Product Developer - Associate

The Associate Product Developer will lead the development process from initial concept through order placement, ensuring product integrity, margin targets, fit standards, and calendar adherence.  The candidate will ensure product is executed to the Design team’s vision and work with Senior Designer and Merchandising on delivering on time product for samples and production for Seasonal collections.PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES: Execute on full development lifecycle from tech pack handoff to order placement.Collaborate with Design and Merchandising on re-engineering styles, cost-effective options to maintain design integrity and meet margin requirements.Manage, track and execute garment, trim and strike off approvals during development phase, ensuring compliance with design, fit and quality standards.Drive cross functional weekly team mtgs on development status and approval status to ensure deliverable are met for calendar.PLM system experience for management of line sheets and vendor allocation.Oversee sample ordering, receiving, sample hanging, and reporting, in conjunction with Production.Manage fit sessions, providing immediate feedback on any substitutions or changes to both internal and external partners.  Responsible for measuring samples before fit sessions and keeping track on full size spec updates reviewing gradings.Lead at all stages of sample development to communicate with factories.Work with the Designers to ensure that the product execution is consistent with original tech pack and vision.Make sample (proto, SMS, PPS, TOP) and trim comments to factory.Coordinate the development process according to time and action deadlinesCommunicate with Design for receiving edited tech packs and partner to review and track those tech pack revisions, ensuring factory is updated accordingly.Source appropriate materials, trims and components based on design and cost goals, communicate cost updates, lead times and MOQs with factories to meet margin goals.Support Senior Designer in all aspects of total line as needed.