Product Developer

Sweet Apparel Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 68,000 - 83,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401k plan

Paid vacation

Sick days

Paid holidays

Summer Fridays

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Sweet Apparel Inc. in New York, NY, invites applications for a full-time Product Developer to join the design team on-site at our Midtown Manhattan office and work five days a week in the office.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in apparel product development, garment-construction knowledge, advanced Excel skills, and PLM experience. Target compensation starts at $75k depending on experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in apparel product development with licensed product.
• Knowledge of garment construction.
• Strong Excel skills; PLM experience preferred.
• Strong organizational, multitasking, and teamwork abilities.
• Excellent analytical and decision-making capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Manage fabric sample yardage WIP reports daily and inform relevant teams of changes.
• Execute and manage communication of new fabric and color mini batch inquiries; distribute seasonal color palettes.
• Coordinate with suppliers/vendors and overseas office on materials for development (sample yardage guidelines, fabric detail sheets, traceability).
• Help populate seasonal fabric cards for design boards.
• Distribute confirmed seasonal color palettes internally, overseas office and supply chains.
• Review sample yardage cuttings against color standards; request lab-dips as needed.
• Review invoices related to sample yardage development at season end.
• Maintain PD organization, including binders, boards, and color palette distribution.

Skills

Analytical skills

Organizational skills

Teamwork

Multitasking

Garment construction knowledge

Tools

Excel

PLM

Job description

Sweet Apparel Inc. is a leader in Juniors', Women's, Men's, and Kids' fast fashion apparel. Sweet Apparel designs, manufactures, and imports apparel under its own labels as well as multiple Private labels. Our clothing can be found at major retailers including TJ Maxx, Marshalls, Ross, Macy's, and more.

We are growing and looking for a full-time, Product Developer to join the design team on-site at the Midtown Manhattan office!

Please note: this is an on-site position in Midtown Manhattan where we work in office 5 days/week!

Key Responsibilities

• Manage fabric sample yardage WIP reports daily and keep relevant teams informed of any changes
• Execute, update and manage the communication of all new fabric and color mini batch inquiries and distribute seasonal color palette
• Follow through communication with supplier/vendors and overseas office on materials adopted for development (such as sample yardage guidelines, fabric detail sheets, traceability and pattern copyrights)
• Work with design to populate seasonal fabric cards for design boards
• Distribute confirmed seasonal color palettes internally, overseas office and external supply chains
• Review all sample yardage cuttings received against color standards. Request lab-dips on any colors not executed correctly on initial sample yardage
• Review all invoices related to sample yardage development at the end of each season
• PD organization: This includes but is not limited to maintaining sample yardage seasonal binders and boards, tracking and logging in sample yardage references and managing incoming/outgoing color palette distribution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in apparel product development with licensed product
• Knowledge of garment construction required
• Strong skill set in Excel required; experience with PLM preferred
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong sense of teamwork and ability to multitask
• Strong analytical and decision-making skills

What We Offer

• Health insurance, 401k plan, Paid Vacation, Sick days and Paid Holidays
• Summer Fridays
• Collaborative, fast-paced, and creative work environment
• Professional growth opportunities within a global fashion manufacturing organization

Target compensation for this role starts at $75k dependent on experience