Pat Watson to Direct Product Development at Broyhill

July 23, 2007  by in UnCategorized   

By Home Furnishings Business in Upholstery on July 2007 Pat Watson has joined Broyhill Furniture Industries Inc., Lenoir, N.C., as director of product development, a new position at the full-line vendor and Furniture Brands International company.

Watson reports to Jimmy Martin, Broyhill senior vice president of supply chain, and will be responsible for directing and managing both domestic and Asian new-product development teams. He has also been charged with refining the product development process to ensure the right products are delivered on time and with ensuring the effective and on-time execution of Broyhill’s merchandising concepts and ideas.

“We are very fortunate to bring someone with Pat’s vast knowledge and experience to Broyhill,” Martin said. “His in-depth understanding of the global sourcing marketplace and his proven track record of using technology to create and maintain efficiencies will help Broyhill achieve its goals of on-time, on-quality and on-cost.”

Watson Broyhill most recently from Magnussen Home Furnishings Inc., High Point, where he held a variety of positions including merchandising manager for all product categories, director of international supply, supply manager, director of product development and domestic quality assurance, product development manager and product development coordinator. Before joining Magnussen Home, Watson was an information technology systems analyst with Furniture Today, a sales representative with Inacom Information Systems, and a sales manager and sales representative for Taracorp.