Product Approval Assistant

Haddad Brands•New York, NY

4d•$60,000 - $65,000•Onsite

About The Position

The Product Approval Assistant will support the Product Approval team to ensure bulk fabric, art execution and trims are approved to Haddad Brands and licensors’ standards to drive product execution and on-time deliveries.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Production Management, Fashion Merchandising or related field
1+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience
Proficient in Microsoft Office
Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors.

Responsibilities

Assist the Product Approval Manager and/or Product Approval Director throughout the entire approval process, including approving fabric qualities, wash, lab dips, artwork, accessories, trims and pre-production samples in a timely manner
Partner with overseas vendors and offices to ensure timely delivery of all submissions and approvals
Monitor deadlines and approval milestones in the tracking system for all submits and pre-production samples
Organize and maintain seasonal boards, directive assortments and design catalogs by brand
Create and present seasonal risk assessments to sourcing and design teams to avoid quality and execution issues
Create risk hind-sight post season to further improve development process with factories
Sort and distribute submits from overseas to Design teams daily and prioritize by delivery date
Organize and send back QRS samples to Nike corporate with comments
Hang and maintain pre-production sample rack
Special projects as assigned