Candle Product Developer

3 days ago

Bentonville, Arkansas, United States Candle-lite Company, LLC Full time
Candle-lite Company, LLC Job Description

Estimated Salary: $65,000 - $80,000 per year

Job Overview:

Candle-lite Company, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Product Assistant to join our team. As a key member of our product development department, you will play a crucial role in creating innovative candle products and accessories for our defined target market.

Responsibilities:
  • Industry Expertise:
    • Develop comprehensive knowledge of the product development process, including a top-down understanding of the science involved, for all candle forms.
    • Stay up-to-date on new candle, candle accessory, packaging, and related home fragrance product trends, understanding their connection with lifestyle, home décor, design, and color trends.
    • Conduct ongoing market shopping trips and review trade/trend publications to keep updated on product trends, serving as an expert on candles, candle accessories, and related home fragrance products available in the marketplace.
  • Project Control & Communication:
    • Learn to understand and participate in the strategic direction for each collection, developing skills necessary to provide all product rationale and background documentation.
    • Initiate solutions to problems as needed, understanding when to elevate issues and when to work independently.
    • Develop strong strategic alliances internally and externally, communicating an upbeat, constructive, and progressive message when dealing with all levels.
    • Create weekly project recaps and keep supervisor informed, learning to properly set priorities.
    • Develop proficient use of internal information systems to gather information related to costing, inventory, and bill of materials.
    • Assist in accurately entering PCOs (new product initiation system used to validate product and obtain costing) in a timely fashion and ensure they are properly prioritized for processing.
    • Create, update, and maintain raw pages and spec sheets, taking ownership in requesting raw number assignments, new item confirmations, and UPCs.
    • Communicate with plant for accuracy in UPC, raw material part numbers, and item number assignment.
    • Follow up if details change to ensure every PCO remains accurate and up-to-date, instituting any changes requested during the development phase or for subsequent reorders.
    • Follow up on any product quality, safety, and damage issues relating to product or product packaging design.
    • Conduct hindsight meetings with Senior Product Manager at the completion of each project to learn how to capitalize on what went well and how to improve on what went wrong.
  • Innovation:
    • Work with manufacturing, product development lab, and engineering to assist in the development of new candle products, working closely with vendors and manufacturers from initial design specification through prototype and final approved sample.
    • Identify opportunities for product or process improvement and strategize with Senior Product Manager to implement.
  • Development of Product, Packaging, and Graphics:
    • Initiate and track development of product, packaging, and artwork.
    • Proof artwork for labels, UPCs, packaging, and collateral materials, routing through plant and providing samples as needed for approval.
    • Provide needed product and photo samples requested for sales presentations and catalogs.
    • Act as a liaison with outside packing and raw material vendors as needed.
  • Fragrance Expertise:
    • Attend presentations and work with in-house fragrance expert to learn about the fragrance industry and the fragrance selection process.
  • Import Direction:
    • Work with Product Manager and Import Manager to assist in the procurement of candle accessories and non-Candle-lite manufactured product.
    • Attend weekly project update meetings and ensure Import team adheres to timelines, such as sample procurement and timely inventory delivery to Leesburg.
    • Ensure imports comply with product testing.
  • Sample Coordination and Management:
    • Submit raw material sample orders through Leesburg and outside vendors.
    • Unpack, label, and organize all samples.
    • E nsure sample room is tidy and organized at all times.
    • Perform monthly inventory and organization of sample rooms, including archiving dated samples and dispensing of samples no longer needed.
    • Photograph samples and upload to shared folders.
  • Inter-Departmental Coordination:
    • Demonstrate a positive, can-do attitude, solving challenges within the framework of an optimistic and constructive atmosphere.
    • Attend various meetings in Leesburg, such as color approval, product development implementation, safety, and quality.
    • Complete and track lab requests.
    • Learn to present new lines at line review meetings for the PD and Marketing Departments, providing all product rationale and background documentation.
    • Perform ad-hoc requests as assigned.
    Qualifications:
    • Bachelor's Degree in Marketing or Merchandising preferred, or minimum of 1-2 years' work experience in a similar industry or field.
    • Excellent time management, multi-tasking, and organizational skills.
    • Professional-level written and verbal skills using Word, Excel, and PowerPoint are a must.
    • Able to prioritize and anticipate needs.
    • Strong attention to detail, accuracy, and follow-through.
    • Experience working on cross-functional teams.
    • Positive, can-do attitude.
    • Able to travel.
    • Able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

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