Brand Product Developer

Company Description

Avery Dennison Corporation (NYSE: AVY) is a global materials science and digital identification solutions company. We are Making Possible™ products and solutions that help advance the industries we serve, providing branding and information solutions that optimize labor and supply chain efficiency, reduce waste and mitigate loss, advance sustainability, circularity and transparency and better connect brands and consumers. We design and develop labeling and functional materials, radio-frequency identification (RFID) inlays and tags, software applications that connect the physical and digital and offerings that enhance branded packaging and carry or display information that improves the customer experience. Serving industries worldwide — including home and personal care, apparel, general retail, e-commerce, logistics, food and grocery, pharmaceuticals and automotive — we employ approximately 35,000 employees in nearly 60 countries. Our reported sales in 2025 were $8.9 billion. Learn more at www.averydennison.com.

At Avery Dennison, some of the great benefits we provide are:

• Health & wellness benefits starting on day 1 of employment

• Paid parental leave

• 401K eligibility

• Tuition reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program eligibility / Health Advocate

• Paid vacation and paid holidays

Job Description

Brand Product Developers lead the product development process end to end, from defining new product requirements in collaboration with teams to working directly with customers through to approval. This position coordinates new developments across multiple customers and product lines. Brand Product Developers provide product knowledge within our Heat Transfer, Woven, Printed Fabric, and Paper product lines by bringing insights, solutions, and options to the Commercial team and the customer. Brand Product Developers partner closely with
our Global Program Deployment (GPD) team to deploy new items into production. Brand Product Developers are critical members of the Commercial team and have functional alignment with the product development job family.

Key Responsibilities
● Partner with the Commercial team to develop product opportunities, to drive key initiatives and to achieve sales objectives
for assigned accounts.
● Execute the product development process from customer briefing to artwork development, costing/pricing, sampling, and
final approval.
● Guide customers to the greatest value solution for their branding needs by gathering product specifications for new
programs, or redesigns of existing programs, and re-engineering options to meet target prices.
● Coordinate with GPD team and variable data end-to-end specialists to deploy new items into production.
● Prepare global price proposals using established tools and guidelines and escalate price approval in competitive situations.
● Participate in store audits, customer calls, and the creation of the selling narrative, as needed.
● Supportive of digital sampling, re-engineering and smart sampling initiatives

Qualifications

●Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent knowledge gained through training and experience.

● 3+ years of experience in new product development.

● Knowledge of the retail, apparel or label industries.

● Passion for products, trends, insights, possibilities, and development.

● Ability to establish and maintain customer relationships.

● Demonstrated ability to be highly organized while managing multiple projects to completion against tight deadlines.

● Knowledge of printing, weaving, heat transfer, variable data, and manufacturing strongly preferred.

● Highly effective oral and written communication and presentation skills. Thrive in a collaborative, matrixed environment, coordinating with multiple people and global functions.

● High level of PC skills, including use of Word, Excel, ERP (Oracle preferred), pricing tools, product/customer databases.

● Solid mathematical skills for pricing.

● Up to 10% domestic and international travel required.

Additional Information

The salary range for this position is $65,775-$87,700 / year.
The hiring base salary range above represents what Avery Dennison reasonably expects to pay for this position as of the date of this posting. Actual salaries will vary within the range, and in some circumstances may be above or below the range, based on various factors including but not limited to a candidate’s relevant skills, experience, education and training, and location, as well as the job scope and complexity, responsibilities, and regular and/or necessary travel required for the position, which may change depending on the candidate pool. Avery Dennison reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law. 

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