
Product Development Manager (Temporary) - Carolina Herrera (Fashion)
New York, NY, US
The Opportunity
The Product Development & Atelier Manager will coordinate the development of garments and ensure that patterns and samples meet our quality and design standards.
What you'll get to do
- Oversee end-to-end product development across the in-house atelier and domestic and international vendors, from initial concept through final SMS approval, ensuring all fittings, sample reviews, and development milestones are completed on time.
- Maintain and update seasonal WIP reports, ensuring accurate and up-to-date style masters, line sheets, and SKU tracking tools across all product categories.
- Partner with the Fabric Director to prioritize split fabric shipments and ensure strategic allocation planning to meet critical development and production deadlines.
- Collaborate with Design and Tech Design to translate creative concepts into commercially viable products while maintaining design intent and construction standards.
- Coordinate and attend fittings, document detailed fit notes, and communicate revisions to patternmakers and factories to ensure fit accuracy, sample quality, and design integrity.
- Create and maintain BOMs and issue development POs through the PLM system, ensuring accurate style records and development documentation while coordinating material shipments for domestic and international factories.
- Partner with Production and Merchandising to achieve pre-costing targets and margin goals while maintaining product quality and design integrity.
- Manage handoff of domestic developments to Production, ensuring complete and accurate cut sheets, BOMs, and technical information for each style.
- Track development spending, review and approve factory invoices, and ensure purchase orders and costs are accurately documented.
We'd love to meet you if you have
- 7+ years’ experience in product development managing domestic and international factories.
- Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Photoshop; familiarity with PLM and product development tracking systems preferred.
A reasonable estimate of the current salary is $100,000-$115,000 USD.
We welcome Creators Of All Kinds. If you are unsure of meeting all the requirements but trust you have the transferable skills to excel in this role, complete the application and our teams will get in touch if you are selected for an interview.
A few things you'll love about us
- An entrepreneurial, creative and welcoming work culture
- A range of learning and development opportunities
- An international company with plenty of opportunities to grow
- A competitive compensation & benefits package
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