end specialists to deploy new items to production.
• Prepare global price proposals using established tools and guidelines and escalate price approval in competitive situations.
• Participate in store audits, client calls, and the creation of the selling narrative, as needed.
• Support digital sampling, re-engineering, and smart sampling initiatives.
• Remain current on industry trends and product innovations to effectively partner with clients in leveraging Avery Dennison solutions.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in new product development.
• Knowledge of printing, weaving, heat transfer, variable data, and manufacturing (strongly preferred).
• Knowledge of the retail, apparel, or label industries.
• Ability to establish and maintain client relationships.
• Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects to completion against tight deadlines.
• Effective oral and written communication and presentation skills.
• High level of PC skills, including Word, Excel, ERP (Oracle preferred), pricing tools, and product/customer databases.
• Solid mathematical skills for pricing.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent knowledge gained through training and experience.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of printing, weaving, heat transfer, variable data, and manufacturing (if not already listed as a requirement).

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent knowledge gained through training and experience.

Benefits & Perks

• Salary range of $81,600-$102,000 per year.
• All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or other protected status.
• Information kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
• Reasonable accommodations available for applicants requiring assistance.