Product Development & Sourcing Manager, Home

Petite Plume; New York (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

11 federal holidays

401K plan

Health, dental, and vision insurance

50% employee discount

Annual discretionary bonus

Inclusive, collaborative work culture

Job summary

Petite Plume is seeking a Product Development & Sourcing Manager for home categories in New York. You will lead end-to-end development of bedding, textiles, and decorative items, overseeing research, material development, sourcing, costing, sampling, and production readiness.

The ideal candidate combines deep home-textile knowledge with commercial sourcing expertise, translating concepts into production-ready products while managing timelines, costs, and supplier relationships.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of product development, sourcing, production, and materials experience in bedding, home textiles, soft home, or related categories.
• Strong technical knowledge of fibers, fabrics, fills, printing, dyeing, embroidery, quilting, finishing, sewing, knitting and soft-home construction.
• Demonstrated experience managing products from concept through production ready products.
• Strong experience with global factory sourcing, supplier qualification, cost negotiation, counter costing, and counter sourcing.
• Knowledge of FOB and landed cost analysis, MOQs, lead times, duties, freight, testing, and quality requirements.
• Experience managing sample approvals, technical documentation, development and production timelines, and corrective actions.
• Strong Excel, organizational, communication, and project-management skills.
• Know basics in Adobe Illustrator
• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable independently managing multiple priorities

Responsibilities

• Manage assigned products from concept through approved production.
• Conduct competitive, market, and material research to identify product innovations and cost-saving opportunities.
• Partner with design to communicate techpacks, specs, BOMs, construction requirements, and color comments to vendors and factories.
• Research and develop fabrics, yarns, fills, trims, finishes, labels, and packaging.
• Manage the sample process; material submissions, protos, revisions, pre-production, and TOPs reviewing for measurements, construction, materials, color, print, fill, function, and packaging.
• Coordinate product testing, quality requirements, and corrective actions with factories and vendors.
• Maintain development and production calendars, flagging delays, cost, quality, and sourcing risks early.
• Source, qualify, and assess factories, mills, and suppliers, including counter sourcing to qualify alternatives, on capability, quality, pricing, MOQs, lead times, capacity, and compliance.
• Request and analyze quote covering materials, labor, trims, testing, freight, duties, and other landed-cost components; conduct counter-costing to hit target pricing without sacrificing quality.
• Partner cross-functionally, providing clear recommendations, status updates, and issue escalation.

Skills

Product development

Sourcing

Production management

Materials knowledge

Excel

Adobe Illustrator

Project management

Communication

Detail-oriented

Job description

Product Development & Sourcing Manager, Home

Location: New York, NY

Reports to: Head of Product and Product Development

About Petite Plume

Petite Plume is a high-growth luxury lifestyle brand rooted in timeless design, premium craftsmanship, and an unwavering dedication to comfort. We are a direct-to-consumer-led business, with a rapidly scaling DTC channel at the center of our growth and brand-building strategy while maintaining a selective footprint in major retail doors including Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdale's, Nordstrom, Maisonette, and Shopbop. As we continue to accelerate, we remain grounded in exceptional quality, thoughtful detail, and long-term brand vision.

We are building a team that is energized by growth, motivated by excellence, and excited to help shape what comes next.

Role Overview

Petite Plume is seeking an experienced Product Development & Sourcing Manager to manage the end-to-end development of our home categories, including bedding, pillows, blankets, throws, and seasonal and decorative home accessories such as candles, frames.

This role will lead product research, material development, sourcing, costing, counter-sourcing, sampling, and production readiness. The ideal candidate combines strong home-textile technical knowledge with commercial sourcing expertise and can translate creative concepts into high-quality, cost-effective, production-ready products.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage assigned products from concept through approved production.
• Conduct competitive, market, and material research to identify product innovations and cost-saving opportunities.
• Partner with design to communicate techpacks, specs, BOMs, construction requirements, and color comments to vendors and factories.
• Research and develop fabrics, yarns, fills, trims, finishes, labels, and packaging.
• Manage the sample process; material submissions, protos, revisions, pre-production, and TOPs reviewing for measurements, construction, materials, color, print, fill, function, and packaging.
• Coordinate product testing, quality requirements, and corrective actions with factories and vendors.
• Maintain development and production calendars, flagging delays, cost, quality, and sourcing risks early.
• Source, qualify, and assess factories, mills, and suppliers, including counter sourcing to qualify alternatives, on capability, quality, pricing, MOQs, lead times, capacity, and compliance.
• Request and analyze quote covering materials, labor, trims, testing, freight, duties, and other landed-cost components; conduct counter-costing to hit target pricing without sacrificing quality.
• Partner cross-functionally, providing clear recommendations, status updates, and issue escalation.

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of product development, sourcing, production, and materials experience in bedding, home textiles, soft home, or related categories
• Strong technical knowledge of fibers, fabrics, fills, printing, dyeing, embroidery, quilting, finishing, sewing, knitting and soft-home construction
• Demonstrated experience managing products from concept through production ready products
• Strong experience with global factory sourcing, supplier qualification, cost negotiation, counter costing, and counter sourcing
• Knowledge of FOB and landed cost analysis, MOQs, lead times, duties, freight, testing, and quality requirements
• Experience managing sample approvals, technical documentation, development and production timelines, and corrective actions
• Strong Excel, organizational, communication, and project-management skills
• Know basics in Adobe Illustrator
• Highly detail-oriented, proactive, commercially minded, and comfortable independently managing multiple priorities

As a 100% founder-owned company, we are committed to offering a package that supports employees in life's moments both big and small, including:

• 11 paid federal holidays
• A 401K and company profit-sharing plan after one year of tenure
• Generous health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents
• 50% employee discount on petite-plume.com
• An inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment
• Annual discretionary bonus program

Petite Plume is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment. We are committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please contact us at careers@ petite-plume.com