Product Development Associate

Job description

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. - Man...