Associate Product Development Manager – CPG Full Time NEW

At Pets + People, we make tails wag and customers smile with products brought to market through strategic licensing and innovation. Our brands make everyday life fresh, fun, and user-friendly for the whole family. Our team of over 80 dedicated employees is headquartered in New York City with both national and global support. With our background, experience, and network, we are uniquely positioned to extend the reach of any brand to a new market. “We’ve been a pioneer in licensing since 2008, translating favorite brands into practical “pet” applications. In 2014, we expanded our vision into new markets within the “people” sector. Now, we are leveraging our long track record of success and applying it both to pets + people.” – Steven Shweky, Top Dog

We are looking for a full-time NYC-based Associate Product Manager to support the development and product life cycle across several product categories.

We are looking for an energetic Associate Product Development Manager-CPG who is passionate about delivering quality products to the market in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This individual will be responsible for supporting product managers in key commercialization milestones of the development process. This includes working with internal systems to manage product records, sample requests, product submissions to our licensor partners, and coordinate team-wide initiatives.

You must be highly organized, possess a keen eye for detail, enjoy creating or improving processes to improve efficiency, and the flow of information to relevant parties. You should also be a self-starter and be able to look ahead and anticipate issues based on previous experiences.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with product managers across all categories, with special focus on disposable tabletop categories.
• Learn our internal tracking systems and keep all product records up to date with appropriate information.
• Review product samples and create product submissions to licensor partners.
• Maintain a digital library of team resources and best practices.
• Coordinate sample requests across the product development team.
• Collaborate with the Design, Licensing, and Marketing team on the development of new products and improvements to the product development process.
• Work directly with the sales team on new opportunities for major retailers.
• Potential for this role to lead their own small scale product launches.

Requirements

• Must be NYC-based.
• Experience in consumer goods (disposable tabletop, cleaning solutions) or pet supplies (grooming & health related products) development and production.
• Experience with licensed goods is a plus.
• Must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
• Must be super organized, able to keep track of multiple projects at once & follow-up oriented.
• Must be willing to devote full time to Pets + People.
• 1+ years of product management experience in consumer products