Global Fashion Product Development Lead

Steve Madden; New York (NY); On-site; USD 66,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401K

Paid holidays

Generous paid time-off policy

Career opportunities within a dynamic팀

Job summary

Steve Madden is seeking a highly organized Product Development Associate to connect Sales, Design, Production, Sourcing, and overseas offices, ensuring samples and orders move efficiently. You’ll play a central role in bringing product from development through production to the customer in a fast-paced fashion environment.

You’ll gain exposure to the full product lifecycle while coordinating with global partners.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Experience working with overseas vendors, factories, or global partners is a plus.
• Experience with product development, production, merchandising, or order management systems is preferred.
• Ability to collaborate with multiple departments and build strong working relationships.
• Solutions-oriented mindset to identify issues and drive resolution.

Responsibilities

• Support product development and production from order placement to final execution.
• Communicate daily with overseas offices and factory partners to keep timelines on track.
• Coordinate and track sample requests and deliveries between factories and customers.
• Create and maintain sample hangtags for all development and production samples.
• Maintain and update Spark with accurate product, development, and order information.
• Prepare detailed buy sheets following order placement to support Production and internal teams.
• Place purchase orders with factories with accurate product details and pricing.
• Enter customer purchase orders into internal systems within timelines.
• Maintain tracking sheets for all order and development information.
• Review purchase orders for discrepancies and coordinate resolution with teams.
• Manage item setup ensuring complete product information.
• Keep organized, up-to-date records and documentation throughout lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Sales, Design, Production, Sourcing, and overseas teams to coordinate priorities.
• Be a reliable point of contact between internal teams, global partners, factories, and customers.
• Proactively follow up on open items and keep milestones on schedule.
• Support special projects and additional initiatives.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Attention to detail

Multitasking

Excellent written and verbal

Proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Office Suite

Experience with overseas vendors

Collaboration across departments

Proactive problem solving

Tools

Order management systems

Product development systems

Merchandising systems

Job description

Steve Madden is seeking a highly organized Product Development Associate to connect Sales, Design, Production, Sourcing, and overseas offices, ensuring samples and orders move efficiently. You’ll play a central role in bringing product from development through production to the customer in a fast-paced fashion environment.

You’ll gain exposure to the full product lifecycle while coordinating with global partners.