Job Description

JOB SUMMARY:

The Product Development Specialist is primarily responsible for supporting the development process of upcoming collections and products, from initial concepts, sample approvals to final product approvals. This position creates and maintains product planning and development tools to facilitate the sample process as well as assist in the final product onboarding. The Product Development Specialist is expected to maintain accurate record keeping of all product and communicate information to appropriate departments. This position manages relationships with both, internal cross-functional partners as well as external vendors to ensure accurate product data and successful product launches.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Supports in the execution of product development
• Serves as a liaison to Marketing, Sales, and Customer Service regarding product information
• Accurately tracks product specs and development changes through the sampling process
• Maintains and distributes monthly reports on fabric usage and product sales to appropriate departments
• Works with Director of Product Development to assemble and ship presentation boards to top customers to support Sales Team
• Creates and maintains all product electronic files on company servers and cloud storage
• Maintains all fabric electronic files: company fabric list, retailer exclusive fabric list, thread and zipper list, swatch request form
• Responsible for recording and maintaining sample fabric yardage files
• Assists management of New Style Add database
• Responsible for coordinating final pricing of product with appropriate leadership
• Provides all product information and specs needed to create printed and digital assets
• Preparing design area with materials necessary to start product development process
• Responsible for maintaining design area at corporate headquarters, which includes organizing fabric swatches and incoming packages
• Orders fabric swatches from internal Swatch Team and fabric vendors for new samples

QUALIFICATIONS (EXPERIENCE/EDUCATION):

• Bachelor's degree or combination of college education and related work experience preferred
• Solid computer skills, including MS Office
• Experience assisting in a creative environment
• Must have an interest in home furnishings or interior design
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional time management skills
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
• Creative problem solver
• Can manage timelines efficiently and independently
• Highly organized and detail oriented
• Ability to travel for up to two weeks (a few times a year on average)
• Design background and industry experience a plus

Company Description

We’re a national, fashion-forward furniture brand led by two hardworking visionaries with a dream that began decades ago: to create stylish furniture that was well-made and affordable. We proudly carry on the legacy of our original founder, Mr. David Harrow, whose incredible foresight and diligence in 1985 paved our way in becoming one of the largest furniture manufacturers in the United States. But there’s more behind that story. We’re a proud collective of passionate artists, designers, creators and builders -- many of whom have been with us since day one. We’re also moms, dads, sisters and brothers. Together, we make up Jonathan Louis, a family-owned and operated furniture manufacturer based in California delivering high quality, artfully designed pieces that are inspired by creativity, imagination, and, most of all, self-expression. Our countless configurations, colors, styles and fabrics help bring out your individual style, transforming you into the artist. After all, we’re not in the business to furnish our space -- it’s all about yours. Your style. Your statement.