Senior Private-Label Apparel Product Developer (Hybrid)

Nordstrom, Inc.; Seattle (WA); Hybrid; USD 94,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Vision, Dental

Retirement

Paid Time Away

Life Insurance

Disability

Merchandise Discount

EAP Resources

Job summary

Nordstrom, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Senior Product Developer to drive Nordstrom Made private label development and mentor other developers. You will partner with Merchandising, Design, and Technical Design, plus external vendors to create seasonal assortments and meet cost/quality targets.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, leadership in development processes, and strategic cost negotiations to deliver compelling products for Nordstrom customers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree, preferred.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in product development, design or production in garment manufacturing.
• Knowledge of raw materials and garment construction.
• Experience working and communicating with domestic and international manufacturers.
• Clear and effective written and verbal communication and strong interpersonal skills working with multiple leadership levels.
• Ability to provide leadership, supervision and direction to peers through development process.
• Ability to demonstrate strategic capabilities through cost engineering and cost negotiations.
• Proficiency in Excel and Outlook.
• Familiarity with a Product Lifecycle Management system, preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop products, with increased style count in breadth and/or scope, that are engineered to cost standards and review prototypes for quality, brand aesthetic, and design intent that meets minimum order quantities and follows line plan
• Meet product development milestones and calendar due dates with pre-production tracking and reporting (prototype, color, sample yardage, testing and etc.).
• Lead negotiations with vendors through product lifecycle i.e. costing, time and action, minimums, etc.
• Lead and mentor other product developers within brand team through product development, calendar milestones, sourcing strategy and adoption reporting
• Place developed and adopted styles in accordance with the Sourcing Strategy and provide ongoing recommendations to support evolution.
• Provide costing rollups for brand or classification at final cost.
• Identify potential Raw Materials/Sourcing opportunity for efficiency & speed. Identify root causes and process improvement opportunities
• Analyze and leverage company reports to review business, category needs/trends.

Skills

Negotiation

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Cost engineering

Excel

Outlook

Vendor management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree, preferred

Tools

PLM software

Job description

Nordstrom, Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Senior Product Developer to drive Nordstrom Made private label development and mentor other developers. You will partner with Merchandising, Design, and Technical Design, plus external vendors to create seasonal assortments and meet cost/quality targets.

The role emphasizes collaboration across teams, leadership in development processes, and strategic cost negotiations to deliver compelling products for Nordstrom customers.