<p>About the Role</p> <p>You will be an important part the Kids and Teen Furniture Product Development team, responsible for wood finish development and management across both brands.</p> <p>Responsibilities</p> <ul> <li> <p>Own finish development projects from the initial concept to final approval, ensuring each finish meets brand quality standards and seasonal deadlines.</p> </li><li> <p>Review and create comments for color, tone, texture, quality and wood species in detailed specs to share with our global offices and factories.</p> </li><li> <p>Maintain and organize the finish library, categorizing, updating and purging panels.</p> </li><li> <p>Assist in shipping, managing and tracking all incoming and outgoing shipments of panels/samples between our global offices and factories.</p> </li><li> <p>Follow finish trends and present moods/inspiration seasonally with a clear point of view on the direction of new finishes.</p> </li><li> <p>Assist designers to ensure finish samples are on track to arrive for milestone meetings and deadlines.</p> </li><li> <p>Support designers and business partners with their finish panel needs.</p> </li><li> <p>Assist with seasonal presentations, creating finish boards for reference.</p> </li><li> <p>Maintain our finish panel display as a reference for all top finishes.</p> </li><li> <p>Attend team meetings and cross-functional checkpoints to provide status updates and help drive projects forward.</p> </li></ul> <p>Criteria</p> <ul> <li> <p>Understanding of how wood finishes are developed</p> </li><li> <p>Familiarity of furniture manufacturing and finishing</p> </li><li> <p>3-5 years of work experience with a retail/e-commerce product or manufacturing company</p> </li><li> <p>Must work on-site in the San Francisco office and perform in a corporate environment</p> </li><li> <p>You are creative, crafty and able to perform light carpentry and fabrication tasks</p> </li><li> <p>Proficiency in MAC OS and Microsoft Office Suite including Excel and Word</p> </li><li> <p>Strong organizational and collaborative skills</p> </li><li> <p>Ability to prioritize and schedule work in a tight deadline driven environment</p> </li><li> <p>Self-starter and problem solver who is driven, motivated and always has a positive attitude</p> </li><li> <p>Pride yourself on the quality of work and are a stickler for the details</p> </li><li> <p>Excellent written and verbal communication skills</p> </li><li> <p>Love to work collaboratively in a group and have innate willingness to dig in and contribute</p> </li></ul>