WHO ARE WE?

We are the VMS Co-Op, a group of fast growing companies in the Vitamins, Minerals and Supplements (VMS) space. The VMS Co-Op includes OLLY, SmartyPants and future acquisitions to come! This position's home company is OLLY.​

THE ROLE: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR​
The Product Development Director is responsible for managing the development and commercialization of new product pipeline and maintaining the lifecycle of existing portfolio. As a leader, you will manage a team of product developers and partner with internal and external stakeholders to ensure business is on track to meet company’s objectives. You are motivated and passionate for making a big impact at a high-growth company by driving business critical decisions and ensuring regulatory compliance to deliver high quality product. As a people leader, you will manage team workload, give clear directions, evaluate and develop performance and team budget. This role directly reports to the Chief Product Officer.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES​

• Lead the product development team through the development of new products from concept to commercialization​
• Lead optimization and reformulation of existing products​
• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for cost-savings and supply chain resiliency​
• Provide leadership vigilance on our product portfolio. Identify risks and champions opportunities for product optimization that improves consumer experience, deliver cost savings, and support the company’s strategic objectives for new and commercialized products ​
• Develop internal product development capabilities and processes that drive efficiency and improve speed to market​
• Effectively troubleshoot and solve complex formulations & technical challenges in collaboration with development partners​
• Ensure GMP compliance by overseeing the creation of specifications and supporting documentation for all products ​
• Own trial runs, tech transfer, stability assessment and process development on new and existing products ​
• Ensure supply chain continuity by effectively managing material substitutions, quality issues and/or product disruptions​
• Develop & manage a robust sensory program for organoleptic evolutions.​
• Achieve results and bring out the best in the team by establishing roles and responsibilities, key deliverables and growth plans.​

​THE CANDIDATE​
The ideal candidate has 12+ years of experience developing food and/or dietary supplement products (highly prefer Dietary Supplement experience). You enjoy managing a team and are a positive, empowering leader. You understand what it takes to manage and cultivate external partnerships to ensure products are delivered on time and on brief. You’ve worked cross functionally to manage products through their life cycle, from front end innovation through ongoing quality management, and have a strong sense of the role of the supply chain in the commercialization process. You bring strong technical skills with proven application.

CAPABILITIES + SKILLS REQUIRED​

• 12-15 years of experience in Food and/or Dietary Supplement product development
• Proven experience developing gummy products from concept through commercialization, including formulation, scale-up, and troubleshooting in partnership with contract manufacturers.​
• Strong track record as a successful and inspiring people leader​
• Significant experience partnering with 3rd party manufacturers for product development and commercialization​
• Proven track record of leading the development of products from ideation through commercialization​
• Understand GMP requirements and have experience implementing standards and processes to ensure compliance with FDAPart 111 for Dietary Supplements ​
• Adept at assessing and implementing processes to improve efficiency within the functional area​
• Understand risk-based sourcing strategies and supply chain implications​
• Ability to understand and critically assess solutions for technical product issues​
• Strong desire and ability to effectively partner internally with key stakeholders to assess risk and drive decisions​
• Experience identifying project risks (technical, raw material, supply, regulatory) and developing strategies to mitigate them ina manner that meets the business need​
• Understand cost analyses and can utilize cost models to ensure product cost targets are met 

WHAT TO EXPECT DURING THE INTERVIEW PROCESS

• Initial video screen with a member of our Talent team
• Round 1: Conversation with the Hiring Manager + 1-2 conversations with other Ollies on the team
• Round 2: 2-3 conversations with team or cross functional Ollies
• Final Round: Homework*

*At OLLY, our final round is called Homework. Candidates who participate in this round are given 3 questions in advance to answer and present to the interview panel they previously spoke with in the process. We understand every candidate is different. If you need a reasonable accommodation to adjust this procedure, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can evaluate and provide other options that work for your needs

THE DETAILS 

​LOCATION: San Francisco, CA – hybrid work schedule​

HOURS: Full time, exempt (salary)​

MANAGER: Chief Product Officer​

PLEASE NOTE: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. 

The pay range for this position is $190,000-220,000 dependent on experience and location.

WHAT WE OFFER: 

• An opportunity to work with an intelligent, inspiring, and extraordinarily fun team 
• 100% employer-paid medical coverage for employee only, dental + ortho, and vision insurance 
• 4 weeks PTO + paid holidays + 12 Mental Health Days per year
• 100% Paid parental leave, Fertility + Adoption Benefits 
• Annual Bonus  
• 401(k) plan with Employer Match 
• Hybrid Work + Wellness + Cell Phone Stipends 
• Free product 
• And much more!