Product Developer, Women’s Bottoms

Levi Strauss•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Levi Strauss & Co. is seeking a Product Developer to support its Women's Bottoms business. The role manages product development, costing, and sourcing activities from development and prototype samples through final manufacturing-ready packages. It supports innovation goals and supply chain strategies while meeting cost, quality, and terms-of-engagement requirements. The Product Developer builds and manages the go-to-market calendar for product development, coordinates seasonal costing, supports sourcing strategies, manages finish approvals, and helps resolve quality issues. The role partners with Supply Planning and Field Teams to keep pre-production activities on schedule across production locations. This is a hybrid role based at the company's San Francisco headquarters, with an expected in-office schedule of three days per week, typically Tuesday through Thursday. The expected starting salary range is $92,000–$123,000 per year.

Requirements

At least 5 years of apparel production and/or product development experience.
Knowledge of garment construction and a variety of fabrications.
Project management abilities and systems knowledge.
Excel skills, including maintaining complex spreadsheets, pivot tables, VLOOKUPs, and formulas.
Flexibility regarding job responsibilities.
Experience working directly with senior-level directors.
A bachelor's degree in a textile or apparel industry field is preferred; a combination of college education and related work experience may be used as a substitute.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire and must not require current or future employment visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's degree in a textile or apparel industry field.

Responsibilities

Manage product development, costing, and sourcing activities from development and prototype samples through final manufacturing-ready packages.
Follow innovation goals, supply chain strategies, and requirements for cost, quality, and terms of engagement.
Build the go-to-market calendar for product development activities and maintain accountability across development phases to meet dates.
Lead seasonal costing activities, gather and negotiate prices, and align costs to FOB targets.
Manage finish approvals from development through pre-production and bulk shade bands.
Support execution of sourcing strategies and help resolve quality issues.
Partner with Supply Planning and Field Teams to ensure pre-production activities are on track to meet scheduled first-cut dates at all production locations.
Compile reports from multiple data sources and make decisions based on the results.