Experienced Amazon FBA - Product Research & Developer

Position: Product Research & Developer Specialist

Reporting to: Mike M. (Company Founder)

Job Type: Part Time - Full Time


ABOUT US

Established in 2021, our LLC is an umbrella company to our growing trademark’d private label BBQ brand on Amazon, Shopify & Walmart. Through trial and error we are becoming a leader in the category. We stand by our values in which we only develop products that are high quality and built to last the customer years of use. Furthermore, we include a lifetime warranty on all products as a way of saying thank you.

We admit we’re not for everyone. We’re successful because we have high standards, work hard, and hire smart people with strong critical thinking skills – people who are honest and confident enough to say “I don’t know – BUT I’ll find out!” We provide a generous bonus program to incentivize going the extra mile to move the business further ahead!


ROLE:

Product Research and Development is the driving force of expanding the product catalog for the brand. Determining what products will fit best within the brand while also achieving profit margins is key. Product and keyword research will be used to determine the best products for the brand based on customer search intent. The creation and maintenance of the Product Pipeline is the #1 goal. This role is both analytical and creative. Data must support your decisions, but creativity is needed to find innovative ways to create new or improve existing product concepts.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

To come up with commercially viable development ideas for given products to ensure each product has a solid USP.
To work closely with the suppliers on product development according to price requirements.
Select products based on quality, spec, price, factory communication and terms.
Ensure a min 30% margin is met for all products
Identify testing and labeling requirements and arrange with suppliers.

RESULTS

The Product Pipeline Calendar is established for the next 12 months.
Products are developed that can be patented, trademarked, and/or copyrighted to protect our brand from copycats
Product designs and features are very meaningful to the customer and not just added for differentiation purposes
The company can predict revenue growth from new products by looking at financial forecasts created
The new products developed are validated and voted on by our customer avatar to ensure a very high chance of success
Our products meet our customer avatars needs and further the awareness of our brand
New products have some element of IP that can be used to defend against competitors

REQUIREMENTS

A keen understanding of our customer avatar and what products they need/want
A creative mind for developing product concepts that have a meaningful impact on the customer
Highly organized and able to track many products in development at once
Excellent proficiency in English (Both spoken and written).
Ability to plan and execute strategies independently that align with the organization’s goals and objectives.

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