Supports promotional product development from concept through delivery across hardgoods, edible products, apparel, packaging, and branded merchandise. Coordinates suppliers, quotes, samples, specifications, compliance documents, timelines, and production updates. Maintains product, costing, vendor, and project information while communicating status, risks, and next steps to internal and external stakeholders. The role requires managing multiple projects, categories, deadlines, and stakeholder expectations with strong attention to detail and problem-solving skills.
Product Development Associate - Promotional Products
Position OverviewWe are seeking a detail-oriented and creative Product Development Specialist to support the development, sourcing, and execution of promotional products across hardgoods, edible, and apparel categories. This role partners closely with sales, design, sourcing, production, compliance, and vendor teams to bring branded merchandise programs from concept through delivery while balancing quality, cost, timelines, and customer expectations.
Key Responsibilities- Develop product ideas across hardgoods, edible items, apparel, packaging, and related branded programs for our catalog and custom requests in a fast paced environment.
- Coordinate with domestic and overseas suppliers to obtain quotes, samples, specifications, lead times, compliance documentation, and production updates.
- Maintain accurate product information, costing, vendor details, sample status, project notes, and development timelines.
- Communicate project status, risks, changes, and next steps clearly to internal teams and external partners.
- Experience in product development, sourcing, production preferably within promotional products, branded merchandise, consumer goods, apparel, food gifting, or related industries.
- Strong understanding of product specifications, supplier communication, quoting, sampling and production timelines.
- Ability to manage multiple projects, deadlines, product categories, and stakeholder expectations simultaneously.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Comfortable working with spreadsheets, product databases, bill of materials
- Strong Mathematical skills
- Problem-solving mindset with the ability to anticipate issues and follow through on solutions.
- Knowledge of decoration methods, packaging, product safety, compliance, or import processes is a plus.
- Familiarity with hardgoods such as drinkware, bags, tech accessories, desk items, lifestyle products, kits, and packaging components.
- Experience with edible promotional products, including candy, snacks, baked goods, food gifts, labeling, and packaging requirements.
- Experience with apparel basics, branded wearables, embroidery, screen printing, heat transfer, patches, trims, and sizing considerations.
Nassau Candy Distributors, Inc. New York, New York, USA Office
New York, United States
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