Product Associate

About the Role

This position supports new product development processes from ideation through market research, design coordination, manufacturing, and product launch, focusing on small appliances such as beauty tools, grooming devices, and pet appliances.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the product lifecycle, including market research and data analysis.
• Coordinate with vendors for materials and samples.
• Contribute to team meetings and present research findings.
• Brainstorm ideas to develop new products.
• Review POS data and sales analysis to understand market needs.
• Conduct market research to understand current trends.
• Create design sketches for new products and obtain similar samples for sourcing.
• Obtain quotations and samples from vendors, checking quality and cost to determine reasonable COG.
• Create plans for newly launching items.
• Brainstorm concepts and share them with the design team.
• Communicate with vendors to ensure project progress and production quality.
• Check the initial production schedule, ETA/ETD.
• Communicate with other departments regarding changes, issuing POs, approving new items, and developing promotion strategies.
• Search for new qualified vendors, submit new vendor requests, and perform new vendor audits.
• Discuss and survey products with consumers through vendors, assessing criteria such as colors and functions.
• Complete system setup in SAP.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Microsoft Tools
• Korean (Language)

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science (B.S)
• Strong understanding of market research methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving abilities.
• Strong interpersonal skills.