What are the responsibilities and job description for the Product Innovation Developer position at Lion?
Essential Functions:
- Develops product, applications or process innovations that deliver a competitive advantage.
- Develops detailed product development project plans, understands technical feasibility and project risk, meets cost targets, coordinates resources, and meets time restraints on multiple product development projects. Effectively manages changes in scope, schedule, and cost.
- Designs new products and develops prototypes for Product Management team to implement.
- Ensure products meet necessary regulatory requirements as part of the development process which includes ISO documentation.
- Identifies and develops product opportunities from customers, supplier partners, outside innovators and academia.
- Supports product and process improvement activities, including resolving quality and customer related issues.
- Partners closely with Manufacturing, Purchasing and Operations to improve product quality and reduce costs.
- Provides technical expertise including troubleshooting to cross functional teams in the development of samples and commercialization of new products.
- Documents, discloses, protects, and seeks patent protection on qualified new products.
EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS:
- The ideal candidate will be a seasoned Product Development or R&D professional with 3-5 years of experience from relevant product manufacturing companies.
- Bachelor's degree product design/development, technical design, engineering, or other technical degree.
- Strong knowledge of the manufacturing process in a global matrixed environment.
- Experience using a stage gate process for product lifecycle development.
- Exhibit good communication, project management, interpersonal skills, and ability to manage his/her workload within a team environment.
Position Variations:
- PPE Design -- Garment Design, Textile, Engineering, Science or other Technical Degree. Pattern making experience is highly desired.
Relationships & Contacts:
- Internal - Marketing, Product Management, Manufacturing, Engineering, Purchasing, Management, Compliance
- External – Vendors, Suppliers, Academia
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