Product Developer

Barco Uniforms; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Employee Wellness program

Floating holidays

401k with employer match

Life Insurance

Employee Discounts

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Barco Uniforms seeks a seasoned apparel product development specialist to lead the end-to-end development, from conceptualization through design and launch, coordinating with Design, Sales, Sample Dept, Production, Planning and QA to ensure efficient engineering processes.

The role emphasizes creating accurate technical packages, managing cost targets, and ensuring quality across fabrics, trims, and constructions while meeting tight deadlines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development, Apparel Manufacturing, or related field preferred.
• 3–5+ years of apparel product development experience.
• Experience in pattern/garment engineering preferred.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, textiles, costing, sourcing, and product lifecycle management.
• Fluent English; Mandarin/Chinese advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Set up all styles in Full Circle (Style Master and BOM) with calendar due dates and update as needed.
• Develop and maintain technical packages including sketches, BOM, construction details, size specs and grading.
• Coordinate artwork for packaging or embellishments with design.
• Publish production technical packages to intranet and distribute to suppliers.
• Attend garment fittings and ensure approvals for labdips, trims, fabric quality, counter/fit and pre-production samples.

Skills

Product development

Garment engineering

Textiles knowledge

Project management

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising/Product Development/Apparel Manufacturing

Tools

Illustrator

Photoshop

MS Excel/Word/PowerPoint

Full Circle

Job description

Partner with Design in developing future uniform development andspearhead the continual research & development of fresh andinnovative textile and product solutions for Barco. Efficientlycoordinate and execute the product development process from conceptualstage through design, development, launch and market rollout. Partnerwith Design, Sales, Sample Dept, Production, Planning and QualityAssurance to ensure a coordinated and efficient product engineeringprocess. Collaborate with Design to procure critical designinformation related to the technical development requirements of astyle or product including; material, trim and color direction, styleintent and quality.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

Product Life Maintenance:

• Set up all styles in Full Circle (Style Master and BOM) bycalendar due dates and update as needed
• Develop & maintain accurate and complete technical packagesincluding technical sketches, BOM, construction details, size spec,and grading.
• Work with graphic designer or design department to coordinateartwork for packaging and/or garment embellishment (I.E. embroidery,screen-print, etc.)
• Publish production technical package to intranet and distribute toappropriate suppliers
• Attend garment fittings
• Ensure clear and concise comments on ALL approvals including labdips, trims, fabric quality, counter/fit and pre-production samplesto suppliers within timely manner
• Partner with QI dept to ensure all concepts, treatments and rawmaterials, construction and finished products meet Barco andcustomers required quality standard
• Maintain and manage tracking chart by style starting withdevelopment to the production roll out

Costing:

• Partner with Product Development Manager to achieve corporatetarget margins
• Assists in reviewing product to ensure continued improvement inproduct price, quality and deliveries
• Partner with Quality Assurance, Pattern Makers, and Design toensure product is executable & profitable and according toconstruction and cost requirements
• Obtain cost breakdown sheets containing fabric, trims, labor cost,duty rate and freight charges from suppliers & review withProduct Development Manager
• Negotiate and counter source materials and trims domestically and overseas
• Set up Estimated & Actual cost sheets in Full Circle upon approval

Calendar (NPDL):

• Responsible for meeting all PD calendar target dates, includingcommunicating and handling off all information for correct costing /BOM setup by calendar due dates

Product library:

• Establish, organize & maintain all approvals & new rawmaterials/ sample library for continual future development

Sampling:

• Responsible for clearly communicating sample requirements andensure on time quality sample s
• Reviewing pre-production prototypes to verify the quality of thefabric, imprint placement, and color accuracy before giving thegreen light for bulk production.

Other duties as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities: No supervisory responsibilities.

Experience and Skills:

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development,Apparel Manufacturing, or related field preferred, or
• 3-5+ years of apparel product development experience
• Experience in pattern/garment engineering preferred
• Visual acuity for analyzing textile samples and color
• Prior Uniform experience preferred.
• Proven ability to manage large SKU counts and multiple productcategories simultaneously.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, textiles, costing,sourcing, and product lifecycle management.
• Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to thrive in a deadline-driven, fast-paced environmentwhile managing competing priorities.
• English speaking is required, fluent in Mandarin/Chinese preferred

Computer Skills:

• Illustrator,
• Photoshop,
• MS Excel, Word, and Power Point
• Full Circle knowledge highly desirable.

Compensation:

$80,000 - $90,000 annually

Plus:

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance for you and your family
• Employee Wellness program
• Two additional floating holidays
• 401k with 3% employer match
• Company sponsored Life Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistant Program
• Employee Recognition Activities
• Medical FSA, Dependent Care FSA, Additional Life Insurance,Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity, etc.