Product Development Coordinator

Overview

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At Blue Marble, our mission is to create purposeful products that inspire a love of learning in children and empower parents to raise thoughtful, confident kids. If you envision working for an award-winning company with a mission you can believe in, a playful and energetic culture, a talented team of coworkers, and a bright future, look to Blue Marble!

Role and Team

Our Product Development Coordinator assists the product development team with managing data integrity throughout development systems and processes. This includes working with internal and overseas teams and licensors to secure accurate information.

This is a "hands-on" role where you will work cross-functionally with our Compliance, Inventory, Marketing, Operations, Overseas, Sales, and Special Projects teams. This team member needs to be detail-oriented with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.

The Product Development Coordinator contributes to standards, templates, and practices for initiative management, contributing to continual process improvement for workflow. They use our project management tools for inter-departmental collaboration and lead cross-functional meetings with internal stakeholders.

Primary Responsibilities

• As the Product Development Coordinator, you will aid in driving consistency of data, process, tools, results, and communication across cross functional businesses, with a focus on supporting simplification for the Product Development, Compliance, Inventory, and Operations teams.
• Your focus will be on keeping systems data, reports, and project trackers accurate and up to date using a collection of tools / software.
• Responsible for the organization, management, documentation, execution, and completion of development projects from Pre-production stage to PO.
• Manage communication with stakeholders, including, but not limited to, project status, escalation, milestone completion, and risks.
• Work with overseas offices and inventory department to update component changes in project management tools.
• Communicate throughout the organization as necessary by participating in meetings, presentations, one-on-one dialogue, etc.
• Record minutes and take detailed notes during meetings.
• Assists PD, sales team, licensors, and overseas teams with sample management and coordination.
• Assists PD team with product use testing and management.

Please Note : This is not a product design position.

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Benefits

Workplace Arrangement

In-person collaboration is a key aspect of Blue Marble's work culture. This role is designated as a hybrid role, with four days a week expected at corporate headquarters in Ashland, Oregon. This arrangement allows for a balance between in-person collaboration and remote work flexibility.

Note

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may perform other related duties to meet the organization's needs.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Blue Marble is an equal-opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status.

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