PRODUCT APPROVAL ASSISTANT

Haddad Organization Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 60,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Haddad Brands in New York seeks a Product Approval Assistant to support the team in approving bulk fabrics, art, and trims to licensors’ standards, ensuring on‑time delivery of product execution. The role requires collaboration with overseas vendors and internal design teams.

The ideal candidate has a Bachelor’s degree in Production Management or Fashion Merchandising and 1+ years of related experience, with strong organizational and communication skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Production Management, Fashion Merchandising or related field.
• 1+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Assist the Product Approval Manager and/or Director throughout the approval process for fabrics, art, trims and pre-production samples.
• Partner with overseas vendors and offices to ensure timely submissions and approvals.
• Monitor deadlines and milestones in the tracking system for submissions and pre-production samples.
• Organize seasonal boards, directive assortments and design catalogs by brand.
• Create and present seasonal risk assessments to sourcing and design teams.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Multi-tasking

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Production Management or Fashion Merchandising

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job Type

Full-time

Description

Haddad is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, including Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Vietnam, SriLanka, and Montreal.

Overview: The Product Approval Assistant will support the Product Approval team to ensure bulk fabric, art execution and trims are approved to Haddad Brands and licensors’ standards to drive product execution and on-time deliveries.

Key Accountabilities

• Assist the Product Approval Manager and/or Product Approval Director throughout the entire approval process, including approving fabric qualities, wash, lab dips, artwork, accessories, trims and pre-production samples in a timely manner
• Partner with overseas vendors and offices to ensure timely delivery of all submissions and approvals
• Monitor deadlines and approval milestones in the tracking system for all submits and pre-production samples
• Organize and maintain seasonal boards, directive assortments and design catalogs by brand
• Create and present seasonal risk assessments to sourcing and design teams to avoid quality and execution issues
• Create risk hind-sight post season to further improve development process with factories
• Sort and distribute submits from overseas to Design teams daily and prioritize by delivery date
• Organize and send back QRS samples to Nike corporate with comments
• Hang and maintain pre-production sample rack
• Special projects as assigned

Requirements

Required Skills/Abilities/Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Production Management, Fashion Merchandising or related field
• 1+ years of experience in related field and/or strong internship experience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
• Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define

Salary Description

$60,000 - $65,000 yearly