Product Development Manager - Wovens
About The Position
The Product Development team is passionate about products with an obsessive eye for detail. We are looking for a Product Development Manager for Woven apparel with excellent communication and problem solving skills to run every step of the process from product development through to a production-ready pass off to our sourcing team. In this role you will partner cross-functionally with Design, Raw Materials, Merchandising, Planning, Technical Design, Sourcing, and Quality teams to build best-in-class products. You will manage 2-3 quarters at a time during different stages of development and lead the team through the product life cycle calendar.
Requirements
- 5+ years of product development experience in woven. Outerwear experience is a plus.
- Ability to collaborate with many cross functional teams
- Passionate about product with an attention to detail
- An entrepreneurial & resourceful approach to create and implement process improvements
- In-depth cost negotiations and time management skills
- Intermediate knowledge of software/systems - PLM, Google sheets, Airtable
- Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and are comfortable with change
- Organizational skills, are timely and hold yourself to a high level of accuracy
- Ideally well versed in wet and dry processing
- Ability to travel overseas and work with diverse cultures
Nice To Haves
- Outerwear experience is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Partner cross-functionally in the development process with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials & Merchandising focusing on building the best product while keeping quality, innovation, sustainability and cost top of mind
- Ensure our product is developed on time and to design intent, while offering options and creative solutions around construction, finishes, and costing
- Partner with external suppliers via email and phone calls building a strong relationship needed to create great products
- Own initial costing, time and action calendars, while maintaining multiple connected internal tools to facilitate cross functional communication & transparency
- Manage the seasonal development milestones, including long lead-time calendars and offering creative solutions to development constraints
- Manage and track style development ratio, ensuring business needs are met while maintaining balance of workload
- Own tailoring sample & mock up requests that supports vetting new material options in partnership with our raw materials and quality teams
- Own the final BOMs within our PLM system
- Manage lab dip approvals, trim approvals, sample yardage tracking throughout the development process
- Partner with Raw Materials and Sourcing to ensure proper factory and mill allocation
- Partner with Raw Materials to ensure sustainability and cost targets are met
- Manage booking through manufacturing with our supplier
- Communicate and partner with planning and merchandising teams on late deliveries, short-shipments, chase and cuts
- Coach and mentor team members by leading through influence.
Benefits
- Hybrid schedule, with at least three days in the office per week, Tuesdays through Thursdays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
No Education Listed
