Associate, Product Development

Centric Brands•Los Angeles, CA

7d•$75,000 - $80,000

About The Position

Founded in 2001 by Creative Director Joe Dahan, Joe's redefines everyday style with its inherently LA sensibility and distinctive rock + roll point-of-view. With an emphasis on offering the perfect fit for everybody, the brand takes a revolutionary approach to denim and sophisticated classics, incorporating the very latest in technology to offer product that is beautiful, innovative, and fits flawlessly. Production/Product Development From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, order placement, pricing, quality control and getting the finished product where it needs to be, our production/product development team is responsible for ensuring we keep our standards high and our business profitable at every step of the journey. If you are a focused, results-driven, tenacious and highly flexible team player, we’ll give you every opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the world’s foremost major lifestyle brand collectives.

Requirements

Minimum of 2-4 years relevant experience
Advanced Microsoft suite skills (Excel)
Excellent verbal and written communication, organizational, multi-tasking and problem-solving skills
Ability to independently organize and prioritize workload to meet deadlines
Must be efficient with strong attention to detail
Demonstrate the organizational ability to facilitate multi-tasking in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment
Have enthusiasm and be self-motivated, have a passion for fashion and clothes, and love challenges
Strong communication skills
Has a strong understanding of the product lifecycle calendar

Nice To Haves

Familiarity with FLEX PLM, a plus

Responsibilities

Works directly with design directors & design team to launch new styles each season into development
Helps to source and mange new fabrics, counter development and costing comparisons
Manages initial Proto costing from vendors in partnership with production and works directly with Merch teams to align on margin targets
Leads Proto costing meeting with production team at the beginning of each season
Attends Proto fittings with design and tech teams
Attends all fabric and vendor meetings
Receive, log and organize all incoming fabric, samples, knit downs and lab dips
Meets weekly with all vendors to discuss WIPs and development timelines
Works closely with design at tech pack hand off stages so that information is given to vendor properly
Downloads SMS coordinator on all styles once styles are adopted in the line
Follow up and track all Proto styles with vendors and update tracker accordingly
Ensure that Proto samples are in-house on time for all meetings needs
Proactively follow up with each vendor to ensure timely delivery of Protos
Work cross-functionally and with vendors to come up with creative solutions/workarounds in order to improve execution of Protos
Receive, log and organize all incoming Protos
Participate in the allocation meeting at the beginning of each season
Communicate to each vendor at the beginning of the season; the development timeline/due dates
Organize Proto sample lines for in house marketing and design teams so rack is ready for internal meetings
Update PLM with HTS classifications per season
Responsible for both Men’s and Women’s division seasonal lines
Additional tasks as requested by management