Associate Manager, Product Development — Hybrid Lead

Centric Brands Inc.; City of Niagara Falls (NY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Summer Fridays

Generous PTO

Employee discounts

Career development

Job summary

Centric Brands is seeking an Associate Manager, Product Development to drive the end-to-end development of seasonal product lines. You will collaborate with Design, Technical Design, Merchandising, Production, and Overseas Offices to ensure samples meet aesthetic and customer requirements, and that timelines are met.

Ideal candidate has 3–5 years in product or apparel development, understands fabrics, colors, and garment construction, and can review tech packs and provide actionable feedback to

Qualifications

• Solid understanding of the apparel product development process from concept through production.
• Experience reviewing development submissions and providing actionable feedback to internal teams and external partners.
• Familiarity with fabric technologies, color evaluation, print and art applications, garment construction, and manufacturing processes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Development leadership and cross-functional teams to support the development and execution of seasonal product lines.
• Participate in milestone meetings throughout the product development process to gain alignment on customer, brand, and design objectives while supporting key deliverables and timelines.
• Review and evaluate tech packs through PLM to ensure product details are complete, accurate, and executable by factory partners.
• Work directly with overseas vendors and factory partners to review product development submissions, including proto samples, lab dips, strike-offs, sales samples, and pre-production samples.
• Provide clear and timely feedback on development submissions to help ensure product quality, brand standards, and customer requirements are maintained throughout the development process.
• Monitor seasonal development timelines and communicate project status, risks, and approval needs to cross-functional partners to support on-time execution.
• Evaluate fabrics, trims, print techniques, and color submissions to support product quality, performance requirements, and aesthetic expectations.
• Maintain fabric, trim, print, and color standards libraries to support consistency across product categories and future development initiatives.
• Foster strong working relationships with internal partners and external vendors to promote efficient communication and a collaborative development process.

Skills

Apparel product development knowledge

Cross-functional collaboration

Project management

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Product Development Apparel or related field

Tools

FlexPLM

Microsoft Office

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

Centric Brands is seeking an Associate Manager, Product Development to drive the end-to-end development of seasonal product lines. You will collaborate with Design, Technical Design, Merchandising, Production, and Overseas Offices to ensure samples meet aesthetic and customer requirements, and that timelines are met.

Ideal candidate has 3–5 years in product or apparel development, understands fabrics, colors, and garment construction, and can review tech packs and provide actionable feedback to