Manager, Retail Product Development, TH, Canada

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of the retail product innovation pipeline across multiple categories including drinkware, apparel, seasonal, toys, accessories, and other retail merchandise.
• Analyze market trends, competitor activities, guest feedback, and industry insights to identify new product opportunities and support revenue growth through innovative product solutions.
• Build and maintain a product development pipeline aligned with business objectives, customer needs, and category growth opportunities.
• Create and direct product designs including CADs, renders, technical drawings, and detailed tech packs including material specifications, sketches, measurements, and manufacturing requirements as needed.
• Manage product development calendars, project timelines, and commercialization milestones to ensure products are delivered on time and aligned with launch objectives.
• Collaborate and lead cross-functional alignment with Category Management, Marketing, Partnerships, Legal, Translations, Store Operations, Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Supply Chain, and external partners throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Manage relationships with vendors and manufacturing partners to develop, track, review, and approve projects through the entire product development process, including sample reviews and approvals.
• Act as the subject matter expert for retail products across both hard goods and soft goods categories, providing guidance and recommendations to internal stakeholders.
• Develop packaging specifications and oversee packaging execution to ensure brand standards, creative requirements, technical specifications, and approval processes are met.
• Conduct thorough market research and competitive analysis to identify customer needs, emerging trends, white-space opportunities, and innovation platforms that support future growth.
• Review cost analyses, assess product profitability, and make recommendations to balance innovation, quality, cost targets, and commercial objectives.
• Track product performance post-launch and leverage insights to identify opportunities for product improvements, line extensions, and future innovation.
• Oversee sample management including tracking, storage, organization, and preparation for presentations, customer meetings, and executive reviews.
• Act as an advocate for the customer by placing consumer needs and brand experience at the forefront of product design and decision-making.
• Present product concepts, innovation opportunities, and pipeline recommendations to leadership and key stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives by identifying process efficiencies, resolving development challenges, and improving speed-to-market.
• Provide mentorship, guidance, and support to junior team members and cross-functional partners as required.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-7 years' experience in a product development role, preferably in apparel, drinkware, accessories, homewares, or consumer products.
• University or college degree or commensurate experience; background in fashion design, industrial design, product design, or related field preferred.
• Strong technical aptitude and deep product knowledge across both soft goods and hard goods categories.
• Proficiency in design software including Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop required; experience with CAD, 3D rendering, and product visualization software preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, with a focus on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Demonstrated experience managing product development projects from concept through commercialization.
• Strong understanding of product development processes, manufacturing, sourcing, packaging, and retail environments.
• Excellent organizational, planning, prioritization, and project management skills, coup

Additional Information

Ready to make your next big professional move? Join us on our journey to achieve our big dream of building the most loved restaurant brands in the world. Restaurant Brands International Inc. is one of the world's largest quick service restaurant companies with nearly $45 billion in annual system-wide sales and over 32,000 restaurants in more than 120 countries and territories. RBI owns four of the world's most prominent and iconic quick service restaurant brands - TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES®, and FIREHOUSE SUBS®. These independently operated brands have been serving their respective guests, franchisees and communities for decades. Through its Restaurant Brands for Good framework, RBI is improving sustainable outcomes related to its food, the planet, and people and communities. RBI is committed to growing the TIM HORTONS®, BURGER KING®, POPEYES® and FIREHOUSE SUBS® brands by leveraging their respective core values, employee and franchisee relationships, and long track records of community support. Each brand benefits from the global scale and shared best practices that come from ownership by Restaurant Brands International Inc.

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