Product Development, Sourcing Specialist

• Own the process from product idea through launch-ready product
• Develop detailed product specifications covering materials, colours, comfort, construction, differentiating features, target costs, pricing and shipping dimensions
• Produce complete, manufacturer-ready spec packs within 1–2 days of approval
• Search Alibaba, 1688 and other channels for factories
• Verify supplier capability and capacity and create a shortlist of 5–8 verified suppliers per approved product within 3–5 business days
• Request and negotiate quotes, calculate landed cost per unit, and confirm MOQ, lead time, payment terms and packaging
• Follow up with suppliers daily until questions and quotes are resolved
• Order, track and evaluate samples against specifications
• Manage revision rounds through written sample approval or rejection
• Create and manage UPC, SKU, FNSKU and QR codes
• Own packaging, inserts, warnings, labelling and FBA dimensions
• Brief creative teams on product images, A+ content and video
• Maintain supplier comparisons, risk documentation, open questions and recommendations
• Provide end-of-day reports, weekly scorecards, KPIs and daily updates to the Head of R&D
• Direct the existing sourcing agent and work directly with factories
• Help achieve the target of ten new products live every quarter

• Hands-on product sourcing experience across Alibaba, 1688 or other channels
• Experience finding factories, engaging suppliers directly, requesting and comparing meaningful quotes, and negotiating MOQ and unit price
• Experience taking a physical product from idea through to production
• Experience managing a supplier relationship through at least one full production run
• E-commerce experience; Amazon private label strongly preferred
• Amazon Seller Central experience preferred, not required
• Ability to source efficiently and identify reliable suppliers
• Amazon listing literacy, including extracting dimensions, materials, construction and packaging details from competitor listings
• Numeracy with margins, landed cost per unit, freight allocated per unit, CBM, percentages, FBA size tiers and dimensional weight
• Ability to write clear, appropriately phased product specifications
• Strong written English for daily reporting and written factory negotiations
• Reliable computer and internet connection
• Daily overlap with the Head of R&D
• Resourcefulness, strong follow-through, attention to cost-impacting details, pipeline ownership and direct communication

• Paid onboarding
• Performance-based raises reviewed after 90 days, then annually
• Fully remote work from wherever you’re most productive
• Direct daily access to the Head of R&D and decision-makers
• Room to grow with the product line and team
• Visible impact through live product listings
• Training on brand standards, product point of view, customer preferences, target price architecture, Amazon fee schedules and calculators, spec templates, existing suppliers, sourcing agent, internal tools and reporting rhythm