Junior Product Development Associate

At Onward Manufacturing Company Limited, we are a proudly North American, Family-owned manufacturer of premium quality, high performance gas barbecue and related accessories. Our Broil King gas grills are designed, engineered, manufactured, and assembled from raw materials and components to finished barbecue, in the US and Canada. Broil King® is sold in over 40 countries and backed by a worldwide network of sales and distribution partners.

When it comes to quality, there can be no compromise. Improvement to quality is a never-ending journey. Onward was the first grill company to embrace ISO quality standards and remains committed to insuring and continuously improving the quality of every process, component, product and service to deliver an exceptional experience our customers have grown to trust.

We are currently looking to hire a **Junior Product Development Associate** for our growing team in Waterloo, Ontario.

**General Function**:
**Primary Responsibilities**
- Assist in product management for defined product categories/lines throughout the product life cycle_
- Analyze sales trends, inventory levels, and identify opportunities and threats
- Analyze and define product, price, placement, promotion opportunities
- Assist in grill and accessory product development through design review and testing product improvement, product testing,_
- Assist in app development and testing requirements_
- Oversight for finished goods pricelists and catalogs_
- Including proofing, price checks, updates, dimensions, specs and alerting teams of changes, etc.
- Updating and distributing Opportunity Buy price lists and analyzing offers
- Requesting new certificates from vendors, filing current certificates, distributing certificates to appropriate groups.
- Gathering, reviewing, providing and maintaining set-up information for internal staff_
- Work closely with graphics team to prioritize artwork, request changes as needed, proof new items_
- Prepare competitive analysis of grill and accessory markets and communicate key findings_
- Utilize existing templates to present findings
- Work with sales managers to gather required field info from reps
- Utilize websites to complete online components in
- _Assist in preparation and delivery of presentation materials_

**Secondary Responsibilities**
- Assist in containerization and supply-chain tasks as needed for Direct Import customers
- Assist in sample request processing and coordination

**Quality and Safety**

Comply with Onwards ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System

Continually monitor and improve quality procedures following Lean Principles and 6S

Understand and demonstrate the importance of maintaining and producing top quality products

**Qualifications**

Must be proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel and Power Point

Goal oriented determination and ability to work in a variety of roles and responsibilities

Good technical writing, documentation and record keeping skills with strong analytical skills

Independent worker with ability to finish tasks accurately and professionally while meeting timelines
- We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law._
- Should you require accommodation during the recruitment process, please contact Human Resources._

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- RRSP match
- Vision care

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift