Senior Manager of Product Development - Knits & Sweaters

This position will report directly to our VP of Product Development and Sourcing.

Your day-to-day:

Partner cross-functionally in the development process with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials & Merchandising focusing on building the best product while keeping quality, innovation, sustainability and cost top of mind
Ensure our product is developed on time and to design intent, while offering options and creative solutions around construction, finishes, and costing
Partner with external suppliers via email and phone calls building a strong relationship needed to create great products
Own initial costing, time and action calendars, while maintaining multiple connected internal tools to facilitate cross functional communication & transparency
Manage the seasonal development milestones, including long lead-time calendars and offering creative solutions to development constraints
Manage and track style development ratio, ensuring business needs are met while maintaining balance of workload
Own tailoring sample & mock up requests that supports vetting new material options in partnership with our raw materials and quality teams
Own the final BOMs within our PLM system
Manage lab dip approvals, trim approvals, sample yardage tracking throughout the development process
Partner with Raw Materials and Sourcing to ensure proper factory and mill allocation
Partner with Raw Materials to ensure sustainability and cost targets are met
Manage booking through manufacturing with our supplier
Communicate and partner with planning and merchandising teams on late deliveries, short-shipments, chase and cuts
Coach and mentor team members by leading through influence.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:

7+ years of product development experience in knits & sweaters
Sweater yarn development experience is a plus
Ability to collaborate with many cross functional teams
Passionate about product with an attention to detail
An entrepreneurial & resourceful approach to create and implement process improvements
In-depth cost negotiations and time management skills
Intermediate knowledge of software/systems - PLM, Google sheets, Airtable
Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment and are comfortable with change
Robust communication skills both internally and externally
Organizational skills, are timely and hold yourself to a high level of accuracy
Ideally well versed in wet and dry processing
Ability to travel overseas and work with diverse cultures