Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) is in the business of bikes! From creating a portfolio of our own award-winning brands to distributing the top names and best products in the industry, we’re doing our part to further bike-kind. With distribution centers in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Colorado, and Taiwan, QBP serves a network of more than 5,000 independent retailers and 450+ suppliers world-wide. We strive to be an extraordinary business to partner with and to work for, and have made good on that goal for over 35 years. As a values-driven company, making the world a better place has always been at the heart of everything QBP does. We believe that our actions as individuals and as a company can make a difference, so we work every day to improve the sustainability and health of our industry and our communities.
We understand that it is our employees that make us successful and we do our best to make QBP a fun and rewarding workplace. Our community is passionate about pushing creative boundaries, sparking innovation in the industry, living healthy lifestyles, and having fun. We have a casual environment that welcomes employees from all backgrounds and allows individuals to be themselves. QBP provides a lot of great perks for employees, including product discounts, commuting incentives, fitness and wellness programs, flexible schedules, weekly massages, and the ability to bring your dog to work.
Quality Bicycle Products (QBP) is in the business of bikes! From creating a portfolio of our own award-winning brands to distributing the top names and best products in the industry, we’re doing our part to further bike-kind. With distribution centers in Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Nevada, Colorado, and Taiwan, QBP serves a network of more than 5,000 independent retailers and 450+ suppliers world-wide. We strive to be an extraordinary business to partner with and to work for, and have made good on that goal for over 35 years. As a values-driven company, making the world a better place has always been at the heart of everything QBP does. We believe that our actions as individuals and as a company can make a difference, so we work every day to improve the sustainability and health of our industry and our communities.
We understand that it is our employees that make us successful and we do our best to make QBP a fun and rewarding workplace. Our community is passionate about pushing creative boundaries, sparking innovation in the industry, living healthy lifestyles, and having fun. We have a casual environment that welcomes employees from all backgrounds and allows individuals to be themselves. QBP provides a lot of great perks for employees, including product discounts, commuting incentives, fitness and wellness programs, flexible schedules, weekly massages, and the ability to bring your dog to work.
Why join us?
Are you ready to join a passionate team working to create the next generation of packs and bags? Quality Bicycle Products is looking to add a Softgoods Product Developer to our growing team developing product for the Salsa Cycles brand.
The Softgoods Product Developer (Bags and Packs) is the central technical developer of the category, and will lead the creation process by transforming the vision into a commercially viable product.
What you will do:
As a part of the product development team, the Softgoods Product Developer is responsible for the expert and timely development of our complete Bag and Pack product lines. Expect to work in a collaborative environment on a variety of projects ranging in complexity. The Softgoods Product Developer is driven, passionate, and self-motivated; but will also be capable of integrating into a larger development team that interacts between creative, product management, design, and supply chain.
This is a full-time position at our Minnesota headquarters and reports to the Industrial Design Manager with a dotted line report to the assigned Product Managers; will focus their time on the Salsa Cycles product line, and may work on additional brand product as needed.
As a Bag and Pack Developer, your main things are:
Essential Duties:
*Other tasks and responsibilities as assigned
What you need to succeed:
Modeling QBP Core Values:
APPLICATION:
Candidates interested in this position must provide a cover letter, resume, and work examples with their application in either a PDF or weblink.
All candidates are subject to a pre-employment criminal background check and a drug screen. Some applicants may be subject to a credit check and driving check as well.