Analyst, Private Brands Product Safety

General Summary:
The Analyst will support the development, launch, and lifecycle management of compliant, safe, and high-quality private brand products for product categories including but not limited to children’s products, apparel, food contact materials, seasonal goods, household products and general merchandise. This role will coordinate product testing, corrective actions, and merchant training to ensure products meet both regulatory requirements and internal standards. The analyst will play a key role in tracking issues, driving remediation, and enhancing vendor qualification processes, particularly for higher-risk product categories, while helping to meet business timelines and avoid delays, compliance failures, and regulatory enforcement actions. This role will also assist in protocol and procedural development.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Coordinate testing programs for private brand products, including submission tracking, results review, and stakeholder communication.
• Support the remediation process for product issues by tracking corrective actions, documenting outcomes, and following up with internal teams and vendors.
• Monitor progress against testing and launch timelines to ensure product compliance does not delay go-to-market activities.
• Assist in developing and delivering training to merchants and cross-functional partners on product safety, quality, and compliance expectations.
• Work closely with vendors to support qualification processes, focusing on higher-risk goods such as children’s products and electronics.
• Maintain accurate compliance records, product documentation, and test reports in centralized databases or tracking systems.
• Conduct and support post-market activities, including but not limited to consumer complaint investigations, state and federal reporting, and recall execution.
• Collaborate with internal partners such as Quality Assurance, Regulatory, Sourcing, Legal, and Merchandising to ensure smooth execution of compliance-related tasks.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of compliance programs for private brand products.
• Monitor industry best practices and regulatory trends relevant to private label goods and communicate emerging risks or changes.
• Participate in internal audits, vendor assessments, and compliance reviews as needed.

Position Requirements:
Office work environment, 40+ work hours per week

Minimum Requirements:

Education: BA/BS in addition to relevant work experience
Experience: 5+ years of experience in Quality & Compliance. Strong knowledge of CPSC, CPSIA, US Customs, and state-level product safety regulations.

Job Related Skills:

• 5+ years of experience working in a product safety or compliance role.
• Strong knowledge or demonstrated ability to quickly learn federal and state product regulatory requirements.
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail, with the ability to manage multiple deadlines and regulatory jurisdictions.
• Effective communicator with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to coordinate cross-functionally.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with regulatory databases or compliance tracking tools preferred.
• Strong problem-solving skills and a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Keen understanding of product life cycle from both retail and manufacturing perspective.