Manager - Product Innovation - Smartphone Accessories

- Our client is an Indian brand that competes with global giants in the space of smartphone accessories such as smart watches, wireless earbuds, bluetooth earphone, headphones, speakers and accessories for young Indian consumers.

- Founded in 2014 and headquartered in Gurgaon, our client makes the latest personal technology accessories available and affordable.

- They have been listed as best selling brand on Amazon and Flipkart for four years in a row and in 2019, they were the biggest Indian seller of wireless earphones in the country. Also, among the top 5 brands selling wireless earphones in India, they were the only Indian brand.

- As a Manager - Product Innovation, you will be responsible for managing and driving the entire product development process, both internally and externally, ensuring all stakeholder timelines and deliverables are met.

What you will do:

- Achieving product assortment goals while ensuring product quality and testing standards as well as margin expectations are met

- Working closely with ODMs to ensure production timelines & quality standards are met

- Working closely with sales to understand directive for customer projects, analyzing existing item sales and reviewing new product forecasts

- Vendor sourcing, negotiating for achieving cost effective purchase of raw materials/ semi finished goods and reduction in delivery times

- R&D on new products and categories

- Ordering, tracking and updating warehouse and category team on status and progress

- Tracking and reporting key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improving effectiveness

- Anticipating unfavorable events through analysis of data and preparing control strategies

- Solving issues and developing new solutions requiring new and innovative approaches

- Balancing both tactical execution with strategic initiatives necessary to drive cost reduction

- Identifying, developing, maintaining vendor base for obtaining timely procurement of materials at favorable terms to ensure smooth operations

- Performing risk management regarding supply contracts and agreements

- Managing & preparing performance reports and sharing the same with respective vendors and within the organization

- Managing day to day operational & logistics related activities

- Working with cross functional teams

Desired Candidate Profile ":

What you need to have:

Qualification -B.E/ B.Tech and/or MBA

Experience of 5-9 years in related industry/ product categories

Keen interest/ knowledge of sourcing and procurement techniques as well as a dexterity in reading the market

Exposure in developing and working with factories in China is essential

Talent in negotiations and networking

Aptitude in decision-making and working with numbers

Strong verbal and written communication skills

Demonstrated ability to analyze and resolve problems