******About tag: **
For 50 years, tag has believed in the power of beautiful objects to inspire connected moments with friends, family, and loved ones. As a lifestyle brand company, we strive to design collections that are authentic to the way you live. Blending beauty with function, tag produces everyday and seasonal products that are perfect to keep or gift.
_ Job Purpose:_
The Product Development Coordinator is responsible for supporting the PD team with managing and executing the product development & management processes in a fast paced, market-driven, collaborative environment. This role requires a balance of organizational skills, details & accuracy driven passion, and excellent communications skills.
_ Duties and Responsibilities:_
Product Samples:
- Manages the coordination of all incoming and outgoing PD Pick-up and Artwork samples
- Maintains information accuracy in proprietary product specification system which included logging in and tracking inbound samples from the overseas offices / factories ensuring on time arrival.
- Supports the photography and showroom sample processes to ensure accurate labeling, timely handovers/shipping of approved samples
- Collaborates with Product Managers on the production sample approval process to ensure expected qualities are met.
Product Management:
- Ensures product data integrity in proprietary product specification system
- Creates and Maintains Product Specification Sheets
- Conducts research on industry competitive product pricing analysis
- Generates reports for product status, sales data & margin performance analysis
Administrative Support:
- Manages PD department’s office supply needs
- Works with PD Managers to maintain price quote files by Factory / Catalog
- Assists in set ups for Product Reviews and Sales meetings
- Organizes and maintains the PD sample area
_ Qualifications:_
- Bachelor’s Degree in merchandise management, business administration or related field
- A minimum of 1 – 3 years of professional experience
- Experience working with home décor, gifts or consumer goods a plus
_ Skills and Competencies:_
- Self-starter with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Excellent time-management and organizational skills
- Exceptional written & oral communication skills internally and externally
- Strong awareness of marketplace and ability to analyze and apply trends for product recommendations
- Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to challenges
- Thorough knowledge of Microsoft office Suite
- Accurate data entry skills
- Able to meet deadlines
- Willingness to grow
_ Physical Requirements:_
- Sitting, Standing, Walking
- Lifting, raising or lowering an object from one level to another (includes upward pulling)
- Carrying, pushing or pulling office items up to 50 lbs.
- Prolonged use of computer involved; use of hands and finger coordination; Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision. Color vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Benefits:
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health savings account
- 401(k)
- 401(k) matching
- Company paid life insurance and long-term disability insurance
- Voluntary Life insurance
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Paid time off
**The successful candidate must be able to pass a pre-employment background check and drug screening.