Deputy Director
About The Position
DirectHire KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Product Strategy & Leadership Define and execute the overall product development vision and roadmap aligned with brand, customer, and market objectives. Lead the development of customer-specific and market-driven product lines that balance creativity, speed-to-market, quality, and margin. Continuously evolve and elevate the company’s aesthetic while maintaining brand integrity and commercial viability. Team & Cross-Functional Management Lead, mentor, and develop the Product Development and Design teams, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture. Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Imports, and Sample Departments to ensure seamless product lifecycle execution. Support Sales leadership with strategic product storytelling, presentations, and market-driven assortments. Product Development & Execution Oversee the full product lifecycle from concept through production, ensuring timelines, cost targets, and quality standards are met. Provide creative direction, design guidance, and final approvals for product concepts, art direction, and specifications. Ensure accuracy and consistency of design specs to clearly communicate product builds to overseas factories. Manufacturing & Vendor Collaboration Serve as the primary product development liaison with overseas factories. Lead pricing analysis, cost engineering, and negotiations to support margin objectives. Collaborate with vendors to develop new materials, treatments, and construction techniques. Market & Trend Intelligence Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive landscape, retail pricing architecture, and perceived value. Drive continuous research through trend forecasting, online research, retail observation, and industry trade shows. Translate insights into actionable product strategies and sellable collections.
Responsibilities
- Define and execute the overall product development vision and roadmap aligned with brand, customer, and market objectives.
- Lead the development of customer-specific and market-driven product lines that balance creativity, speed-to-market, quality, and margin.
- Continuously evolve and elevate the company’s aesthetic while maintaining brand integrity and commercial viability.
- Lead, mentor, and develop the Product Development and Design teams, fostering a high-performance, collaborative culture.
- Partner closely with Sales, Marketing, Operations, Imports, and Sample Departments to ensure seamless product lifecycle execution.
- Support Sales leadership with strategic product storytelling, presentations, and market-driven assortments.
- Oversee the full product lifecycle from concept through production, ensuring timelines, cost targets, and quality standards are met.
- Provide creative direction, design guidance, and final approvals for product concepts, art direction, and specifications.
- Ensure accuracy and consistency of design specs to clearly communicate product builds to overseas factories.
- Serve as the primary product development liaison with overseas factories.
- Lead pricing analysis, cost engineering, and negotiations to support margin objectives.
- Collaborate with vendors to develop new materials, treatments, and construction techniques.
- Maintain a deep understanding of the competitive landscape, retail pricing architecture, and perceived value.
- Drive continuous research through trend forecasting, online research, retail observation, and industry trade shows.
- Translate insights into actionable product strategies and sellable collections.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
