Senior Product Specialist
Northern Lights Enterprises, Inc. a ZIPPO Company, is currently seeking qualified candidates for a full-time employment opportunity as a Senior Product Specialist- responsible for assisting with the development, operational, and administrative functions relating to the 3D product development process. Facilitates communication between internal departments and external vendors. Coordinates in-person sample requests and maintains sample inventories.
What you’ll do:
Project Management:
- Communicate project details and updates using project management software
- Outline and communicate new sample requests to vendors
- Report and communicate sample quality standards and processes to vendors
- Communicate vendor updates within internal departments as needed
- Follow project calendars and communicate status updates to ensure deadlines are being met
- Collect and document 3D assigned sections of BOM (Bill of Materials)
- Assist in the fragrance sampling process and ensure the details of each request match the project scope
- Other duties as assigned
Design:
- Assist in the diagraming of original candle products
- Create surface and pattern decoration direction for vessel vendors
- Pull physical pantones for color checks and approvals
- Gather images of relevant product for mood boards and brainstorms
- Design within project limitations i.e., price, size, wax content, season, trend, etc.
- Other duties as assigned
Development:
- Request quotations from vendors and document costs based on project requirements using Google Sheets, Excel, and project management software
- Create proforma costing sheets using raw material costs for new products and offerings
- Confirm and record product dimensions and quality standards for creating Spec Sheets of new and existing products
- Create and communicate new vessel and accessory sample requests to vendors to meet customer needs
- Oversee the unpacking, labeling, and organization of import vessel and accessory samples. Assist as needed.
- Create fragrance requests to send to fragrance companies and track new submissions and maintain the physical organization of fragrance samples
- Create SRFs (Sample Request Forms) to documenting outbound samples
- Oversee the arrangement and fulfillment of samples requests. Assist as needed.
- Other duties as assigned
What you’ll need:
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 2-3 Years’ Experience
- Competency in Adobe CC Suite
- Experience using email, Google drive sheets, Microsoft Office, project management software and virtual communication platforms
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills especially with people of different cultures, religions, and levels of English speaking
- Excellent research skills via internet and phone calls
- High color sensitivity
- Basic olfactory evaluation skills
- Creative, detail oriented, and highly organized-problem solver mindset
- Flexibility to switch tasks quickly or rush tasks if needed
- To be a tenacious question asker who does not wait for information
- Professional, career oriented, and self-motivated attitude
- Ability to work independently and as a group within rigid time constraints
- Ability to attend company functions and events as needed including occasional weekends & travel opportunities
- A reliable mode of transportation
- Ability to lift 35lbs
*If interested, please send cover letter, resume, and salary requirements to employment@zippo.com