Natural Health Partners is a distributor of Dr. Mercola Premium Products, including the Solspring, Greener Cleaner, Personal care and Sito Organic cotton product lines. This includes a variety of natural health product categories including, but not limited to natural and organic foods, organic personal care, health related products for home, fitness, garden, clothing, bath and beyond. Dr. Mercola is a world-renowned natural health leader in the naturopathic profession.
We are seeking a highly driven and motivated leader to build a team of Product Development Specialists. The main function of the Product Development Manager consists of identifying opportunities to grow our brands and having the right team in place to deliver significant growth for the Solspring and related product lines. This position is a great opportunity for an individual who has a proven track record of success in developing unique products in the aforementioned businesses.
This is not a remote position and is based in lovely Cape Coral, FL. Position comes with excellent benefits package, 401K match and additional perks with a quickly growing company.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the research and development of new product concepts to successful launch
- Actively source new and innovative ingredients/products to ensure they meet our requirements
- Develop and maintain professional and positive vendor and supplier relationships
- Oversee product development activities of the team and streamline the process with vendors during formulation, quoting, and trial stages while maintaining project timelines
- Collaborate with team members during internal development processes during compliance documentation, label review and design, etc.
- Coordinate and organize multiple priorities
- Present and lead new product innovation sessions to internal groups
- Understand the competitive market analysis for new products in order to advise on appropriate pricing
- Review existing products for potential improvements and initiate improvements as needed
- Travel may be required
Qualifications:
- Proven track record of success developing innovative, organic food products
- 5 years plus experience in the food and natural home products industry, with a focus on product research and development
- Bachelor of Science or related Degree required
- Experience developing and maintaining professional business relationships
- Ability to work in a team environment – open to collaboration, other perspectives and easy to work with
- Solid organizational and multi-tasking skills
- Strong math skills
- Self-motivated, determined, and open to continuing their professional development
- Ability to work with and adapt to changes
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience with Microsoft Office programs
Benefits:
- Excellent benefits package
- 401K and company match
- Additional perks with a quickly growing company
Location: Cape Coral, FL
THIS IS NOT A REMOTE POSITION