Associate Product Developer

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Work closely with Product Developer and Vice President of Product Development in establishing seasonal direction on new products for the Arhaus assortment.
• Develop and provide holistic category products seasonally by aligning with merchandising and planning teams to achieve company and category strategic goals.
• Identify opportunities to expand the assortment or to increase sales penetration for segments of the assortment.
• Work closely with the Buying Department in regard to product distribution to stores.
• Work with web team to ensure that product is launched in a timely manner and is well represented on the Arhaus website.
• Assist in the building and maintenance of vendor relationships to accomplish goals.
• Responsible for specifying product packaging with Sourcing & QC Teams and ensuring compliance of product and packaging when initial sample shipment and stock orders.
• Work closely with Sourcing and QC teams to resolve any quality concerns with new and existing products.
• Responsible for proofing product information for store and company use including collecting all product information from vendors for cross functional purposes. This includes inputting purchase orders for samples, marketing docs and inputting sku information into Product Information data base.
• Responsible for product specification sheets and product information sheets.
• Manage the assortment plan seasonally from start to finish for each season.

Success Factors

• Take initiative to overcome obstacles to achieving results
• Display curiosity to understanding how things operate and how outcomes have played out to better inform self and to drive productivity
• Ask for synthesize findings and act on customer/business partner input
• Track record of implementation yields strong results

Requirements

• Four-year college degree in design, merchandising or related field
• 3+ years Design/Product Development/Merchandising experience in retail setting
• Experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and the ability to learn and retain new computer systems in a timely manner
• Excellent organizational, time management, and communication skills
• Ability to think strategically with strong decision-making skills
• Ability to multitask effectively and to perform in a high-energy environment
• Previous experience in a retail space
• Passion for Interior Design and Product
• Able and willing to travel