Product Development Associate

Alice and Olivia; New York (NY); On-site; USD 70,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Alice and Olivia is seeking a Product Development Associate to support the design and merchandising teams in developing the ready-to-wear assortment while upholding the design vision. The role bridges Design, Production, Tech Design, and Merchandising to bring concepts to production in NYC.

You will manage prototypes through production, handle tech packs, coordinate fittings, and oversee showroom and PR samples, with daily vendor communication to meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of product development experience.
• Knowledge of the production cycle from concept through completion.
• PLM systems experience is a plus.
• Able to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong cross-functional communication with Design, Production, Tech, and Fabric.

Responsibilities

• Manage product from prototype to production.
• Manage tech packs.
• Coordinate fittings and communicate style updates across teams.
• Showroom and PR sample management.
• Daily vendor correspondence to meet development deadlines.
• Collaborate with Merchandising, Design, Fabric/Trim and Production to ensure accuracy.

Skills

Product development

Production cycle knowledge

Communication

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

Independent work

Apparel construction

Fashion aesthetics

Problem solving

Time management

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Product Development Associate supports and collaborates with Design, Production, Technical Design, and Merchandising to develop the ready-to-wear assortment while ensuring the design vision is met.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Management of product from prototype to production stage.
• Tech pack management.
• Product fittings and communication of style updates to cross functioning teams
• Showroom sample & PR sample management.
• Daily vendor correspondence in regards development and deadlines.
• Working collaboratively with cross functioning teams such as Merchandising, Design, Fabric/Trim and Production to ensure product you are managing is accurate.

QUALIFICATIONS

• 2+ years of product development experience.
• Working knowledge of the production cycle from concept through completion.
• Experience with PLM systems is an asset but not required.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple priorities and tight deadlines.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely to cross functional teams such as Design, Production, Tech, and Fabric.
• Strong communication skills with overseas vendors.
• Ability to work collaboratively with design team to ensure creative vision of product is obtained.
• Ability to manage workload independently while adhering to tight deadlines.
• Apparel construction knowledge.
• Familiarity with contemporary fashion aesthetics.
• Solution oriented

$70,000 - $80,000 base salary(This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this NYC-based position. The base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience and qualifications for the role, experience level, skill set, and balancing internal equity relative to other AO employees.)

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands.