Product Development Lead - Sample Yardage & Team

Golden-Touch-Group; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 34,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Golden Touch is seeking a Product Development Associate to manage day-to-day sample yardage and development for the New York team. You will bridge design and costing with overseas partners to ensure fabrics and samples arrive on time and to standard.

The role leads two associates, overseeing their workload, and collaborates with design, cost, and fabric teams across time zones. Expect a hybrid schedule in NYC with competitive pay.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Textiles, Fashion, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in apparel product development, raw materials, or sourcing.
• Experience managing development calendars, tracking multiple priorities, and meeting fixed delivery milestones.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage a high volume of open items in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience working with overseas partners and suppliers.
• Proficiency in Excel and PLM or a comparable product development system.

Responsibilities

• Own the sample yardage pipeline end to end, from request through receipt, including tracking, chasing, and status reporting.
• Maintain the sample yardage chart as the single reference for what has been requested, approved, and received.
• Partner with overseas mills and suppliers to secure yardage against development deadlines, escalating where commitments slip.
• Flag yardage constraints early enough to influence fabric selection.
• Manage the development sample calendar across designers, consolidating competing requests into a single prioritized schedule.
• Issue clear, realistic due dates to the overseas sample team and hold the line on them.
• Track samples through make and delivery, and confirm they arrive complete and correctly presented.
• Capture and route structured feedback on sample accuracy and workmanship so recurring issues are addressed.

Skills

Excel

PLM

Communication

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Textiles, Fashion, or a related field

Tools

PLM system

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Golden Touch is seeking a Product Development Associate to manage day-to-day sample yardage and development for the New York team. You will bridge design and costing with overseas partners to ensure fabrics and samples arrive on time and to standard.

The role leads two associates, overseeing their workload, and collaborates with design, cost, and fabric teams across time zones. Expect a hybrid schedule in NYC with competitive pay.