Apparel Product Developer — End-to-End Development

Image Solutions, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Annual bonus

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Milestone rewards

Job summary

Image Solutions, a growing uniform supplier, seeks a Product Developer to coordinate apparel development from intake through costing, sampling, and production readiness. You will drive collaboration with Design, Technical Design, Sales, and vendors to capture requirements, target pricing, and delivery expectations.

This temporary-to-hire role emphasizes project management and sourcing to ensure on-time production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in apparel product development, sourcing, or closely related role.
• Proven experience managing apparel development from initial requirements through sampling and production readiness.
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, fabrics, trims, manufacturing methods, and quality standards.
• Experience requesting and evaluating vendor quotations, reviewing product costs, and managing sourcing considerations.
• Experience coordinating with domestic and/or overseas manufacturing partners.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple developments and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work cross functional and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Proficiency with PLM systems and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned apparel development projects from intake through costing, sampling, approvals, and production handoff.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Design to understand customer requirements, target pricing, quantities, and delivery expectations.
• Establish and monitor development timelines with milestones, deliverables, and approvals.
• Maintain development records, revisions, approvals, and milestone tracking in PLM.
• Source fabrics, trims, and manufacturing solutions that meet customer requirements with domestic and overseas suppliers.
• Review vendor quotations, MOQs, material costs, production lead times, and freight considerations.
• Manage sample requests, development tracking, and vendor follow-up from prototypes to pre-production approvals.
• Coordinate sample reviews, fabric/color/trim/construction approvals with stakeholders, ensuring feedback is documented and shared with factories.
• Maintain organized development references that are clearly labeled and accessible.

Skills

Apparel development

Project management

Vendor management

Costing & BOMs

Cross-functional collaboration

PLM proficiency

Microsoft Office

Tools

Centric PLM

Job description

Image Solutions, a growing uniform supplier, seeks a Product Developer to coordinate apparel development from intake through costing, sampling, and production readiness. You will drive collaboration with Design, Technical Design, Sales, and vendors to capture requirements, target pricing, and delivery expectations.

This temporary-to-hire role emphasizes project management and sourcing to ensure on-time production.