Product Development Coordinator

About Million Dollar Baby Co.
Welcome to Million Dollar Baby Co.! We started in 1990 and are proudly family-owned and operated in Los Angeles. Since then, MDB Co. has grown to 7 distinct brands of children's furnishings ranging in style, aesthetic, and price point, while carrying some of the industry's most eco-conscious and award-winning designs. Our family of brands include: Babyletto, DaVinci, Nursery Works, Namesake, Monogram by Namesake, and Carter's by DaVinci. We can be found in mass retailers like Target and Amazon to your local mom-and-pop baby shop to specialty retailers like Pottery Barn Kids and Crate and Barrel. At MDB Co., we credit all our success to our mighty, diverse team of more than 110 smart and fun individuals who make an impact every day! Our team members are our #1 priority and we partner with exceptional suppliers and retailers from around the world who share our values. Lastly, we are proud that we have been awarded Great Place to Work in '21, '22, '23, Built in LA Best of List '22, '23, Fortune Best Places to Work '23. It's truly an amazing place to work! We welcome you to learn more about our company and our fantastic team.
Teddy Fong
CEO
As a Product Development Coordinator at Million Dollar Baby Co., you'll be at the heart of our product innovation process. We're seeking a detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills and the ability to develop and execute action plans efficiently. In this role, you'll collaborate with diverse teams-from branding to sales, quality control to sourcing-to drive new product development and improvements across our 6 brands.
The ideal candidate is adaptable, thrives in a fast-paced environment, and possesses excellent communication skills to work effectively with multiple teams and priorities. Your attention to detail and ability to multi-task will be crucial in shaping the future of baby products at Million Dollar Baby Co.
Things you'll be doing:

• New Product Development

• Project managing all new product development alongside our designers

• Manage and execute product development plans, ensuring timely delivery

• Maintain accurate Airtable, Excel, and Google sheets regarding product status, photos, and issues.

• Coordinate sampling, organize priorities, and oversee testing, content creation, and photography

• Facilitate communication between US and Asian sourcing teams

• Prepare and lead weekly Brand + Sales check-in meetings

• Conduct product training for internal teams

• Product Improvement

• Manage current product improvements

• Maintain an organized database of costs and product enhancements

• Update product information, instruction manuals, and photography in Salsify and other systems

• Monitor and ensure implementation of product changes

• Process Optimization

• Implement and streamline processes to increase efficiency

• Migrate content management to Salsify

• Manage special projects to support team objectives

What you bring to the table:

• Excellent project management and organizational skills

• You can seek out the stakeholders of a new project, work with them to identify the risks, create a project plan and schedule, lead a project kick-off meeting, hold people accountable with regular check-ins, communicate regular status updates to stakeholders, complete the project and celebrate the team's win.

• Strong communication and interpersonal abilities

• Ability to assess impact vs. effort and prioritize accordingly

• You are comfortable managing up, whether that's following up with the CEO about a cost approval or giving constructive feedback to managers about processes that can be improved.

• Proficiency in MS Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite and eCommerce platforms (Shopify, Salsify) is a plus

Our Benefits:

• 100% of your health, dental, and vision insurance monthly premiums paid by us!
• Flexible PTO because we respect the need for work/life harmony
• Company matching 401(k)
• Vacation reimbursement and health & wellness subsidy programs
• Tuition reimbursement
• Matching charitable donations to the nonprofit organization of your choice
• Company-wide monthly celebrations - lunch is on us!
• Dog-friendly workplace, yes! You can bring your best friend to work
• Free MDB Co. swag + generous employee discount on products

At Million Dollar Baby Co., we're passionate about diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Our diversity, inclusion and equity committee (DIEC) strives to break barriers for minority communities, help educate the company on pertinent topics, and work to ensure equal opportunities for existing and potential employees. Since its formation in 2020, our committee has focused on multiple areas, some include hiring, community involvement and continuous learning about Diversity, Inclusion and Equity.
As an important step in coming together as safely as possible, Million Dollar Baby Co. requires all employees to be fully vaccinated and boosted against COVID-19 as a condition of employment unless a medical or religious exemption is approved.
Million Dollar Baby Company is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or recruitment process. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected]
The pay range for this role is:
67,000 - 72,000 USD per year ( Pico Rivera, CA )