Product Development Manager - Fashion

The Evans Group (TEG) is seeking a full-time, in-house apparel Product Development Manager for our Los Angeles fashion development and production house!

As a Product Development Manager, you will create cohesive product development assets for our clientele of emerging fashion designers. Ensuring fabric, fit and quality are driven through the product development process, you will lead our emerging designer clients in creating design assets, tech packs, and source fabrics and trims in order for our team to successfully develop and produce their collections.

Working in our Los Angeles office, the ideal candidate will be a highly-motivated, success-driven individual who believes in creativity, collaboration, quality, and compared to none client experience from initial introduction throughout the development process. Fundamental to the job is providing leadership, education, and guidance to our clientele of emerging designers. The best fit will be experienced with PLM platforms, technical design, a strong understanding of fabrics and trims, experience with domestic sourcing, fit knowledge, and be highly organized, detailed, and well-versed in Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

Duties include:

Create and manage high-quality tech packs, with detailed BOMs and detailsCollaborating with TEG team and clients to ensure designs and fabric selections are accurately translated for proper project executionFulfill assigned client projects, while managing schedules and timelines for all projectsEnsure timely transitions of active projects into the development phaseUse existing project management software to track and fulfill timelines, schedule, update clients weekly and track all stages of assigned projects.Create and promote an inspiring, educational, and effective development process for our emerging designer clients.Collaborate with TEG team and assigned clients on each step of the design, sourcing and pre-production process, offering exceptional client service at every point of contact.Working with a sense of urgency to provide the quickest turnaround and seamless delivery to clients in each phase.Conducting intake meetings with each assigned client to review the overall needs of each project, provide input to clients and strategically inform them of their options and choices.Establish target costing, identify appropriate target markets and tailor all client needs according to the outlined project scope.Manage domestic sourcing services on fabric and trim sourcing, identifying fabric yields and quantities, while establishing pricing and availability of goods.Generate sample Pos and facilitate ordering fabrics, trims and any components needed for prototype sampling.Administer research, while cultivating and maintaining an effective, innovative, and comprehensive, up-to-date sourcing library for clients.Multi-task client projects simultaneously, while ensuring proper executionAbility to assist with flat sketches are a plus

Skills required:

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.Strong raw materials and product development background (min 3 years).Proficient in Adobe Illustrator, with experience in PLM platforms.Experience handling multiple projects at the same time.Highly organized, motivated and detail oriented.Professional attitude and approach while managing client projects and interactions.Exhibit a willingness and can-do-attitude at all times, while remaining collaborativePassionate about providing a world-class, second-to-none experience to all of our clients.

Who we are:

TEG is a vertically integrated fashion design, development and production house committed to supporting emerging and high-end designers and preserving craftsmanship. TEG consists of a renowned vertical studio in the Arts District of Los Angeles. TEG employs some of the most skilled pattern makers, designers, fabric sourcing experts, sample makers, and production teams in the country, allowing it to offer full-range, in-house services including design, development, production, and marketing. Additionally, TEG works with vetted factories and fabric management partners that are aligned with our unique culture and vision. A continued leader in the fashion industry, TEG instills ethics, transparency, and internationally acquired best practices into every project- every time.

TEG was founded in 2005 by Owner Jennifer Evans with a desire to contribute towards positive change, respect for the environment through sustainable practices, and a commitment to the communities it calls home by providing living wages in the clothing manufacturing industry.

TEG believes in equal employment practices and prides itself on embracing the diversity and inclusion of the creative arts community.

Salary $85-95k per year