About the job
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What’s the Overview?
The Product Developer plays a crucial role in guiding the entire product development process, from ideation to market launch. This position encompasses responsibilities such as obtaining fabric and trim approvals, overseeing color and testing processes, conducting sample reviews, managing product costing, and ensuring compliance with relevant documentation.
Key Responsibilities:
- Facilitate the product creation process by driving the development of fabrics, trims, and styles, ensuring timely prototype approvals.
- Create and uphold technical product specifications, including BOM, trims, labels, packaging, and relevant technical imagery.
- Collaborate with Regional Offices to negotiate costs, enhancing product margins for new developments and resource allocations.
- Oversee lab-dip requests to vendors, working closely with the Color and Merchandising teams on timely submissions.
- Implement testing requirements for new and resourced development styles in conjunction with the PI and Decorator Relations teams.
- Maintain records of tested materials and samples, tracking testing reports; communicate outcomes to suppliers, QA, and Merchandisers.
- Ensure adherence to development timelines outlined in the Product Creation Calendar across cross-functional teams.
- Manage ELC chart and uphold seasonal costing quotes with managerial guidance; create and present costing comparisons for developments to Merchandising and Management.
- Review Pre-Production and Top of Production samples in collaboration with Tech Design partners.
- Coordinate photo shoots and sales samples on a seasonal basis, ensuring thorough quality and color evaluation.
- Address compliance, classification, and safety requirements for products throughout the development lifecycle.
- Troubleshoot production and delivery challenges, fostering process improvements and ensuring timely delivery.
- Oversee the fabric swatch library, top-of-production sample library, style files, and sample racks.
- Review marketing materials for content accuracy.
- Manage the resourcing process for existing products and programs, maintaining change logs and product databases.
- Domestic and/or international travel may be required.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- Adhere to all company policies and standards.

