- Develops and executes in partnership with designer styles from initial concept to production
- Develops and sources in partnership with designer fabric and trims
- Manage all samples to ensure their movement through the product development process in coordination with the development calendar
- Work with factories to achieve desired cost and margin goals without compromising design
- Travel to factories as needed to review seasonal development progress
- Strategically manage vendors to make sure sample deadlines are met
- Strategically manage in partnership with design bill of material (BOMs) fabric and trim issuing trials tests and color approvals
- Build and maintain development calendar and cost charts for all categories
- Identify and troubleshoot costing/quality control challenges along with design and resolve with vendors
- Negotiate best cost with vendors
Requirements
- Manages all communication with vendors to ensure daily clarity and product status updates.
- Develop and manage process for ordering bulk fabric and trim to ensure orders can be cut and made.
- Build strong relationships with mills to obtain care content sample yardage requests bulk minimums negotiate prices leadtimes and delivery.
- Positive enthusiastic and passionate about the apparel industry
- Knowledge and understanding of fabrics construction and print techniques
- 815 years of experience in production or product development
Hire a Data Management Executive(DME) who is good with Excel He should have good knowledge of different Excel formulas He should have good knowledge of Macros, If possible Through knowledge of Excel or Google sheets Should know pivot Tables A background in mathematics will help
Education
Min Graduate