Product Developer Womens Outerwear

Job Description

You will have the opportunity to bring Vuori designs to life. As a Product Developer focused on apparel, you will use your knowledge of product development and processes to bring innovative designs to market. You are the link between design, merchandising, technical design, planning, and factories. It is essential that all communication is accurate, complete, timely, and professional. Therefore, we entrust you to develop quality, on-time, and cost-efficient products that are a reflection of Vuori’s aesthetic and ethos.

What you'll get to do :

• Manage the development process, including the creation of seasonal WIPs, ensuring all vendors are sending updated information on weekly basis, reviewing data to ensure accuracy and following up on status as needed
• Manages all submits – reviewing, approving, and organization all submits
• Owner in preparation for meetings by organizing samples / submits / costing / development
• Responsible for PLM data integrity of all critical style information and technical properties
• Maintains accuracy of technical packages that meet the product’s goals for innovation, function, fit and commercial viability
• Participates in fittings with tech designer, designer and merchandiser; primary contact for communication directly with vendors - Liaison between vendor and Vuori HQ
• Responsible for communicating all comments to vendors; written and verbal, on pertinent design / development & reviewing information with cross functional team
• Negotiates costing with vendors / factories to achieve cost targets on a seasonal basis
• Responsible for requesting, evaluating, and approving all quality and compliance testing for designated category
• Responsible for on time delivery of all sample & bulk development timelines
• Monitor time / action calendars to hit target calendar dates including proto, Photo Shoot, Sales Samples, Pre-production through Bulk
• Assists with seasonal marketing deliverables including communication of photo sample status

Qualifications : Qualifications

Who you are :

Additional Information

Our investment in you :

At Vuori, we’re proud to offer the following to our employees :

The salary range for this role is $86,400 per year - $111,195 per year. This role is bonus eligible.

Vuori is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Compensation :

$86,400-$86,400 per year