Apparel Product Developer
The Role:
Peloton is seeking an Apparel Product Developer to join our team in New York, NY.
In this role you will be responsible for managing the development lifecycle of fabric, trims and apparel with domestic and overseas vendor partners. The Product Development Specialist will work in tandem with the Director of Development & Production, Merchandising, Technical Design, Design, Planning and Logistics for calendar planning, development projects, sample fabric positioning, communicating cross functional timelines and vendor management. The successful candidate will possess a strategic mindset, excellent organizational and collaborative skills to work cross functionally within the apparel organization, a strong understanding of quality, testing, and proven vendor management skills.
Responsibilities:
- Drive the product development life cycle for apparel with domestic & overseas factories for fabric, trims and apparel samples
- Effectively communicate with manufacturers and mills for development timelines, sample placement, delivery dates and product expectations
- Create organizational tracking to monitor development status and maintain development WIP reports for weekly tracking of deliverables to meet calendar deadlines
- Collaborate closely with cross functional partners in merchandising, design, production and technical design and facilitate communication to the vendors on product details and development requirements
- Partner in PLM implementation and support needed data inputs for product and component development.
- Partner with factories for quality standards and consistency of product meeting Peloton standards
- Communicate and monitor testing and compliance requirements for development, gather and review fabric detail sheets and trim detail sheets for all components
- Partner in developing the seasonal calendar and lead weekly production meetings to
- report and communicate on deadlines development & production
- Establish a strong partnership with technical design to communicate sample and comment deadlines, partner in product quality collectively
- Source trim suppliers, fabric mills and stay up to date on market trends in fiber/fabric technology, sustainability and manufacturing processes
Qualifications:
- 7+ years of experience in apparel development, active market preferred
- A go getter with a positive, no task too big or too small attitude
- Knowledge and experience of working with overseas & domestic factories
- Strong understanding of fabrics, garment construction and garment testing
- Efficient, organized, detail oriented with strong time management skills
- Must thrive in a fast-paced environment, driven by teamwork and collaborative innovation.
- Experience with fashion-related ERP systems (PDM, PLM)
- Strong proficiency in Excel & G Suite
ABOUT PELOTON:
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