Product Developer

Perry Ellis International•Portland, OR

15h

About The Position

This position is responsible for Nike swim apparel & swim gear product development. Works with appropriate cross-functional partners (Design, Merchandising, Sourcing & external partners) to develop trims, fabrics, prints, & accessories for Nike swim ensuring high product integrity. Making sure all development hits key calendar dates and gates.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred with a focus on Product Development, Product Design, Sports Product Management or related field
2-3 years of experience in product development
Excellent interpersonal skills and problem-solving skills in a fast paced environment.
Ability to work under tight timelines and while juggling multiple deadlines.
Strong communicator. Superb written and verbal skills with an ability to clearly articulate.
Experience with communication with global vendors
Understand the product creation process & effectively executes on product development goals and deliverables.
Superior color/hue discrimination
Team player, proactive, & self motivated with ability to adapt to change quickly.
Knowledge and skill in PLM, Essentus and other software programs.
Knowledge and experience in how materials/trims work and function in apparel development

Responsibilities

Daily communication with liaison office partners & external suppliers for all aspects of swim development
Concise & direct email communication
Ensure all appropriate development documentation is maintained
Maintain in-house color standard library and send out standards as needed to vendors
Send out lab dip requests and print artwork for development
Review lab dip, trim and print submits with team and advise comments/approvals
Attend various weekly development meetings
Manages follow-up and problem resolution in a timely manner with attention to detail.
Collaborates with design, merchandising, & technical design to effectively execute product development deliverables.
Leads on time development according to critical dates, specific product needs, and profitability goals.
Support an efficient process and communication flow between all cross-functional departments.
Assist in packaging, hangtag, & label development
Maintains and manages PLM
Use PLM to maintain development records and build databases for all product components.
Ensure all fabrics & trims are production ready.
Reviews all PP samples to ensure all components are correct before production buys.
Maintains style development status hitting calendar deadlines for fabric, trims, and proto approval.
Tracks and facilitates sampling process
Issues PO by factory and follows up to ensure sample deadlines are met.
Facilitate samples review & allocation process for on time samples delivery.
Check in all samples and organize for hand off to merch & marketing teams