Product Development Manager
2 months ago
American Trading International, Inc (ATI) is currently seeking a Product Development Manager to join our team in Los Angeles, CA.
We are seeking long-term growth and career-minded rock stars to join our Sales team American Trading International, Inc. (ATI) is a service-oriented export trading company providing domestic and international companies the opportunity to import and export products to new and existing markets. ATI exports USA food and beverages to over 80 markets worldwide.
The Product Development Manager is responsible for all company private labels and special labeling requirements. The Product Development Manager will lead, develop, implement and coordinate processes that will determine the most productive and efficient mode of service for all labels. The position will assist in analyzing data, lead printer negotiations, monitor flow of label development, and provide internal guidance to the organization on label matters.
What you’ll do:
- Evaluate business opportunities with new printers, switch to other printers, switching to new substrates in order to meet Customers or manufacturer requirements and to reduce costs.
- Negotiate with printers on costs of artwork setup charges, printing costs, and storage when applicable.
- Cost evaluation in terms of label development and printed labels to maximize profitability.
- Update Customers on lead times, status of label development/revision, costs of revisions and costs of labels inventory.
- Responsible for expediting any work orders, or process of labels and absorption of costs.
- Oversee and ensure accuracy of all work orders and labels, to include artwork/label proofs, spelling, grammar, and branding.
- Conduct printers’ conference calls on a quarterly/annual basis and follow up on negotiations.
- Monitor flow of label development on new private labels for existing and new accounts.
- Manage lead times and processes through the different stages.
- Provide support and respond timely to Internal/External customer inquiries, research requests, issues, or complaints.
- Supply Chain efficiency, communicate & coordinate with Logistics and Sales Team on status of label development and timeframes for reorders of labels.
- Coordinate with the Purchasing Department and Account Managers on trends of orders, switching of packers, changes of formula, customer special requests in terms of delivery schedule, updates on customer’s stock of products.
- Request samples of new labels printed to be shipped to ATI’s office for archiving and requesting of samples of new products for office display, or for exhibition at upcoming trade shows.
- Track all costs and identify responsible party for cost absorption.
- Create and maintain training material, and guide team on processes and procedures
What you’ll bring:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing, Communications, or related field.
- 2 - 4 years experience as a Product Development Manager in the CPG industry. International experience preferred.
- Experience with Adobe Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop.
- Proficient in MS office applications to include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, and SharePoint.
- Experience with pre-press, proofing systems, packaging substrates, different forms of printing such as: flexo, rotogravure and litho.
- Ability to execute multiple projects and assignments with high attention to detail and resolve urgent issues.
- Strong organization and time management skills.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Strong customer service skills.
- Must be detail-oriented with excellent communication and proofreading skills; grammar and punctuation.
- Ability to work well in a team environment.
- Bilingual is a plus.
What you’ll be paid:
Commensurate with experience, you will be paid $66,500 – $79,830 annually.
ATI provides full-time employees with a range of benefits, including, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, voluntary benefits, and flexible spending accounts, matching 401k, profit-sharing, plus thirteen days of accrued PTO per year and eight (8) company paid holidays.
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer, making decisions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. Authorization to work in the U.S. is required for this position.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $66,500.00 - $79,830.00 per year
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