• Brainstorm ideas to develop new products.
• Review POS data, and sales analysis to have a good grasp of market needs.
• Market research to understand/read current trends.
• Design sketches for new products, and obtain similar samples to begin sourcing.
• Get quotations and samples from vendors. Check quality and cost. Compare if we have reasonable COG.
• Create newly launching items’ plan.
• Brainstorm concepts and share them with the design team.
• Constantly communicate with vendors to ensure the project gets going and production quality. Check the initial production schedule, ETA/ETD.
• Constantly communicate with other departments to inform any changes, issue PO, approve new items, and promote the items with good strategy.
• Search for new qualified vendors. If a new vendor is found, submit a new vendor request and perform a new vendor audit.
• Discuss and survey the product with consumers through vendors.
• Surveys could be done on many criteria, such as colors and functions of products.
• Complete system setup (SAP).