Product Development Coordinator
At Eco Outdoor, we partner with inspiring architects, designers and builders to help bring their creative vision to life through materials. Working with nature – and in awe of it – we find the highest quality raw materials and craft them into beautiful surfaces and furniture that celebrate the imperfections, textural richness and palette found in nature.
Job Description
Description
We are looking for…
Hopefully, you! We’re seeking an experienced, hands-on Product Development Coordinator to join our Product Development team in Los Angeles. The ideal candidate will be responsible for supporting the development of thoughtfully crafted architectural surfaces for our brand. They will help manage relationships in our existing global supply chain and have a great understanding of cross continent trends.
The Product Development Coordinator’s Key Responsibilities Will Include
- Working on new products and category development, cross referencing business requirements with supplier capabilities.
- Supports with basic market and industry research, providing monthly reports on competitor analysis
- Maintaining relationships with existing suppliers with an aim of developing long lasting partnerships
- Manages the administration associated with product development including maintaining supplier information
- Working closely with sales, product management and product purchasing teams to troubleshoot any issues with potential or current orders.
- Supports with showroom design and coordinator of displays for architectural surfaces within our spaces
We need you to bring…
- Experience working with building materials, with pre-existing relationship in the stone and architectural surfaces industry
- The ability to speak French ideally with some Spanish or Italian as well as English
- The ability to work independently and according to the demands of the role-hours are typically flexible but relate to the job and managing international supplier network operating on various time zones
- A strong interest in design and architecture
- A forward-thinking approach with the ability to recognise future trends and opportunities.
- An interest and capacity to travel up to 6 weeks of the year
Please note that we require full permanent working rights for this position.
The salary range for the position is $90,000- $110,000 pending experience.
In return, we’ll give you…
Benefits
Perks, benefits and the space to grow. We offer a competitive salary, a comprehensive benefits package and plenty of opportunities for career growth and development. This includes:
- The opportunities you need to grow, develop and craft a career you’re proud of within the global Eco Outdoor business
- Paid parental leave, so we can look after you while you welcome a new human
- A 50 per cent off employee discount on Eco Outdoor products
- Company-sponsored shenanigans and activities to connect with your team and the broader Eco Outdoor crew, from axe-throwing escapades to lawn bowls and trivia nights
- A culture of unbelievable hospitality… hello in house barista coffee machine
- The opportunity to give back via our internal Social Housing and Sustainability teams.
OK, you want to know what you’re getting yourself into? Let us introduce ourselves.
Established in 2001 by expert minds from the landscape design and construction industries, Eco Outdoor is an Australian-founded global brand with showrooms in Australia, New Zealand and North America. We’re constantly experimenting, innovating and pushing creative boundaries, delivering the highest-quality natural stone and architectural surfaces (and outdoor furniture collections) to the international architecture market.
We employ around 130 people across the globe, all of whom are dedicated to innovating, crafting and providing remarkable products and unbelievable hospitality to our clients and collaborators in the architecture and design space. We thrive on constant reinvention, regular development opportunities and a passionate culture grounded in connection and involvement.
We’re a tribe of collaborators, critical thinkers, problem-solvers and challenge-embracers, and we nurture our incredibly talented people to put their best foot forward every day. That starts with our core values – Be a Game Changer, Only Accept Awesome, Play as a Team, Be Curious, Get Fired up – which are deeply ingrained in our culture. Basically, we’re all about fostering an innovative, industry-leading, collaborative, creative, passionate team to reach their fullest potential. That’s good for humans and good for business.
If this sounds like your kind of gig…
We’d love to hear from you. If you need more information before you apply, check out our website, LinkedIn or Instagram. If you have questions those sites don’t answer, flick us a line at people@ecooutdoor.com.au unless you’re a recruitment agency, in which case: no, thanks. We’ve got this one covered.
