Product Manager – Sourcing & Development

Job Purpose

Product Strategy and Research

• Identify and select unique, profitable, and high-demand products aligned with business goals.
• Understand customer needs, market trends, and competitors to identify product opportunities.
• Work with international suppliers and R&D teams, especially in markets such as China.

Development and Compliance

• Develop innovative, multifunctional, and space-saving products from initial idea to final product.
• Ensure products meet quality, safety, durability, packaging, and certification standards.
• Set pricing, maintain margins, and manage inventory according to demand and sales potential.

Cross-Functional Execution

• Coordinate with R&D, Procurement, Sales, Marketing, and other teams on product development and execution.
• Decide how products are displayed, presented, packaged, and positioned.
• Prepare products for online and other channels with accurate commercial content and specifications.
• Maintain product records, supplier information, certifications, and documented processes.

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in business, Product Management, Retail, Supply Chain, Engineering, Design, Marketing, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in product management, product development, sourcing, retail, home décor, furniture, consumer products, or a related industry.
• Experience working with manufacturers and suppliers, preferably in China or other international sourcing markets.
• Strong understanding of product costing, pricing, margins, quality, and inventory management.
• Experience developing products from concept through commercial launch.
• Strong commercial, analytical, creative, and design-oriented thinking.

Key Competencies

• Product strategy and commercial thinking.
• Market and consumer research.
• Supplier and manufacturer management.
• Negotiation, cost management, and value engineering.
• Pricing and margin analysis.
• Project and stakeholder management.
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and process discipline.