Product Development Manager

Carolina Herrera, Ltd.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Carolina Herrera, Ltd. is seeking a Product Development Manager to coordinate garment development and ensure patterns and samples meet design and quality standards.

You will manage end-to-end development with both in-house and external factories, oversee BOMs, and maintain development documentation in the PLM system. You will collaborate with Design, Tech Design, Production, and Merchandising to optimize costs, ensure timely fittings, and document revisions for accurate cut sheets and style

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in product development managing domestic and international factories.
• Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Photoshop; familiarity with PLM and development tracking systems.

Responsibilities

• Oversee end-to-end product development across in-house atelier and vendors to meet milestones.
• Maintain and update seasonal WIP reports, style masters, line sheets, and SKU tracking tools.
• Prioritize fabric shipments with the Fabric Director to meet deadlines.
• Collaborate with Design and Tech Design to translate concepts into viable products.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Time management

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Adobe Photoshop

PLM systems

Job description

The Product Development Manager will coordinate the development of garments and ensure that patterns and samples meet our quality and design standards.

What you'll get to do

• Oversee end-to-end product development across the in-house atelier and domestic and international vendors, from initial concept through final SMS approval, ensuring all fittings, sample reviews, and development milestones are completed on time.
• Maintain and update seasonal WIP reports, ensuring accurate and up-to-date style masters, line sheets, and SKU tracking tools across all product categories.
• Partner with the Fabric Director to prioritize split fabric shipments and ensure strategic allocation planning to meet critical development and production deadlines.
• Collaborate with Design and Tech Design to translate creative concepts into commercially viable products while maintaining design intent and construction standards.
• Coordinate and attend fittings, document detailed fit notes, and communicate revisions to patternmakers and factories to ensure fit accuracy, sample quality, and design integrity.
• Create and maintain BOMs and issue development POs through the PLM system, ensuring accurate style records and development documentation while coordinating material shipments for domestic and international factories.
• Partner with Production and Merchandising to achieve pre-costing targets and margin goals while maintaining product quality and design integrity.
• Manage handoff of domestic developments to Production, ensuring complete and accurate cut sheets, BOMs, and technical information for each style.
• Track development spending, review and approve factory invoices, and ensure purchase orders and costs are accurately documented.

We'd love to meet you if you have

• 7+ years’ experience in product development managing domestic and international factories.
• Excellent organizational, communication, problem-solving, and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and Adobe Photoshop; familiarity with PLM and product development tracking systems preferred.

Carolina Herrera is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

At Carolina Herrera, we are continually looking for enthusiastic and committed individuals from a broad range of backgrounds and experiences to join our team. We believe that creating an inclusive environment in which you feel welcomed, valued, engaged, and empowered strengthens our business and fosters a culture where we are inspired to work hard, challenge ourselves, and be innovative in our thinking. Additionally, we believe that the diversity of our employees makes us a stronger company and better able to serve our customers around the world.

A reasonable estimate of the current salary is $100,000-$115,000 USD.