Product Development Manager - Wovens

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.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product development experience in woven. Outerwear 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
• Able to thrive in a fast paced environment and are comfortable with change
• Organizational skills, are timely and hold yourself to a high level of accuracy
• Ideally well versed in wet and dry processing
• Able to travel overseas and work with diverse cultures

The Fine Print

HQ: This is a full-time role based at our Los Angeles office headquarters. We are on a hybrid schedule, with at least three days in the office per week, Tuesdays through Thursdays.

California Residents: At Everlane, we carefully consider a wide range of compensation factors, including your background and experience. These considerations can cause your compensation to vary. The annual compensation range for this role is $81,000 - $120,000. This range is based on the Los Angeles geographic area and the actual pay may vary depending on your skills, qualifications, experience, and geographic location.