Footwear Product Coordinator — Development Lead

skechers; Manhattan Beach (CA); On-site; USD 36,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Skechers, the Comfort Technology Company®, is hiring a Product Development professional in Manhattan Beach, CA. You will manage a product line through all stages of development, coordinating with designers, technicians, and overseas partners to meet specifications and target costs.

You will prepare requisitions, track progress, verify samples, and communicate status to management to ensure timely handover to mass production. On-site work is required.

Qualifications

• One to three years of footwear experience.
• Proficient in Outlook, Word, Excel, and Illustrator.
• Good team player capable of leading product development efforts and resolving issues.
• Detail oriented.
• Follows procedures.
• Ability to work on-site.
• Ability to multi-task at a fast pace.
• Ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Flexible work schedule: Able to work extra hours as needed.

Responsibilities

• In cooperation with designers and technicians, develop requisitions for new products and colorways, which comply with approved design-specifications and target cost.
• Manage the development status reports and maintain records to track projects.
• Communicate with Asian developers on the day to day R&D issues.
• Liaison between design, technician, Asian developers and costing to help achieve target cost.
• Work with colorists to control, but not to limit, the number of colorways.
• Keep management informed of issues on products under development.
• Review and verify confirmation samples; manage the confirmation process by coordinating design and technical input and to hand over correct samples for mass production on a timely basis.
• Order national account and sales samples.
• Maintain and keep track of sales sample status.
• Provide go-by information for N/A & S/S.
• Coordinate sample requirements for shows, customer and pre-line meetings with LA technicians and Asian developers.
• Provide product information for line sheets and duty calculations.
• Assign style numbers and maintain divisional style masters.
• Manage running changes and communicate these changes to Asia and the sales department.
• Review first production cases to ensure production matches confirmation samples.

Skills

Footwear experience

Team player

Strong communication

Multitasking

Independent worker

Follow procedures

Tools

Outlook

Word

Excel

Illustrator

Job description

Skechers, the Comfort Technology Company®, is hiring a Product Development professional in Manhattan Beach, CA. You will manage a product line through all stages of development, coordinating with designers, technicians, and overseas partners to meet specifications and target costs.

You will prepare requisitions, track progress, verify samples, and communicate status to management to ensure timely handover to mass production. On-site work is required.