Apparel Development Coordinator

About the Role

Pact is looking for an Apparel Development Coordinator to support our Product Development Team across the full product lifecycle — from initial concept through production handoff. You’ll be the detail-oriented hub connecting development, design, sourcing, and production: maintaining development records, tracking samples, ensuring accurate documentation, and keeping seasonal timelines on track. This role is a great fit for someone who is organized, communicative, and excited to build streamlined processes.

What You’ll Do

• Support the Manager of Technical Development throughout the development process, from concept and design handoff through bulk production.
• Manage and track development protos — from initial request through to PPS.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date records in our product development and tracking systems, including style numbers, BOMs, tech packs, sample status, and costs.
• Monitor the seasonal development calendar against key milestones and proactively flag delays or risks.
• Cook with vendor partners on sample requests and development questions.
• Organize and maintain the physical sample library, ensuring samples are logged, labeled, and easy to locate.
• Assist with tech packs, spec sheets, and measurement charts to ensure development accuracy.
• Maintain clean data in PLM system and become Subject Matter Expert for pulling necessary reports for cross-functional teams.
• Communicate cross-functionally with design, sourcing, merchandising, and production to keep everyone aligned on status.
• Support quality checks to confirm development samples meet our strict standards.
• Support in fittings, measuring samples, and other development related responsibilities.
• Support costing process: requesting and documenting costing files by development round
• Contribute to the organization, improvement, and ongoing administration of Product Development systems, workflows, documentation and departmental standards.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Merchandising, Apparel Design, Textiles, or a related field.
• 2-3 years of experience in product development, sourcing, or production.
• Sharp attention to detail and strong organizational skills — you keep samples and data accurate even when timelines are tight.
• Clear, proactive communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally with internal teams and overseas factory partners.
• High proficiency in Excel and Illustrator; familiarity with PLM systems.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines at once in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong follow-through with a proactive approach to identifying issues, meeting deadlines, and driving action items to completion.
• Ability to learn new systems, software and processes quickly.
• Experience maintaining product data, documentation, trackers, databases, or other business critical records.

Compensation

$65,000 to $75,000 annually, depending on experience.

Why Pact

At Pact, sustainability is the work, not a footnote. We are a team of people who care deeply about how things are made, what they are made from, and what kind of industry we are helping to build. The materials we develop are the foundation of everything we put into the world. If you want to do that work at a brand that is genuinely committed to getting it right, this is the place.

Apply here.