VP, Product Development at tuftandneedle in Phoenix, AZ

We’re looking for a seasoned innovator to lead our growing Tuft & Needle Product Development team. This person will have a passion for brand building, deep experience in product development, impeccable taste and a desire to push boundaries and develop unique solutions for our growing customer base.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead a talented group of designers, product developers, product managers, and fabricators and set them up for success by providing clear goals, milestones and the time needed to do their best work
• Build a best-in-class product development milestone process to accelerate and expand our product offering while strengthening our brand identity
• Manage the execution of all product development and costing activities from ideation to a final manufacturing-ready package
• Champion curiosity and a Socratic approach to design to uncover unique and innovative solutions
• Expand core product lines in mattress, soft goods and hard goods while leaning into adjacent product categories and taking occasional moonshots
• Manage execution of all go-to-market calendar development activities and drive accountability across all phases of development to ensure dates are met
• Support execution of sourcing strategies, identify gaps in our sourcing matrix and partner with sourcing to resolve them
• Collaborate with Category Management on category messaging prioritization and product launches
• Proactively monitor competition and adjacent industries to implement actions that will drive market share growth
• Develop a best-in-class sustainability charter to reduce our environmental impact

REQUIREMENTS:

• A collaborative leader, leading by example, and encouraging team members to drive scalable processes, innovative solutions, and work backwards from customer needs
• A curious problem-solver with a passion for human-centered design
• 7+ years of product/e-commerce/development experience and a track record of leveraging experience to innovate vs. recycle what’s been done
• A customer-first(and customer-obsessed) attitude who is excited to bring new ideas to the table while also executing on the good ones we already have
• Strong experience building premium quality assortments, growing new businesses and optimizing a supplier matrix
• Proven track record of over-delivering to financial plans and KPIs
• Experience building strong cross-functional relationships with merchandising, design, supply planning and various other teams
• Proven ability to manage multiple, time-sensitive projects and competing priorities simultaneously, work independently, and drive projects to completion with minimum guidance and high attention to detail
• Dynamic analytical, problem solving and project management skills
• Demonstrated ability to use creative thinking to solve complex problems
• Passionate about sleep, health and wellness.