Senior Product Dev Associate, Women's Apparel

The Reformation Inc.; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Commuter benefits

Paid time off & holidays

Retirement planning support (ESG funds

Fertility care support (Carrot) up to

Clothing discount

Job summary

The Reformation Inc. is seeking a Sr. Associate, Product Development (Women’s Apparel) for an on-site role in Vernon, CA. You will own end-to-end development, manage trims, and drive timely sample completion while coordinating with Design, Merchandising, and Production teams.

You will ensure PLM accuracy, support fittings, and lead artwork execution, partnering with R&D and Purchasing to meet design intent and timelines. The role emphasizes autonomy, data integrity, and proactive problem solving.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in product development, production, or sourcing in fashion/apparel.
• Strong understanding of trims and woven fabrics; experience managing fabric/trim libraries and vendor comms.
• Clear grasp of development and production timelines from sampling through delivery.
• Proficiency in data input and tracker management across shared tools and PLM systems.
• Working knowledge of PLMs (Centric, PIM), POs, BOMs, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office.

Responsibilities

• Own sample yardage, trim requests, and Recut PP processes end-to-end, driving on-time fit sample completion and adherence to established timelines.
• Maintain clear prioritization across all assigned styles, proactively tracking milestones, surfacing risks early, and keeping work in consistent forward motion.
• Identify issues early, evaluate solutions, and act within scope, escalating to management when tradeoffs require broader alignment.
• Drive alignment across Design, Merchandising, Pattern Makers, Sample Room, R&D, Purchasing, and Production by delivering clear status, context, and next steps.
• Ensure accuracy and transparency across PLM (Centric), PIM, and shared trackers, keeping BOMs, development status, and material availability consistently up to date.
• Support fittings with thorough preparation, validating materials and trims ahead of time and ensuring all updates are reflected accurately and efficiently.
• Own sample readiness and review processes, preparing styles for review and supporting PD/Production meetings with clear updates and flagged risks.
• Partner with R&D and Purchasing to manage deadstock materials and trims, ensuring submissions meet design intent, feasibility, and timeline requirements.
• Execute time-sensitive actions with urgency, including order placement and material follow-ups, to prevent development delays.
• Maintain thorough documentation across all development stages, ensuring full traceability of materials, approvals, and changes.
• Identify process inefficiencies, contribute input on solutions, and support implementation of updated workflows and tools.
• Support team and manager priorities with reliability, contributing to a collaborative, solutions-oriented environment.
• Manage end-to-end artwork execution, serving as the primary liaison between Design and external print houses, orchestrating sample movement, file transfers, and vendor scheduling while providing clear technical direction to ensure design comments are executed correctly.

Skills

Trims & fabrics

PLM knowledge

Project management

Vendor coordination

Strong communication

Tools

Centric PLM

PIM

BOMs

Google Suite

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Reformation Inc. is seeking a Sr. Associate, Product Development (Women’s Apparel) for an on-site role in Vernon, CA. You will own end-to-end development, manage trims, and drive timely sample completion while coordinating with Design, Merchandising, and Production teams.

You will ensure PLM accuracy, support fittings, and lead artwork execution, partnering with R&D and Purchasing to meet design intent and timelines. The role emphasizes autonomy, data integrity, and proactive problem solving.