Offer summary

Qualifications:

Degree in Merchandising, Product Development, or Design, or equivalent experience., At least three years of experience in garment product development or production., Strong organizational and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced environment., Proficiency in Word, Excel, and Outlook, with excellent communication abilities..

Key responsibilities:

Partner with design and sourcing teams to ensure product specifications and timelines are met.

Manage development calendars, track prototypes, raw materials, and approvals.

Coordinate with production to maintain brand standards and resolve challenges.

Communicate product updates, manage sample workflows, and ensure data accuracy.

Job description

Title

Product Development Coordinator

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

Partner with Design to ensure products are executed with design specifications. Ensure Development execution is in accordance with the Mill / Vendor Brand strategy.
Partner with Raw Materials team to allocate and track yardage, raw materials, and trims.
Responsible for design-based initiatives: managing the development calendar/timelines to ensure accuracy in the approval process and meeting all deliverables: level set priorities with cross-functional teams accordingly.
Continuously communicate to all team members on, timing, calendar, product updates, approvals, and issues.
Counter-source and provide options to design where necessary to ensure global margin goals are attainable for production execution.
Anticipate and identify any potential obstacles in the development process and facilitate the effective resolution of issues by partnering with cross functional teams.
Identify and maintain seasonal development metrics using global line plans. Responsible for maximum style/cc development ratios at the category level and also managing Design capacity
Partner with Sourcing, Production teams for challenges and issues while maintaining brand standards.
Partner with Production Teams and Allocate design prototypes based on mill/vendor strategies
Manage data on linesheets to ensure integrity and accuracy of the information
Execute and deliver on assigned seasonal pipeline department activities:
- Issuing development PO’s
- Requesting, tracking, reviewing both PROTO & SMS costing
- Tracking Labdips and Maintaining Standards/Approval Library
- Tracking All prototypes
- Tracking and Allocating SMS raw materials and ensuring color/material standards have been met.
- Dual Costing/Counter-sourcing
- Managing deadlines and logistics of ALL markets SMS
- Responsible for Style Detail Handover to Production: color, quality, trim, samples.
Communicate and direct seasonal design development calendar, product development, price requirements and needs to Vendors

Manage sample room handoff and workflow for fits, proto’s, SMS remakes/fixes based on priorities which includes timing & fabric in factory dates.

Qualifications/Experience We’re Looking For:

Degree in Merchandising/Product Development, Design, preferred or equivalent years of experience
Must have three (3) years of experience in product development or production in garment manufacturing
Demonstrated ability to work in a multi-cultural and high paced environment
Ability to partner cross functionally and build strong working relationships with respect
Exceptionally strong problem solving and negotiating skills
Strong verbal and written communication skills, including meeting facilitation and process implementation
Demonstration of a high level of organization in the product development process
Strong experience in use of programs such as Word, Excel, Outlook
Strong ability to be proactive and prioritize
Solution oriented and strong initiative

Compensation Range: $60,000-$70,000 annually depending on experience and years of experience

Benefits at VopCo:

Competitive Paid Time Off, minimum vacation starts at 3 weeks annually, currently piloting unlimited PTO
Very generous holiday schedule including week closure between Dec. 25^th – Jan. 1^st
Beautiful creative offices, open concept with lots of natural lighting, secured parking lot
Elective Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance effective the 1^st of the month following your 30^th day
Monthly data/phone stipend for eligible roles
Clothing Allowance & Merchandise Discounts
Up to $600 Annual Gym Reimbursement
A variety of mental health support tools and programs
401(k) auto-enrollment with employer match (traditional and/or Roth)
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and/or Health Savings Account (HSA)
A minimum of 12-weeks fully paid parental leave after 1 year of service
Supplemental coverage for infertility treatments
Employer-paid Life Insurance, AD&D Insurance, and Short-Term Disability Insurance
Discounted Pet Insurance, Home & Auto Insurance, Legal Insurance
Work from home on Friday’s
Summer Friday’s