Hybrid Product Developer - Apparel & Accessories

Randa Apparel & Accessories; Rosemont (IL); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Randa Apparel & Accessories in Rosemont, IL is seeking a Product Developer to own development execution from initial development through production readiness. You will work with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, suppliers, and factories to deliver products that meet design intent, quality, cost, and timing.

The role requires strong product-development experience, knowledge of BOMs and specs, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and seasonal deadlines in a collaborative, fast-paced

Qualifications

• Experience in Product Development, sourcing, supply chain, merchandising, or another related product-creation role.
• Strong knowledge of product construction, materials, components, style setup, product information management, BOMs, specifications, samples, approvals, factory communication, and production readiness.
• Experience owning products through development, PP and TOP sample evaluation and approval, commercialization, and production handoff.
• Ability to evaluate product feasibility and workmanship, troubleshoot product and manufacturing issues, recommend solutions, and drive cross-functional follow-through.
• Ability to balance design intent, quality, cost, manufacturability, and timing when making product-development recommendations.
• Strong organizational, communication, product judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple product-development priorities and seasonal deadlines.
• Ability to work independently, elevate appropriately, and influence internal teams, suppliers, and factory partners.
• Experience using PLM, reporting, analytics, automation, AI-enabled tools, and emerging technologies to improve product-development execution and processes.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day development execution for assigned products from initial development through production readiness.
• Maintain and evaluate accurate style setup, Bills of Materials (BOMs), product records, specifications, and development documentation.
• Ensure product information is complete, accurate, and aligned across systems, suppliers, factories, and internal teams.
• Evaluate product construction, materials, components, fit/specifications, workmanship, and manufacturing feasibility throughout development.
• Partner with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, suppliers, and factories to balance design intent, quality, cost, manufacturability, and timing.
• Identify material, construction, and manufacturing solutions that support product, quality, and cost objectives.
• Troubleshoot product, material, construction, quality, cost, and manufacturing challenges and recommend practical solutions.
• Evaluate development, pre-production (PP), and top-of-production (TOP) samples against approved product direction, specifications, workmanship, and established quality standards.
• Drive sample corrections, approval cycles, revisions, and documentation required to achieve production readiness.
• Maintain visibility to customer, licensor, factory, business, and production deadlines, dependencies, open actions, and risks.
• Identify development or execution risks early, determine appropriate recovery actions, and elevate issues requiring cross-functional or leadership decisions.
• Partner with Sourcing and factory teams to assess manufacturing capabilities and identify appropriate construction methods and development solutions.
• Own accurate documentation, tracking, follow-up, and development-to-production handoffs for assigned products.
• Make informed product-development recommendations and drive actions needed to protect product readiness and established business commitments.
• Share product-development knowledge, reinforce established best practices, and provide guidance to Associate Product Developers.
• Identify recurring execution challenges and use PLM, analytics, reporting, automation, AI-enabled tools, and emerging technologies responsibly to improve consistency, quality, speed, and productivity.

Skills

Product Development

Sourcing

Merchandising

PLM

BOMs management

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

Randa Apparel & Accessories in Rosemont, IL is seeking a Product Developer to own development execution from initial development through production readiness. You will work with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing, suppliers, and factories to deliver products that meet design intent, quality, cost, and timing.

The role requires strong product-development experience, knowledge of BOMs and specs, and the ability to manage multiple priorities and seasonal deadlines in a collaborative, fast-paced