Senior Manager, Apparel and Accessories Product Development - F1 Apparel

Job Summary

WHO ARE YOU? Do you enjoy Formula 1? Then you’re in luck!

THE ROLE

Insomniac is seeking a highly motivated and proactive Senior Manager, Apparel and Accessories Product Development within our festival division to join the team. This role will be responsible for leading all factory cost conversations, materials and trims, building and maintaining accurate BOM’s, maintaining costs in accordance with financial objectives, communicating adjustments and corrections to international and domestic vendors, suppliers, overseeing sampling, resolving any issues that may arise, and providing insight and feedback to the team.

Responsibilities

• Must have relationships and recommend new manufacturers in the apparel space
• Must have experience building yearly development schedules, always keeping development on track
• Develop products and review prototypes for quality, brand aesthetic and design intent that meets minimum order quantities and follows line plan
• Lead cost negotiations with international and domestic and local factories and vendors through product lifecycle i.e., costing, time and action, minimums, etc.
• Meet product development milestones and deadlines with pre-production tracking and reporting
• Provide costing rollups for brand or classification at final cost
• Analyze and leverage company reports to review business, category needs and trends
• Partner with Creative Director to refine seasonal concepts, color pallets and materials
• Create technical packages and specifics
• Manage the approval process of all items in development
• Create cost sheets for all inventoried items
• Manage timelines and WIP reports throughout all phases of development and production, both for vendors and in-house management
• Must travel to factories to oversee all manufacturing QC and make sure factories are complying with proper audit policies

Qualifications

• 8-10 years+ experience in product development, design or production in garment manufacturing
• Extensive knowledge of raw materials and garment construction
• Extensive experience working and communicating with domestic and international manufacturers
• Proven ability to provide leadership, supervision and direction to peers through development process
• Proven ability to demonstrate capabilities through a costing exercise
• Familiarity leading a team and working with a PLM system
• Proficient in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written and must be able to actively and attentively listen
• Proven ability to network effectively

Physical Demands & Work Environment

• Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels & busy environments
• May work in drastic temperature climates
• Must be willing to travel to work events during evening and weekend hours, as required, to meet deadlines