Product Developer (Temp to Hire)

Image Solutions, Inc.; Long Beach (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Annual bonus

Health, dental and vision insurance

401(k) matching

Milestone rewards

Job summary

Image Solutions, a growing uniform supplier, seeks a Product Developer to coordinate apparel development from intake through costing, sampling, and production readiness. You will drive collaboration with Design, Technical Design, Sales, and vendors to capture requirements, target pricing, and delivery expectations.

This temporary-to-hire role emphasizes project management and sourcing to ensure on-time production.

Qualifications

• 5+ years experience in apparel product development, sourcing, or closely related role.
• Proven experience managing apparel development from initial requirements through sampling and production readiness.
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, fabrics, trims, manufacturing methods, and quality standards.
• Experience requesting and evaluating vendor quotations, reviewing product costs, and managing sourcing considerations.
• Experience coordinating with domestic and/or overseas manufacturing partners.
• Strong project management skills with ability to manage multiple developments and meet deadlines.
• Ability to work cross functional and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Proficiency with PLM systems and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned apparel development projects from intake through costing, sampling, approvals, and production handoff.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Design to understand customer requirements, target pricing, quantities, and delivery expectations.
• Establish and monitor development timelines with milestones, deliverables, and approvals.
• Maintain development records, revisions, approvals, and milestone tracking in PLM.
• Source fabrics, trims, and manufacturing solutions that meet customer requirements with domestic and overseas suppliers.
• Review vendor quotations, MOQs, material costs, production lead times, and freight considerations.
• Manage sample requests, development tracking, and vendor follow-up from prototypes to pre-production approvals.
• Coordinate sample reviews, fabric/color/trim/construction approvals with stakeholders, ensuring feedback is documented and shared with factories.
• Maintain organized development references that are clearly labeled and accessible.

Skills

Apparel development

Project management

Vendor management

Costing & BOMs

Cross-functional collaboration

PLM proficiency

Microsoft Office

Tools

Centric PLM

Job description

Image Solutions is a custom uniform supplier in a growing $23 billion industry. We design, source, manufacture, and distribute uniforms for regional and national organizations across a wide range of industries, with distribution centers in Los Angeles, CA, and Cincinnati, OH. Our mission is simple: to make our customers, team members, and partners look and feel great at work.

What sets us apart? Our commitment to personalized customer service, a people-first culture, and a passion for giving back. We donate 10% of our annual profits to charity because we believe in making a difference beyond the workplace. If you're looking to be part of a team that values great service, strong relationships, and making an impact, we'd love to tell you more!

Position Summary

The Product Developer is responsible for coordinating and managing apparel product development from initial project intake through costing, sampling, approvals, and production readiness.

The ideal candidate brings strong knowledge of apparel manufacturing and development processes, excellent organizational skills, and the ability to proactively identify challenges and coordinate solutions across departments. This is a collaborative product development role, with an emphasis on project management, sourcing, costing, vendor relationships, and development execution.

The Product Developer works closely with Design and Technical Design to ensure product requirements are accurately communicated, documented, and executed within each department's area of expertise.

This is a temporary-to-hire opportunity, with the potential to transition to regular full-time employment based on business needs and performance.

What You’ll Own

• Manage assigned apparel development projects from initial customer intake and feasibility review through costing, sampling, approvals, and production handoff.
• Partner with Sales, Account Management, and Design to understand customer requirements, product specifications, target pricing, quantities, and delivery expectations.
• Establish and maintain development timelines, ensuring key milestones, deliverables, and approvals are communicated and tracked.
• Maintain accurate product development records, revisions, approvals, and milestone tracking within Centric PLM.
• Partner with domestic and overseas suppliers to source fabrics, trims, and manufacturing solutions that meet customer requirements.
• Review, and evaluate vendor quotations, including minimum order quantities, material costs, production lead times, and applicable freight considerations.
• Manage sample requests, development tracking, and vendor follow-up from initial prototypes through pre-production approvals.
• Coordinate sample reviews, fabric, trim, color, construction, and functionality approvals throughout development with relevant stakeholders to ensure feedback is consolidated, documented, and communicated to factories.
• Maintain organized development references that are accurately labeled and accessible.

What Success Looks Like

• Products move from approved design through development efficiently and are ready for production on schedule, with key milestones and deadlines met.
• Product specifications of tech packs, BOMs, PLM data, and other development documentation are accurate, complete, and production ready.
• Sourcing and costing decisions support target pricing, margin goals, product quality, and design intent.
• Cross functional partners have clear visibility into status, risks, ownership, and next steps.
• You identify opportunities to improve development processes and help the team work more efficiently.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in apparel product development, sourcing, or a closely related role.
• Proven experience managing apparel development from initial product requirements through sampling and production readiness.
• Strong understanding of apparel construction, fabrications, trims, manufacturing methods, and quality standards.
• Experience requesting and evaluating vendor quotations, reviewing product costs, and managing sourcing considerations.
• Experience coordinating with domestic and/or overseas manufacturing partners.
• Strong project management skills, with the ability to organize multiple development projects and meet competing deadlines.
• Ability to work cross functional
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate
• Proficiency with PLM systems, Microsoft Office

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Centric PLM.
• Experience developing uniforms, workwear, corporate apparel, or custom apparel programs.
• Familiarity with screen printing, embroidery, heat transfers, and other apparel decoration methods.
• Experience evaluating MOQs, production lead times, freight considerations, and domestic versus overseas sourcing options.
• Familiarity with apparel testing, quality assurance processes, and production approval requirements.
• Experience working in customer driven environment managing multiple accounts or product categories.

What’s In It For You?

• Competitive base pay and annual bonus
• A supporting, thriving team focused work culture and environment. One where your co-workers really want you to succeed.
• Health, dental and vision insurance
• Matching 401(k) program
• An opportunity to make an impact to the success of the company
• Milestone Rewards for 5 and 10 year anniversaries with the company
• Being a part of an organization that gives back to the community