Six Flags Entertainment Corporation · 1 week ago
Corporate Product Developer
Charlotte, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
3+ years expSix Flags Entertainment Corporation is a leading amusement park operator, and they are seeking a Corporate Merchandise Product Developer. This role is responsible for building the product strategy and delivering business results for assigned categories, focusing on product development, innovation, and collaboration with various teams to enhance the guest experience.
Entertainment
Responsibilities
Work collaboratively with Category Planning and Park Retail Operations to develop annual merchandising strategy and business plans for assigned categories for Six Flags Parks and review with business partners. Set direction and establish annual timeline. Partner with the park retail teams to drive the business and deliver a compelling guest experience
Drive innovation and take the lead in conceiving and developing new products. Champion the product development process from ideation through successful launch
Drive significant category growth through development and execution of category and segment strategies, new innovative products, new categories, and exclusive brands
Develop co-branded product opportunities, realize the benefits and strategic value of partnerships and vendor collaborations through the entire product lifecycle
Establish and maintain a thorough understanding of market trends and competitive products, leveraging findings to develop product strategy
Identify and drive opportunities to scale concepts and product initiatives across the enterprise
Build excellent relationships with vendors, cross-functional teams and park retail operations teams
Identify Customer Preferences and attend events, fairs, and exhibitions to remain up to date with market’s trends. Drive innovation in the category through art development and strategic partnerships
Drive new product development within assigned categories to align with Category Planning Strategy, annual merchandising strategy and business plan for the category. Prepare product assortments for line reviews with business partners
Evaluate supplier options according to prices, quality etc. and determine the best choices, negotiate as required to achieve financial goals. Collaborate with corporate procurement as necessary. Ensure timely delivery of product initiatives. Reconcile any discrepancies between purchase order and invoice costs or any issues related to product quality or delivery timeliness
Ability to evaluate each vendors strengths and weaknesses to maximize vendor performance metrics
Create product assortments to align with Assortment Plans. Provide visual merchandise presentation guidance for developed product assortments
Process all custom licensed product approvals as required for all phases of approval. Ensure product quality and integrity are maintained
Build and maintain good working relationships with assigned third party licenses as it relates to the Licensor’s global strategy and potential application to the Six Flags business
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandise, Business Administration, or Marketing or 2-3 years of related experience
3+ years of product development or buying experience
Experience in theme parks is a plus
Strong organizational and communication skills
Travel required: 25%
Preferred
Innovative thinking
Ability to quickly identify emerging trends and their application to the business
Passion for product quality and the desire to deliver an amazing guest experience
Influence, getting others onboard with groundbreaking ideas
Merchandise Storytelling
Ability to create product designs that reflect the Park Experience and engage targeted guests
Company
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation (NYSE: FUN) is North America’s largest regional amusement-resort operator with 26 amusement parks, 15 water parks and 9 resort properties across 16 states in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageCompany data provided by crunchbase