Apparel Product Development Lead

Image-Solutions,-Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) Matching

Annual Bonus

Milestone Rewards

Job summary

Image Solutions in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Product Developer to coordinate apparel development from intake to production readiness. This role collaborates with Design and Technical Design to ensure requirements are clearly communicated and executed.

This temporary-to-hire position emphasizes cross-functional project management, sourcing, costing, and vendor relationships, with potential transition to full-time based on performance.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in apparel product development, sourcing, or a closely related role.
• Proven experience managing apparel development from initial product requirements through sampling and production readiness.
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, fabrications, 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 the ability to organize multiple development projects and meet competing deadlines.
• Ability to work cross functional
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate
• Proficiency with PLM systems, Microsoft Office

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned apparel development projects from initial customer intake and feasibility review through costing, sampling, approvals, and production handoff.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Design to understand customer requirements, product specifications, target pricing, quantities, and delivery expectations.
• Establish and maintain development timelines, ensuring key milestones, deliverables, and approvals are communicated and tracked.
• Maintain accurate product development records, revisions, approvals, and milestone tracking within Centric PLM.
• Partner with domestic and overseas suppliers to source fabrics, trims, and manufacturing solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Review, and evaluate vendor quotations, including minimum order quantities, material costs, production lead times, and applicable freight considerations.
• Manage sample requests, development tracking, and vendor follow-up from initial prototypes through pre-production approvals.
• Coordinate sample reviews, fabric, trim, color, construction, and functionality approvals throughout development with relevant stakeholders to ensure feedback is consolidated, documented, and communicated to factories.
• Maintain organized development references that are accurately labeled and accessible.

Skills

Apparel development

Sourcing

Project management

Vendor relations

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Centric PLM

Microsoft Office

Job description

Image Solutions in Long Beach, CA is seeking a Product Developer to coordinate apparel development from intake to production readiness. This role collaborates with Design and Technical Design to ensure requirements are clearly communicated and executed.

This temporary-to-hire position emphasizes cross-functional project management, sourcing, costing, and vendor relationships, with potential transition to full-time based on performance.