Product Development Coordinator
Current* Recording all new gear development items from multiple factories* Track, receive, and tag all factory samples to NY office – manage and organize NY office gear sample inventory* Review development samples with team for quality, design, and safety; communicate all comments/changes back to factories* Daily factory communication on all development questions and issues* Review category markets and competitors for understanding of item competition * Collaborate with engineering team on improvements to new development items* Manage and update all factory development sheets with all comments and data based on team reviews and factory comments* Request and track samples to coordinate with team members for photography shots and various sales meetings/vendor meetings* Submit, track and record any licensing approvals needed for Jeep and Disney products* Create technical spec sheets for all new development items and update current specs with any changes made to existing items* Item setups in company systems and making updates to existing items* Record and update all item dimensions/weights in company systems based on factory specifications * Creating Bill of Materials on new items for parts ordering* Review and approve all pre-production samples, final samples and inspection reports * Assisting CS team with responses to all Q&A inquiries from customers on existing gear items