A business that changes lives… including yours
Do you want your work to matter? Do you have serious business chops and want to use them to make a difference not just make a buck? Are you just looking for a change, or are you looking for the chance to changes millions of lives for the better, including yours? If the answer is yes, read on.
Living Goods' is entering a period of exciting expansion. To support our vision to dramatically increase access to life-changing products, Living Goods is seeking a Product Innovation Lead to drive LG's product strategy and develop innovative products that make money and make a difference in the lives of our customers and our agents. The ideal candidate will bring a blended background of exceptional private and social sector experience. We are particularly looking for candidates with product development and sourcing experience in consumer packaged goods, and ideal if that experience has focused on emerging markets.
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Responsibilities
- Strategy: Oversee product and merchandising strategy with the goal of improving sales and profits while maximizing human impacts.
- Product Development: Work with suppliers and manufacturers to design and develop new products that meet our business and impact goals.
- Research and analysis: Analyze sales and social impact results, conduct guerilla consumer research and scour the marketplace for new product ideas.
- Sourcing and Inventory Management: In collaboration with our country teams manage sourcing, purchasing, inventory planning and delivery logistics to achieve low cost of goods, minimize stock outs and maximize inventory turns
This position is ideally based in San Francisco but we can accommodate telecommuting for the right candidate. Requires travel 10-30% of the year.
Qualifications
- Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in one or more of the following: consumer product design, development, and sourcing, retail merchandising. With background in any of the following product categories: packaged foods, personal care, home care. Experience in developing and selling products for emerging markets will be particularly useful.
- Strong project management experience
- Solid number cruncher and excel master
- Experience working with culturally diverse teams in developing countries, preferably in Sub Saharan Africa
- Willingness to travel regionally and internationally up to 30% of time
- BA required; Masters degree in a relevant field preferred.
Compensation
A competitive salary and benefits package commensurate with experience including health, vacation, 401k, and bonus opportunity. The opportunity to be your best while making lives better for others.
Life at Living Goods
Living Goods is aiming to make game-changing, landscape-shifting changes that dramatically improve the lives of the poor. We think big but we operate small and nimble. At LG you will have the chance to use your creativity and work with your teammates to conceive and test new ideas every day. If you work well in a dynamic, highly collaborative culture, if you set high standards for yourself and your colleagues, if you know how to fail fast and learn fast, if you meet challenges with calm determination and a sense of humor, you will be happy at Living Goods. Seewww.livinggoods.org/principles.
At Living Goods we believe the poor deserve better health, a better deal, and a chance at a better life. Living Goods supports networks of 'Avon-like' micro entrepreneurs who go door-to-door teaching families how to improve their health and wealth, and selling low-cost, life-saving, life-changing products like fortified foods, simple treatments for malaria and diarrhea, water filters, clean cook stoves, and solar lights. Living Goods seeks nothing less than a disruptive reinvention of distribution in the developing world, through networks of franchised micro entrepreneurs who leverage LG's brand, buying power and powerful mobile marketing tools to deliver vital products, at accessible prices, to the people who need them most.
How to apply
How to Apply
Please submit a single file with resume/CV and cover letter to jobs@livinggoods.org. Kindly include:
- How you heard about this position
- Current and desired salary
- Optional - Links to anycontent that helps us know you better: LinkedIn, Twitter, Blogs, Facebook
- Optional - Samples of any work you proud of
- Please include "Global Lead of Technology" in the subject line.
For more information about Living Goods, please visit: www.livinggoods.org
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