A very well-known women's apparel brand looking for a Freelance Product Development Coordinator.
The team is looking for a Product Development Coordinator
Please see the full job description along with all details below.
Role:
- Product Development Coordinator- Women’s
Rate:
- $23-$25/hr based on experience
Location:
- Van Nuys, CA
- Monday – Friday – 4 days onsite and 1 day WFH after the training period
Start/End:
- Start: ASAP
- This role is 2-3 months with potential to extend
Job Description:
Responsibilities:
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Manage apparel development from initial sketch to SMS.
- Launch and monitor progress of seasonal trim and fabric developments with appropriate vendors.
- Drive innovation in material and trim sourcing with Doen Preferred Material Strategy in consideration.
- Ship reference samples, fabric and trims to factories to aid development. Review all new lab dip, fabric and trim submits with Design for approval.
- Issue POs each season for fabric and trims, as approved.
- Maintain and audit Style and Sample WIPs daily.
- Monitor TP sending dates, proto receipt dates, and sample fit stages throughout development.
- Attend all development fittings to capture BOM changes and communicate updates to factories.
- Responsible for BOM updates through the development cycle.
- Request SMS samples from factories and push to ensure all SMS is in house by the calendar due date.
- Daily collaboration with the PD Team, including Sample Coordinator, to cost and organize all SMS samples and ensure samples are distributed to the appropriate department in a timely manner.
- Assist in gathering and cross-checking development costing for Collection Review. Identify key challenges and offer creative solutions. Liaise daily with cross functional teams including Design, Tech, Production and Merch.
- Daily communication with vendors and factories to ensure key calendar deadlines are met.
Qualifications:
- Development experience (3+ years) preferred but not limited
- Computer proficiency in MS Office: Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Google Sheets Computer proficiency in Photoshop & Illustrator
- Flexible and adaptable in a rapidly growing company
- Ability to foster an inclusive and respectful working environment
- Strong planning and organizational skills with a sense of priority for deadlines and attention to detail
- Physical Requirements Must be able to perform essential duties satisfactorily with reasonable accommodation
- Periods sitting at a desk, typing, sketching and working on a computer
- Able to life/move/push/pull objects up to 25 lbs Able to walk, sit and stand for periods of time
If you are interested, please respond with your updated resume.