Product Development Project Manager - Consumer Products

We've been building consumer brands since 2015. They sell mainly in the US and Canada, on Amazon, Walmart and our own Shopify stores, and several rank among the top sellers in their Amazon categories: • Aquabliss (founded 2015): shower filters and replacement cartridges. Our original brand. • Cossini (acquired 2019): padfolios and desk accessories. • Hudson Hi-Fi (acquired 2023): vinyl record sleeves and record care. • AquaHomeGroup (acquired 2025): shower filters and shower heads for the home. We do about $58M a year in revenue, and we're founder-owned and well capitalised, with companies in the US, Canada, Singapore and the UAE. The brands have years of sales history behind them. What's new is Dubai: we've set up Zelona, our operating company, to lead the group from here. The group was founded by Dave Pitman, a British entrepreneur who has spent more than a decade building and buying Amazon brands. He has more product ideas than any team can run. You'll work with him and our COO to decide which ones get developed, then turn them into products: a clear brief, a written go/no-go, and a launch on schedule. Now, we're looking for a Product Development Project Manager to take our new products from idea to launch, and to own the buying decisions behind them. This is a hands-on, commercially accountable role: you'll bring together everyone with a stake in a product, turn their input into clear briefs and specs, and drive every project to launch on schedule. You'll also own the monthly buy plan for our 100+ products and sign purchase orders within your authority. You'll report to our COO and work hand in hand with our long-standing China-based sourcing team. You brief them, they work with the factories on the ground (quotes, samples, inspections and freight), and you approve the terms. You'll also work with our product designer, brand managers, e-commerce manager and in-house developers, with admin and data support from our operations team. This role blends project management and commercial judgement with execution: you make the calls, record them in our in-house system, and see them through. We admit we're not for everyone. We have high standards, move fast, and hire smart people with strong critical thinking skills: people honest and confident enough to say "I don't know, but I'll find out." If you want a comfortable 9-to-5, this isn't your place. If you want to build, it is. What You'll Own • New product projects: running every project from idea to launch. You gather input from the founder, brand managers, e-commerce and design, turn it into clear briefs and specs for our sourcing team and factories, and keep samples, testing, packaging and set-up on schedule • The product calendar: one live plan of every project, owner and deadline, with clear stage gates and written go/no-go decisions • Buying: the monthly buy plan, agreed with the COO; purchase orders within your authority; reorder settings in our in-house system; and stock plans for Q4 and promotions with the brand managers • Supplier terms and cost: approving the prices, MOQs, lead times and payment terms our sourcing team negotiates; choosing and onboarding new factories; checking supplier invoices before payment; and landed cost per product • Freight: approving bookings within your limit and the Incoterms on every order, which our sourcing team arranges • Compliance and quality: every product certified and tested before launch, no material change without written approval, and root cause on returns and defects, working with our factories and specialists • Product data: barcodes, naming and the product master record, so every new product is set up right the first time Expected Results • New products launch on schedule, through clear go/no-go decisions and without drift • Everyone knows where every project stands, without having to chase • Our best-selling products stay in stock, without excess sitting in warehouses • Lower unit and landed costs on our biggest products • Complete certification and compliance documents for every product we sell • Fewer returns and defects, and no product changes without approval What You Bring • 5+ years running product development projects for consumer products, with launches you can show • You've worked directly with factories or manufacturers to your specifications: briefs, tech packs or specs, samples and approvals. Any product category counts; appliances, water, home or electronics are a plus • You run projects to a decision: several teams, one plan, clear gates, written go/no-go, no drift • You write briefs and specs that a factory can build from • Comfortable with the numbers behind buying: forecasts, weeks of cover, unit economics and landed cost. You can challenge a forecast or a quote • Comfortable rolling up your sleeves in a lean environment, and you close every loop in writing • Fluent business English. Mandarin isn't required: our China team handles day-to-day factory communication • Able to travel to our factories a few times a year • Nice to have: experience with Chinese factories, Amazon FBA replenishment, product certification (CPSC, DOE/CEC, NSF/ANSI, ESMA/G-Mark or CE), Incoterms and HS codes • Bonus: you use AI tools to speed up research, analysis and documentation, and you check their output This isn't a retail buying or category management role. If your experience is buying finished products from brands, distributors or wholesalers, or planning and logistics only, this role isn't the right fit. How We'll Measure Success • Launches per quarter, and time from idea to launch • Projects delivered on the dates agreed at each gate • In-stock rate and weeks of cover on our top products • Unit cost and landed cost against last year • Compliance documents complete for every active product • Return and defect rates Why Zelona? • A lean, high-growth company with a reputation for driving results • Real ownership: you decide what we make and buy, not just process the orders • You report to the COO and work directly with the founder on the product range • You'll build the product and sourcing function in Dubai as we grow • We operate fast, keep things simple, and care deeply about what we do (and each other) We're looking to hire now. If you want to build something meaningful, and you're excited to own both the products and the numbers behind them, apply today.

5+ years running product development projects for consumer products, with launches you can show. You've worked directly with factories or manufacturers to your specifications: briefs, tech packs or specs, samples and approvals. Any product category counts; appliances, water, home or electronics are a plus. You run projects to a decision: several teams, one plan, clear gates, written go/no-go, no drift. You write briefs and specs that a factory can build from. Comfortable with the numbers behind buying: forecasts, weeks of cover, unit economics and landed cost. You can challenge a forecast or a quote. Comfortable rolling up your sleeves in a lean environment, and you close every loop in writing. Fluent business English. Mandarin isn't required: our China team handles day-to-day factory communication. Able to travel to our factories a few times a year. Nice to have: experience with Chinese factories, Amazon FBA replenishment, product certification (CPSC, DOE/CEC, NSF/ANSI, ESMA/G-Mark or CE), Incoterms and HS codes. Bonus: you use AI tools to speed up research, analysis and documentation, and you check their output.

New product projects: running every project from idea to launch; the product calendar: one live plan of every project, owner and deadline with stage gates and go/go decisions; Buying: the monthly buy plan, purchase orders within your authority, reorder settings in our in-house system, and stock plans for Q4 and promotions; Supplier terms and cost: approving prices, MOQs, lead times and payment terms our sourcing team negotiates; choosing and onboarding new factories; checking supplier invoices before payment; landed cost per product; Freight: approving bookings within your limit and the Incoterms on every order; Compliance and quality: every product certified and tested before launch, no material change without written approval, root cause on returns and defects; Product data: barcodes, naming and the product master record for correct setup of new products.