The Senior Product Development Associate manages the product development cycle, communicates with vendors, and tracks progress to ensure timely delivery of samples and products.
The Senior Product Development Associate will work alongside the Product Development team in managing and tracking the development cycle for all categories across both Men’s and Women’s. As a Senior Product Development Associate, you will own and communicate our development needs and deadlines to vendors and cross functional teams.
Primary Responsibilities
- Understand aesthetic and technical direction of product to guide decisions.
- Own all steps of product development process for categories under management.
- Responsible for launching and tracking new developments from design to vendors.
- Manage and update Tech Packs & BOMs with Tech and Design teams.
- Manage and maintain Tracker reports for categories under management.
- Gather, review & negotiate costing.
- Ensure all developments meet calendar requirements.
- Own the development requests & monitor delivery of samples from vendors. Report status to cross functional teams & troubleshoot roadblocks.
- Work directly with domestic and import vendors on development, sample tracking and maintaining deadlines.
- Communicate daily regarding sample timing, production issues, and product management; address and manage exceptions.
- Work with Design and Fabric sourcing teams to bring in/develop seasonal fabrics and trims.
- Makes decisions on acceptable substitute materials for sampling, cost options for development to deliver production ready styles.
- Run weekly WIP meetings to keep the team on track for approvals and sample status.
- Responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with vendors.
- Attending all milestone meetings (concept, product review, fittings etc) to implement changes and comments into development.
Experience Required
- 5-7 years applicable experience
- Previous experience in product development, production, or material development required. Outerwear, Tailoring, Wash, Accessories experience preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills to interact with internal teams & outside vendors
- Must have experience in working with apparel import vendors
- Knowledge of fabric, trim sourcing, product development required
- Must have strong attention to detail
- Highly motivated, organized, Collaborative
- Strong communication skills, Hard-working. Detail oriented
- Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Gmail, Google meet, Google calendar, Apparel Magic,
- MULTILINGUAL-speaker is a plus.
Buck Mason designs updated, modern American classics for daily wear. Founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen, who were neighbors in Venice, California, they initially set up shop in a 350 square foot garage off Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Using old school manufacturing techniques combined with modern technology, they took an architectural approach to the product with the goal of making fashion less complicated, building each piece to last beyond a single season. Much of their product is made in the USA, where you can often find Sasha and Erik on the factory floor.
Top Skills
Apparel Magic
Excel
Gmail
Google Calendar
Google Meet
Buck Mason Los Angeles, California, USA Office
119 N Larchmont Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States, 90004
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