WHAT YOU’LL OWN Product Development • Own the development path from design handoff through production release: quoting, sampling, prototyping, iteration, and launch- readiness sign-off. • Lead supplier selection and qualification for new product in partnership with sourcing, and own initial quoting and negotiation. • Own cost build on new product — the cost stack behind every SKU, and the inputs that make it defensible. • Run the stage-gate process for launch: what has to be true, and who has to say so, before a product is released. • Partner with Design and with Quality & Technical Standards to resolve buildability, cost, and compliance questions during development rather than after. Product Information & Data Ownership • Own the product record end to end — creation at launch, accuracy through life, and disposition at retirement. • Own the integrity of product data in QuickBooks, Cin7, and Airtable at birth: SKU structure, variant logic, BOM accuracy, attributes, and specifications. • Own spec sheets and the product-facing documentation the rest of the business works from. • Own product change control: route changes, secure cross- functional agreement, and ensure every downstream system reflects the change. • Establish the data standards and the governance that keeps the record accurate as volume grows. Product Management & Lifecycle • Own the pricing stack — cost, retail, margin — and serve as the source of truth for the numbers behind it. • Manage product performance across the lifecycle: margin stability, cost drift, defect trends, age, and end-of-life cadence. • Recommend rationalization, repricing, and retirement based on evidence. • Partner with Merchandising and Sales on assortment decisions with the operational and cost picture attached.
