Full job description
This role will provide product management support for the overall fashion accessory product development and production process. This candidate will be working with Product Management, Design and Production for the fashion accessory creation process from ideation to final product delivery. You will manage the product creation workflow through data management and effective collaboration across cross-functional teams.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
General
- Collaborate with cross-functional team and suppliers throughout the development calendar, meeting timelines, and maintaining status trackers for visibility.
- Ensure seamless interaction to deliver a product line that is designed, developed, and manufactured to meet the cost, quality requirements and calendar timelines.
- Accurate record keeping and tracking of developments and bulk production in all trackers.
Product Development
- Develop soft & hard goods with multiple sources and facilitate approvals during product development stages.
- Review and approve prototypes and TOPs, involving buying and design teams.
- Execute against development, production milestones and calendar due dates with detailed tracking and reporting.
- Develop products that are engineered to cost standards.
- Create lower-cost alternatives that uphold integrity of the intended product design.
- Continually support new innovation in materials, technologies and construction.
- Ensure product is engineered to meet intended end use and quality requirements, through our testing and supplier management.
- Administer the resourcing process of current products and new programs as required.
Experience/Requirements
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in product development in garment and/or fashion accessory manufacturing.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience in apparel product related roles.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within cross-functional teams.
- High accountability, problem-solving, detailed oriented, ability to meet deadlines, adaptable to a rapid changing environment.
- Experience working with international manufacturers.
- Proficiency in the following: Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Willingness to learn, eager to take on new projects.
- Other duties as assigned.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $ 61,500.77- $ 74,065.45per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Schedule:
- Monday through Thursday in office, Friday remote
Education:
Location:
Experience:
- Product development: 2-5 years (Preferred)
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $61,500.77 - $74,065.45 per year
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
- Vision insurance
Experience level:
- 2 years
- 3 years
- 4 years
- 5 years
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
- No weekends
Location:
- New York, NY 10018 (Required)
Work Location: Hybrid remote in New York, NY 10018