About The Role
GoodMorning.com is seeking a Product Development Specialist to join the Consumer Product Development team on a 6 to 12-month temporary contract. In this role, you will help bring our commercial vision to life by developing high-quality, innovative sleep products. Working closely with cross-functional teammates, you will expand our product portfolio by writing precise specifications, owning assigned deliverables, resolving challenges as they arise, and balancing cost, quality, and time-to-market. You will strengthen GoodMorning.com's competitive advantage by ensuring seamless project execution, driving continuous improvement, and supporting engineering objectives that align with broader company goals.
What You'll Do
- Researching industry trends, emerging technologies, and manufacturing constraints, and applying these insights to the development of high-quality, innovative sleep products.
- Creating detailed technical specifications that define product functionality, performance criteria, and design requirements, in collaboration with Brand Management, to ensure alignment with project goals and industry standards.
- Executing assigned product development initiatives from concept through completion, with accountability for scope, timing, and quality, in coordination with Brand Management, Procurement, and other teams.
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to identify resource needs and align with management direction, ensuring the successful delivery of Consumer Product Development projects.
- Developing testing methodologies to evaluate GoodMorning.com products and competitor offerings, benchmarking quality and performance to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Driving product testing and validation, including owning test execution, documentation, and issue resolution, to verify performance, safety, durability, and quality against GoodMorning.com standards and regulatory requirements.
- Conducting root-cause analysis on product issues identified during Research & Development, testing, and owning corrective action proposals and follow-up through to resolution before product release.
- Evaluating product performance using customer feedback, and proposing modifications that improve functionality, durability, and customer satisfaction.
- Engaging with suppliers and external partners to build strong relationships, and applying data-backed analysis to enhance GoodMorning.com's technical capabilities.
- Tracking and analyzing Consumer Product Development performance metrics, using data insights to inform continuous improvement initiatives.
- Supporting process improvements by following compliance standards, monitoring project adherence to risk protocols, and safeguarding GoodMorning.com's interests.
- Implementing and supporting a risk management framework that proactively identifies and addresses potential product or process disruptions, contributing to operational resilience.
- Contributing to project planning sessions with insights that align Consumer Product Development work with company growth and sustainability goals.
- Providing subject-matter expertise to support decision-making, upholding GoodMorning.com's commitment to top-quality products, and fostering a culture of accountability and innovation.
- Promoting open communication within Consumer Product Development and across departments to ensure alignment and clarity on product development strategies and outcomes.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering,Garment Engineering, Product Development, or a related field; a Master's degree is an asset.
- 2-3 years of experience in product development, ideally in a support role within a cross-functional development environment.
- Demonstrated experience managing project-specific goals, including SLAs, KPIs, and data-informed improvement initiatives.
- Proficiency with product lifecycle management and engineering tools (e.g., CAD, PLM).
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working cross-functionally.
- Strong organizational skills, with the ability to manage tasks independently and achieve project milestones within a structured framework.
- Experience in vendor management is an asset.
Benefits & Perks
- Competitive compensation, vacation, profit share, and equity package
- 125% RRSP matching
- 100% employer-paid extended benefits - Health, Dental, & Optical
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee product discounts
- Monthly Transportation Benefit for public transit or parking
About Us
GoodMorning.com is a Canadian pioneer in the creation and growth of award-winning direct-to-consumer brands. Over the last decade, we have delivered hundreds of thousands of beloved products to customers across North America. And we’ve created an exciting, ownership-driven culture perfectly suited to intelligent, results-driven individuals. If you’re hungry to disrupt stale consumer industries with innovative new brands and products of exceptional value that customers love, then GoodMorning.com is the place for you!
