Product Developer for women's sportswear at FAM Brands, onsite in Los Angeles, CA, guiding products from concept through production while coordinating with product management, design, merchandising and global vendor teams.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate daily development activities across multiple brands, seasons and external vendor partners.
- Monitor development milestones and ensure alignment with seasonal calendars.
- Collaborate with Product Management, Design and Merchandising teams throughout the development cycle.
- Evaluate lab dips, strike-offs, trims, and development submissions, and relay comments and approvals to vendors.
- Assess color submissions to ensure consistency with brand standards.
- Assist with the development of prints, graphics, embellishments, washes and specialty treatments.
- Identify and resolve development, construction and quality issues.
- Lead or support fabric and trim sourcing initiatives aligned with brand identity and target costs.
- Work with Product Management and Design/Merchandising to support costing goals.
- Collaborate with vendors and internal teams to balance quality, design intent and cost requirements.
- Manage vendor communications, development timelines, approvals and issue resolution.
- Maintain accurate product information, BOMs, approvals and development records within Centric PLM.
- Keep seasonal data, sample tracking and documentation organized and up to date.
- Track inbound and outbound development packages and samples, including receipt, distribution and follow-up.
- Maintain organized seasonal sample archives and material libraries.
- Partner with Design, Merchandising, Sales and Technical Design teams to support product execution.
- Participate in SMS reviews, milestone meetings and seasonal development meetings.
- Identify opportunities to improve workflows, SOPs and team efficiency.
- Contribute to a collaborative, team-oriented culture focused on continuous improvement.
Requirements
- 3+ years of apparel product development or production experience in apparel wholesale, retail or related industries.
- Strong understanding of the end-to-end product development process from concept through production.
- Experience with Centric PLM, BOM management and product data maintenance.
Technologies
Compensation
- Salary: USD 80,000 - 90,000 per year
Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity
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