We are hiring a Product Development Coordinator for a top fashion company in NYC! The Associate Product Developer, Sampling is an individual contributor responsible for coordinating the end-to-end sampling process, from prepositioning sample yardage to ordering and tracking garment samples. This person plays a key role in the total product development process, collaborating with Design, PD and Merchant teams to ensure accurate and timely representation of the assortment to support business decision-making and creatives needs. As the point person for all things sampling for their designated product categories, this person will also be responsible for readiness reporting at a material- and style-level leading up to key milestones.
Responsibilities:
- Ordering sample yardage at a greige and color-level to support color samples within PLM system
- Vendor/supplier invoice processing for all sample yardage and sample-making costs, where applicable
- Ownership of all sampling-related needs for designated product categories, ensuring accurate and timely receipt of garment samples
- Maintaining consistent communication with vendors and suppliers, ensuring adherence to brand calendar
- Liaising between cross-functional partners including Design, Product Development, Raw Materials, Print and Color, Marketing and Merchandising and external vendor and supplier partners as needed
- Attending weekly cross-functional meetings to understand product assortment, business priorities, and represent for all sampling-related topics
- Maintaining seasonal sample yardage cost and readiness reporting, to be published to leaders and the business, respectively
- Keeping seasonal sample tracker updated, providing readiness reporting to teams leading up to key milestone meetings
- Support building leadership dashboards, providing headlines and metrics ahead of milestone meetings
- Observing business processes, anticipating potential needs, and uncovering areas for improvement
- Prioritize workload based on business needs and requirements; manage competing deliverables and business priorities
If you meet the required qualifications and are interested in this role, please apply today.
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