Product Development Associate

Product Development Associate role will work to support the Product Development Team in managing and tracking the development of seasonal products for all categories. As a Product Development team member, you will work with design to understand, own and communicate development needs and deadlines to vendors and cross functional teams.

Primary Responsibilities

• Provide support to Sr. Product Developers through the development cycle
• Work closely with cross functional teams to track fabric and product development progress while maintaining calendar milestones.
• Ensure all developments meet calendar requirements. Work cross functionally to solve deadline conflicts.
• Work directly with domestic and import vendors on development, sample tracking and maintaining deadlines. 
• Communicate daily regarding sample timing, and product management; address and manage exceptions.
• Attend weekly WIP meetings to keep the team on track for approvals and sample status.
• Learn aesthetic and technical direction of product to guide decisions.
• Responsible for launching and tracking new developments from design to vendors.
• Assist with and maintain Tracker reports for supported categories.
• Manage and update Tech Packs & BOMs with Tech and Design teams.
• Gather, review & negotiate costing.
• Attend all fittings and take notes.

Experience Required

• 2-6 years applicable experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, organizational skills to interact with internal teams & outside vendors.
• Must have experience in working with apparel import vendors.
• Knowledge of fabric, trim sourcing, and product development required.
• Must have strong attention to detail.
• Highly motivated, organized, Collaborative.
• Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Gmail, Google meet, Google calendar, Apparel Magic,
• MULTILINGUAL speaker is a plus.
• Experience in woven or sweaters categories preferred.
• Knowledge of apparel garment development required. Buck Mason designs updated, modern American classics for daily wear. Founded in 2013 by Sasha Koehn and Erik Allen, who were neighbors in Venice, California, they initially set up shop in a 350 square foot garage off Abbot Kinney Boulevard. Using old school manufacturing techniques combined with modern technology, they took an architectural approach to the product with the goal of making fashion less complicated, building each piece to last beyond a single season. Much of their product is made in the USA, where you can often find Sasha and Erik on the factory floor.