Jewelry Product Development Specialist

Alexis Bittar; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision

Competitive PTO

Job summary

Alexis Bittar in New York seeks a Product Development Associate to support jewelry collection development from tech-pack handoff to production handover, maintaining trackers and line sheets, coordinating samples, costs, and compliance.

The role requires strong organizational skills, vendor management, and proficiency in Illustrator, spreadsheets, and ERP systems. Office presence is expected to collaborate with the team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years in jewelry product development, sourcing, production, or manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of jewelry materials, construction, finishes, components, manufacturing processes, and quality standards.
• Strong organizational skills to manage a large number of 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 equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
• Availability to work in the office and collaborate with the team.

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 elevate material quality, safety, compliance, cost, vendor-performance, or production-readiness concerns to the VP.

Skills

Vendor communication

Adobe Illustrator

ERP systems

Organization

Jewelry materials knowledge

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Tools

Spreadsheets

ERP systems

Job description

Alexis Bittar in New York seeks a Product Development Associate to support jewelry collection development from tech-pack handoff to production handover, maintaining trackers and line sheets, coordinating samples, costs, and compliance.

The role requires strong organizational skills, vendor management, and proficiency in Illustrator, spreadsheets, and ERP systems. Office presence is expected to collaborate with the team in a fast-paced environment.