Design Within Reach is looking to identify, develop, implement, and manage product management activities to achieve sales and profitability goals for the DWR Collection. This involves managing the full product lifecycle, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and driving business growth while evolving the assortment and advancing the brand.
Requirements
- 4 – 7 years of experience in Product Management or Merchandising, with a strong understanding of product management best practices and processes.
- Proven understanding of the customer and sales processes with demonstrated customer and field interaction.
- Full understanding of operations, production, supply management, and full value stream.
- Ability to investigate and analyze information to make recommendations for future action.
- Ability to handle multiple concurrent responsibilities and work in a constantly changing environment. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while also meeting deadlines.
- Leverage strong business and analytical acumen to make decisions, positioning DWR Collection and subsequently the overall brand for growth – from both a financial and assortment breadth perspective.
- Prior experience working in the furnishings industry preferred.
Responsibilities
- Maintains a strong awareness of the competitive set, industry trends, and market opportunities, while leveraging analytical skills to inform product briefs and evaluate performance.
- Manages full lifecycle of the product from identification, introduction, through growth and maturity, to decline and discontinuation.
- Partners closely with Product Development, Design, and Sourcing to ensure product brief requirements are met from aesthetic to business objectives and profit goals.
- Builds and maintains strong connection with buyer counterparts, maintaining open lines of communication regarding over-arching category strategy and DWR Collection specific growth plans.
- Takes a brand and customer-first approach, driving business growth while evolving the assortment and advancing the brand.
- Collaborates with cross-functional counterparts to build and execute effective go-to-market strategies for new collection launches.
- Leads efforts to resolve quality issues, implementing improvements that positively impact P&L.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree required; preferred fields include Marketing, Business Administration, Design, or Interior Design.
- Passion for product and modern design.
- Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
- Outstanding leadership skills with proven creative problem-solving skills and the ability to lead through influence.
- Demonstrated mentoring, people development, and leadership skills, including experience leading cross-functional teams through key projects or initiatives.
