Sleepwear Product Development Assistant

Dreamwear Inc; New York (NY); On-site; USD 52,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Dreamwear Inc. in New York, NY is seeking two Product Development Assistants to support the Sleepwear team from concept through production. You'll coordinate with Design and overseas factories to keep samples, approvals, purchase orders, and milestones moving forward in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn, with the ability to juggle multiple styles and deadlines and a strong drive to grow within the company.

Qualifications

• 0–2 years of relevant experience; prior internship or work experience in apparel, sleepwear, intimates, product development, production, or sourcing is a plus.
• Strong interest in apparel and the product development process; an interest in sleepwear, intimates, fabrics, and garment construction is a plus.
• Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple styles, samples, deadlines, and priorities simultaneously.
• Strong organizational and follow‑through skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proactive and resourceful, with the confidence to follow up with internal teams and external partners to keep projects moving.
• Self‑starter who can work independently while contributing effectively within a collaborative team environment.
• Strong problem‑solving skills and a willingness to ask questions, learn, and take ownership.
• Desire to learn, develop, and grow within the company.

Responsibilities

• Communicate daily with overseas manufacturers and production offices regarding product development, sampling, approvals, and production status.
• Assist with the development and execution of sleepwear styles from initial concept through production.
• Prepare purchase orders for overseas factories and track production and delivery status to support timely execution.
• Maintain time-and-action calendars and production tracking charts, proactively following up on upcoming deadlines and outstanding items.
• Initiate and track development samples, fabric and trim submissions, lab dips, strike-offs, testing, approvals, and other product development requests.
• Coordinate with Design and factory partners on fabrics, trims, colors, prints, construction details, and other product specifications throughout the development process.
• Follow up on product specifications, quality standards, sample deadlines, testing requirements, approvals, and deliveries.
• Enter and maintain accurate product information within our production management system, including style setup and purchase order creation and maintenance.
• Coordinate and track pre-production, photo, customer, and TOP samples.
• Review incoming samples and submissions against outstanding requests and communicate any discrepancies or missing information to the appropriate team member.
• Receive, organize, and distribute incoming samples and packages from overseas vendors.
• Maintain organized product development samples, fabric and trim references, and other seasonal development materials.
• Proactively identify outstanding items or potential timing issues and escalation them to the appropriate Product Development team member.
• Support Product Development Managers with seasonal development, special projects, and additional priorities as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Strong organizational skills

Excellent written and verbal comunicat

Proactive and resourceful

Self-starter

Problem-solving skills

Willingness to learn

Job description

Dreamwear Inc. in New York, NY is seeking two Product Development Assistants to support the Sleepwear team from concept through production. You'll coordinate with Design and overseas factories to keep samples, approvals, purchase orders, and milestones moving forward in a fast-paced environment.

The ideal candidate is organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and eager to learn, with the ability to juggle multiple styles and deadlines and a strong drive to grow within the company.