Brand Product Developer - Seattle, WA

Brand Product Developer - Seattle, WA

Avery Dennison Corporation is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency, and better connect brands and consumers.

Brand Product Developers lead the product development process end to end, from defining new product requirements in collaboration with teams to working directly with customers through to approval. This position coordinates new developments across multiple customers and product lines. Brand Product Developers provide product knowledge within our Heat Transfer, Woven, Printed Fabric, and Paper product lines by bringing insights, solutions, and options to the Commercial team and the customer. Brand Product Developers partner closely with our Global Program Deployment (GPD) team to deploy new items into production. Brand Product Developers are critical members of the Commercial team and have functional alignment with the product development job family.

Key Responsibilities :

• Partner with the Commercial team to develop product opportunities, to drive key initiatives and to achieve sales objectives for assigned accounts.
• Execute the product development process from customer briefing to artwork development, costing / pricing, sampling, and final approval.
• Guide customers to the greatest value solution for their branding needs by gathering product specifications for new programs, or redesigns of existing programs, and re-engineering options to meet target prices.
• Coordinate with GPD team and variable data end-to-end specialists to deploy new items into production.
• Prepare global price proposals using established tools and guidelines and escalate price approval in competitive situations.
• Participate in store audits, customer calls, and the creation of the selling narrative, as needed.
• Supportive of digital sampling, re-engineering and smart sampling initiatives.

Qualifications :

Location : Seattle, WA

Minimum Education Required : High School / GED