Product Development Manager - Mens & Womens Denim & Washed Wovens

$89,000 - $110,000/Yr

Everlane - San Francisco, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - San Francisco, CA

Clothing, Clothing Accessories, Shoe, and Jewelry Retailers

About the position

In this role, you will work closely with factories on wash innovation and development, partnering cross-functionally with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials, and Merchandising. Your focus will be on building the best product while keeping quality, innovation, sustainability, and cost top of mind. You will ensure that our product is developed on time and to design intent, while offering options and creative solutions around construction, finishes, and costing. Additionally, you will partner with external suppliers via email and phone calls to build strong relationships necessary for creating great products. You will own initial costing and time and action calendars, maintaining multiple connected internal tools to facilitate cross-functional communication and transparency. Managing seasonal development milestones, including long lead-time calendars, and offering creative solutions to development constraints will be key responsibilities. You will also manage and track style development ratios, ensuring business needs are met while maintaining a balance of workload. Your role will include owning tailoring sample and mock-up requests that support vetting new material options in partnership with our raw materials and quality teams, as well as managing lab dip approvals, trim approvals, and sample yardage tracking throughout the development process. You will partner with Raw Materials and Sourcing to ensure proper factory and mill allocation, and ensure sustainability and cost targets are met. Finally, you will conduct a complete production-ready hand-off to Sourcing partners and coach and mentor team members by leading through influence.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with factories on wash innovation and development
• Partnering cross-functionally with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials, and Merchandising
• Ensuring product is developed on time and to design intent
• Offering options and creative solutions around construction, finishes, and costing
• Partnering with external suppliers to build strong relationships
• Owning initial costing and time and action calendars
• Maintaining multiple connected internal tools for communication and transparency
• Managing seasonal development milestones and long lead-time calendars
• Offering creative solutions to development constraints
• Managing and tracking style development ratios
• Owning tailoring sample and mock-up requests
• Managing lab dip approvals, trim approvals, and sample yardage tracking
• Partnering with Raw Materials and Sourcing for factory and mill allocation
• Conducting production-ready hand-off to Sourcing partners
• Coaching and mentoring team members

Requirements

• 5+ years of product development experience in denim apparel
• Strong knowledge in wet and dry processing & garment dye development
• In-depth cost negotiations and time management skills
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and are comfortable with change
• An entrepreneurial & resourceful approach to create and implement process improvements
• Robust communication skills both internally and externally
• Ability to collaborate with many cross-functional teams
• Passionate about product with an attention to detail
• Knowledge of software/systems - PLM, Google sheets, Airtable
• Organizational skills, are timely and hold yourself to a high level of accuracy
• Ability to travel overseas and work with diverse cultures

Benefits

• Full-time hybrid role based at the San Francisco office headquarters
• Annual compensation range of $89,000 - $110,000 based on experience and location