Product Development, Sourcing Specialist

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Philippines, +5 more countries.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the entire process from product conception to launch-ready status.

• Create comprehensive product specifications that encompass materials, colors, comfort, construction, unique features, target costs, pricing, and shipping dimensions.

• Generate complete, manufacturer-ready specification packs within 1–2 days post-approval.

• Explore Alibaba, 1688, and additional channels to find factories.

• Assess supplier capabilities and capacities, creating a shortlist of 5–8 verified suppliers for each approved product within 3–5 business days.

• Solicit and negotiate quotes, calculate landed costs per unit, and confirm minimum order quantities (MOQ), lead times, payment terms, and packaging details.

• Follow up with suppliers on a daily basis until all queries and quotes are addressed.

• Order, monitor, and evaluate samples against established specifications.

• Manage revision rounds through documented approvals or rejections of samples.

• Create and oversee UPC, SKU, FNSKU, and QR codes.

• Oversee packaging, inserts, warnings, labeling, and FBA dimensions.

• Brief creative teams regarding product images, A+ content, and videos.

• Maintain documentation of supplier comparisons, risks, open questions, and recommendations.

• Deliver end-of-day reports, weekly scorecards, KPIs, and daily updates to the Head of R&D.

• Supervise the existing sourcing agent and collaborate directly with factories.

• Assist in achieving the goal of launching ten new products each quarter.

⛳️ Requirements

• Practical experience in product sourcing via Alibaba, 1688, or similar channels.

• Proficient in locating factories, engaging suppliers directly, requesting and comparing substantial quotes, and negotiating MOQs and unit prices.

• Experience in guiding a physical product from the ideation phase through to production.

• Proven ability to manage supplier relationships throughout at least one complete production cycle.

• E-commerce experience is essential; Amazon private label experience is highly preferred.

• Familiarity with Amazon Seller Central is desirable but not mandatory.

• Capacity to source effectively and identify trustworthy suppliers.

• Understanding of Amazon listings, including the ability to extract dimensions, materials, construction, and packaging details from competitor listings.

• Strong numeracy skills related to margins, landed costs per unit, freight allocation per unit, CBM, percentages, FBA size tiers, and dimensional weight.

• Ability to compose clear and appropriately detailed product specifications.

• Excellent written English skills for daily reporting and written negotiations with factories.

• Reliable computer and internet connection.

• Daily availability to overlap with the Head of R&D.

• Resourcefulness, strong follow-through, meticulous attention to cost-impacting details, ownership of the pipeline, and direct communication skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Paid onboarding process.

• Performance-based salary increases evaluated after 90 days, then annually.

• Fully remote work opportunities from any location where you feel most productive.

• Direct daily access to the Head of R&D and key decision-makers.

• Opportunities for growth within the product line and team.

• Tangible impact through live product listings.

• Training provided on brand standards, product perspectives, customer preferences, target price architecture, Amazon fee structures and calculators, specification templates, existing suppliers, sourcing agents, internal tools, and reporting rhythms.