Product Development Coordinator

Summary

Branch is an office furniture company creating easy, affordable, and flexible workplace products. The Product Development Coordinator supports the organization, development, coordination, documentation, and launch of office furniture and accessories across direct-to-consumer and contract product lines.

Responsibilities

• PD Process Ownership - Owns delivering products and drives cross functional alignment on development goals. Supports and/or leads weekly PD meetings for both US and Asia teams. Updates development tracker. Communicate accurate information relating to sampling, costing and product details to all cross functional partners and vendors. Tracks, approves, and documents all tooling fees
• Timeline Management - Drives adherence to all calendar goals: spec out, sample due dates, design approvals, cost approvals, spec sheet validation, and PO placement. Leads communication on sample requests, follow up and troubleshooting timelines. Builds chase T&As as needed
• Costing - Works hand in hand with Asia Sourcing to ensure vendors provide fully filled out and aligned upon cost sheets
• Documentation - In partnership with design and overseas teams, makes sure all associated documents needed for product launches are gathered and stored. From Cost sheets, BOM’s, Spec Sheets, Assembly Guides, etc
• Launch Management - Responsible for the day-to-day coordination of product details. Owns and updates the ready to write tracker as needed to create seamless pass offs with cross function teams for sku set up and PO place. Provides all sku and UPC labels to vendors directly

Skills

• * 0-2+ years of product development, sourcing, production, or buyer experience - hardgoods preferred, ideally within furniture (retail, wholesale, or contract) but not mandatory
• * Bachelor's degree required (or equivalent practical experience in product development, sourcing, or production)
• * Superlative attention to detail and organization, bringing a strong sense of ownership and excellence within a fast-paced, rapidly growing startup environment
• * Deadline driven with a bias towards action. Strong ability to work independently, assess tradeoffs, prioritize work, and communicate strategically
• * Motivated self-starter with a thirst to learn; thinks ahead and can identify and navigate hurdles that are inherent to the product development process. Proactively assess risk, raise flags, and resolve issues before they become problems for the larger teams
• * Passion for defining process, implementing quality, and producing clear documentation
• * Exceptional written and verbal communication; and experience working with a variety of cross-functional partners and project stakeholders
• * Keen ability to organize and comprehend large sets of data
• * Multilingual, Mandarin or Vietnamese
• * Proficient with Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace

Qualifications

Must Haves

• * 0-2+ years of product development, sourcing, production, or buyer experience - hardgoods preferred, ideally within furniture (retail, wholesale, or contract) but not mandatory
• * Bachelor's degree required (or equivalent practical experience in product development, sourcing, or production)
• * Superlative attention to detail and organization, bringing a strong sense of ownership and excellence within a fast-paced, rapidly growing startup environment
• * Deadline driven with a bias towards action. Strong ability to work independently, assess tradeoffs, prioritize work, and communicate strategically
• * Motivated self-starter with a thirst to learn; thinks ahead and can identify and navigate hurdles that are inherent to the product development process. Proactively assess risk, raise flags, and resolve issues before they become problems for the larger teams
• * Passion for defining process, implementing quality, and producing clear documentation
• * Exceptional written and verbal communication; and experience working with a variety of cross-functional partners and project stakeholders
• * Keen ability to organize and comprehend large sets of data

Nice to Haves

• * Multilingual, Mandarin or Vietnamese
• * Proficient with Notion, Slack, and Google Workspace