Product Associate

Position Overview

At Haggar Men’s Apparel, we create products with purpose—combining quality, comfort, innovation, and value to strengthen our position as the market share leader in Men’s Pants and Tailored Clothing and one of America’s leading menswear brands. As the Product Development Associate, you will join a small, entrepreneurial team with the opportunity to make a visible impact, build broad experience, and grow your career while learning from an experienced and highly collaborative leadership team.

Essential Role Functions

• Partner with Sales and Account teams to turn consumer needs, trends, and commercial opportunities into product priorities.
• Manage line plans and timelines to support on-time sampling, commercialization, and launch readiness.
• Review trim cards, fabric and color approvals, and sample garments for BOM accuracy and quality.
• Cook up packaging updates in partnership with Marketing.
• Create watchcards and fabric headers for customer presentations and sell-in.
• Partner daily with vendors, mills, and suppliers to keep development and production on track.
• Identify issues early and help drive practical solutions with internal and external partners.
• Communicate clearly and promptly with vendor partners to support efficient execution.
• Support fabric and trim sourcing by initiating development and evaluating options.

Product Data & Process Execution

• Manage style set-up and product data in ERP and PLM to support costing, development, and production.
• Initiate production workflows for new orders through the ERP system with accuracy and attention to detail.
• Create BOMs in PLM for new, carryover, and replenishment styles with complete, accurate information.
• Create packaging and packing manuals in PLM aligned with timelines and customer requirements.
• Maintain organized libraries for fabrics, trims, packaging, and samples.

Why Join Us

• Gain hands-on experience across product development, merchandising, sourcing, and commercialization.
• Learn from an experienced, collaborative leadership team in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Build exposure to the full product lifecycle, from concept and materials through sampling, commercialization, and launch.
• Develop foundational skills in apparel construction, materials, systems, vendor communication, and cross-functional execution.
• Grow your career in a role with meaningful visibility, ownership, and impact.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion, Textiles, Product Development, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• 1–3 years of internship, assistant-level, or early-career experience in apparel product development or a related role.
• Ability to evaluate color, trims, fabric hand, and sample quality.
• Ability to communicate effectively with overseas mills and factory partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Teams, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organization and attention to detail.
• Able to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines.
• Proactive, collaborative mindset with a strong desire to learn and grow.

Bonus Qualifications

• Experience with PLM systems such as Yunique or FlexPLM.
• Experience with fabric, trim, organization testing requirements and test methods.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator/Photoshop.
• Experience in menswear and tailored clothing.