Manager, Product Development
About The Position
Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together. We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Manager of Product Development to join our Lifestyle division. This individual will lead the product development process from initial concept through order placement, ensuring product integrity, margin targets, and calendar adherence.
Requirements
- Proven experience managing the full product development cycle, from design concept through order placement.
- Strong understanding of seasonal calendars and ability to adhere to key milestones.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment and issue resolution.
- Prior experience with woven product development; familiarity with outdoor lifestyle and technical products is a strong plus.
- Proactive, self-motivated, and solution-oriented professional with strong organizational skills.
- Detail-driven and capable of managing multiple priorities across different brands and product lines.
Nice To Haves
- familiarity with outdoor lifestyle and technical products
Responsibilities
- Oversee the full development lifecycle from concept to order placement for woven products across multiple brands.
- Collaborate with overseas offices to re-engineer styles, offering cost-effective options that maintain design integrity and meet margin requirements.
- Create and manage buy charts and purchase order creation (POC) charts, ensuring timely issuance of factory POs through international partners.
- Lead garment and trim approvals during development phase, ensuring compliance with design and quality standards.
- Drive cross functional weekly team mtgs on development status and approval status to ensure deliverable are met for calendar.
- PLM system experience: management of line sheets and vendor allocation.
- Manage and track lab dips, handlooms, knit downs, and trim submissions in coordination with overseas partners for all development styles.
- Maintain clear communication with cross-functional teams regarding material approvals and updates.
- Oversee SMS ordering, receiving, sample hanging, and reporting, in conjunction with overseas offices.
- Communicate timing out to cross functional team members on sample status leading up to deliverable date.
- Attend fit sessions, providing immediate feedback on any substitutions or changes to both internal and external partners.
- Partner with design to provide quality, workmanship, and fit comments to suppliers.
- Manage approval timelines for development fits in alignment with seasonal calendars
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- matching 401 (k)
- Summer Fridays
- generous PTO
- merchandise discounts
- excellent career development opportunities
- work environment that reflects our industry leadership
- social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism
- D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
