Manage the entire category line review process for all retail accounts ( Home Depot, Lowes Canada, Wal-Mart, True Serv, TSC, Home Hardware, Canadian Tire, BMR, and various other retail accounts)Develop new products (personal protective equipment) and manage the critical path from concept to launchCompany contact for government regulations, and audits (Health Canada, NIOSH, CFIA, CSA, ANSI)Identify trends/new product opportunities, competitive store walks, and competitive analysisLifecycle product maintenance (3,000 sku’s) including sku rationalizationsCoordinate new product packaging with onsite and overseas designersInteract with overseas suppliers on new product development, testing, and productionManage the product launch strategy and processTrain sales team and customer service on new products, and new regulations and industry standards Maintain and analyze competitor products and informationInteract with sales teams to support trade shows, sales promotions, and industry blitzes.

Project Management – Managed the entire critical path for 5 product categories totaling 380+ projects every nine months including design/prototypes, customer quotes, time studies, ship testing, production scheduling, pallet pattern creation, line trials, and custom pack instructions for floor associates Made extensive use of databases and other information to extract, manipulate, report and analyze dataLead daily meetings/conference calls with project team and stakeholders to ensure critical paths are followed and milestones are met.Work with external suppliers to develop new packaging and/or trouble shoot active project issuesForecast revenue, perform root cause analysis on projects that do not meet target, maintain and provide data for monthly reporting, calculate associate overtime costs, and one time costs.Coordinate and prioritized the production schedule to monitor line capacity to ensure we were producing at optimal capacity

Manage the entire category line review process for all retail accounts ( Home Depot, Lowes Canada, Wal-Mart, True Serv, TSC, Home Hardware, Canadian Tire, BMR, and various other retail accounts)Develop new products (personal protective equipment) and manage the critical path from concept to launchCompany contact for government regulations, and audits (Health Canada, NIOSH, CFIA, CSA, ANSI)Identify trends/new product opportunities, competitive store walks, and competitive analysisLifecycle product maintenance (3,000 sku’s) including sku rationalizationsCoordinate new product packaging with onsite and overseas designersInteract with overseas suppliers on new product development, testing, and productionManage the product launch strategy and processTrain sales team and customer service on new products, and new regulations and industry standards Maintain and analyze competitor products and informationInteract with sales teams to support trade shows, sales promotions, and industry blitzes.

Lifecycle product maintenanceIdentify trends/new product opportunities Build product structures and liaison with other departments involved in product developmentCreate and calculate cost build-ups for quotes to customers (includes freight, duty, etc.)Create and coordinate new product packaging Assist in the product launch strategy and processTrain sales and customer service on new products Assist Marketing with new product collateral proofing and photography Maintain and analyze competitive information Member of line review team (Retail Channel) Interact with domestic and international operating companiesPurchase and negotiate with suppliers Attend trade shows and other eventsCreate and lead presentations for new product development to senior managementAccount management and point of contact for OEM accounts