Cookware Product Development Manager - (Vallejo, CA)

Cookware Product Development Manager sought by Meyer Corporation US in Vallejo, CA to direct and coordinate the development of cookware products from initial concept through the final tooling and production phases; direct the new product development and positioning; establish price and product specification quotations; prepare sales, cost and pricing analyses; negotiate pricing and make necessary revisions to product design to achieve retail price points; research new ideas and ways to improve existing products; assure that all new products adhere to the company's quality standard; maximize existing product categories by creating new products which strengthen the overall assortment; monitor and analyze company sales trends of existing products to create improvements and additions to the current assortment; collaborate with New Business Development group to identify new market opportunities; research new products and trends from competitive brands and resources; train all levels of employees within the