Jewelry Product Development Coordinator

Alexis Bittar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alexis Bittar, rooted in Brooklyn, seeks a Product Development Associate to support daily jewelry development from tech pack handoff to production handover. You will maintain trackers and line sheets, coordinate sample development and vendor follow-up, support costing, document approvals, and ensure all product details, compliance, and handover data are complete and production-ready.

You will track calendars, update status with the VP, manage sample development and quotes, review costs, and

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in jewelry product development, sourcing, production, or manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of jewelry materials, construction, finishes, components, manufacturing processes, and quality standards.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to maintain accuracy across many styles, details, and deadlines.
• Strong vendor communication, negotiation, follow-up, and problem-solving skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, spreadsheets, and ERP systems.
• Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of relevant education and professional experience preferred.
• Availability to work in the office and collaborate with the team in accordance with current company policy.

Responsibilities

• Follow the jewelry development time-and-action calendar established by the VP, tracking styles, samples, approvals, revisions, costs, testing requirements, and production handover deadlines.
• Maintain accurate development trackers and provide regular status updates to the VP, identifying completed actions, upcoming deadlines, and areas at risk.
• Create and maintain accurate line sheets and development records, ensuring style numbers, product descriptions, materials, dimensions, components, finishes, colorways, costs, and other key details remain current and consistent.
• Communicate updates, changes, sample comments, approvals, and required documentation to relevant internal teams and vendors in a timely and organized manner.
• Serve as the day-to-day coordinator between Design, vendors, and internal teams throughout the development process, ensuring design intent, construction requirements, quality expectations, costs, and deadlines are clearly communicated.
• Facilitate sample development by following up with vendors, tracking revisions, documenting comments, and confirming that revised samples address prior feedback before approval or handoff.
• Obtain quotes, review costing details, and support initial cost negotiation within approved targets and parameters; escalate cost concerns to the VP with feasible alternatives when needed.
• Conduct quality reviews of development samples, confirming that samples meet approved aesthetic, construction, measurement, finish, functionality, wearability, and quality expectations.
• Document sample-quality issues clearly and provide vendors with actionable correction comments, partnering with Design, Production, and the VP to resolve concerns.
• Confirm that all sample comments, specifications, costs, materials, components, testing, compliance requirements, and approvals are complete before coordinating the handover of approved styles to Production.
• Support the vetting and onboarding of new vendors by communicating company expectations and collecting required documentation related to quality, testing, labeling, packaging, and compliance.
• Promptly escalation material quality, safety, compliance, cost, vendor-performance, or production-readiness concerns to the VP.

Skills

Jewelry knowledge

Organization

Vendor communication

Adobe Illustrator

Spreadsheets

ERP systems

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Alexis Bittar, rooted in Brooklyn, seeks a Product Development Associate to support daily jewelry development from tech pack handoff to production handover. You will maintain trackers and line sheets, coordinate sample development and vendor follow-up, support costing, document approvals, and ensure all product details, compliance, and handover data are complete and production-ready.

You will track calendars, update status with the VP, manage sample development and quotes, review costs, and