Assistant Manager - Product Development

Assistant Manager - Product Development The Assistant Manager is responsible for assisting Product Development Managers in the day-to-day running of the business by gathering and prioritizing product requirements and working closely with Product Development and Brand Management managers, and the Packaging, Design, China Sourcing Office and Quality Assurance teams. The Assistant manager will help to support their objectives across all countries (US, Canada, UK, France, Spain, Central Europe, Japan, and Australia) and across all formats (stores, online, franchises and other). Key Responsibilities: Product Execution * Ensure that consumer demand and customer satisfaction goals are met and at the same time support the R Us overall strategy, sales and profitability goals * Follow through with commitments and initiate decisive, timely action to address day-to-day issues * Take accountability for outcomes and ensure all work requirements are completed in a timely and accurate manner * Work productively in the face of uncertainty, respond constructively to new demands and challenges, and demonstrate flexibility and resilience in response to constraints * Update knowledge and skills to handle new challenges * Synthesize the most critical facts to understand problems and align solutions to team goals * Assist in analyzing and interrupting trends in the market place Core Product Development tasks * Supports manager with product execution throughout the product lifecycle of assigned categories * Supports and collaborates with internal and external partners in the product development process * Maintain up-to-date information on factory offerings to address brand needs * Support the Product Lifecycle Management process * Assist in collaborating with the Design team to create products that deliver on the assortment plan goals established by Brand Management * Assist in making final product recommendations to fulfill assortment plan requirements * Assist to communicate costing requests and product requirements and changes through the line review process * Request samples and costing for comparison from vendor candidates * Manage samples and pre-production safety assurance process * Bachelor's Degree required * 2 years experience in Product Development or related field * Intermediate skills in negotiation, measuring key performance indicators and Financial Analysis including Retail Math * Intermediate to expert level skills in Microsoft Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook * Intermediate skills in Product Development software such as PLM **Job Function:** R Brands **Primary Location:** USA-NJ-Wayne **Schedule:** Full-time **Organization:** Headquarters **Job Type:** Standard **Education Level:** Bachelor's Degree **Travel:** No **Brand:** Toys 'R' US **Req ID:** 59561