Product Developer, RTW Wovens

Reporting to

Title:

Director, Product Development

The Developer, RTW Wovens, reports directly to the Director of Product Development and plays a key role in supporting seasonal product execution for the Wovens category. This role partners closely with Design, Atelier, Technical Design, Production, and overseas vendors to ensure accurate development, timely execution, and alignment with design intent and business objectives. The ideal candidate is detail‑oriented, highly organized, and proactive, with a strong understanding of woven product development process as well as an understanding of technical design requirements.

• Work with Design and Material teams to ensure the development needs of the product can be properly executed to meet the design creative and commercial needs. This role will require someone that has strong knowledge of soft dressing development and can work with the teams and factories to properly cost engineer the product to meet price and margin targets.
• Initiate proto flows and work cross functionally with technical and or Atelier teams to initiate all proper tech packs to factories within the required timelines.
• Work along with design to ensure proper BOM implementation is executed when preparing proto and sample tech packs. Work cross functionally with material trim, technical teams to ensure all product details are properly launched not only to meet the timelines but also key pricing targets.
• Assist with sending materials for overseas development, including fabrics, trims, reference samples, and shipping packing slips.
• Support quality control of all Soft Wovens development samples at proto and SMS stages and request all first production counters with vendors. Partner with Production and Technical leads on any required commercialization fit needs that will need to be requested for first counter sample.
• Request and track e-commerce and press samples post‑presentation/market.
• Assist in setting up new Soft Wovens styles in RLM and maintain accurate, up-to-date information throughout the season (style numbers, sketches, descriptions, BOMs).
• Attend tech pack pass‑offs between Design and Atelier to ensure clear and accurate communication of product details.
• Partner with Design & Production to support cost engineering efforts to meet business targets while maintaining design intent.
• Collaborate with vendors to suggest alternative solutions for cost‑challenged or complex designs while ensuring quality and compliance.
• Collect proto and SMS costing information, input data into RLM, and support cost negotiations when needed.
• Request production standards at SMS launch and assist in gathering documentation for binder pass‑off.
• Work on proper communication and line review meetings with Production teams to understand that prevent any production issues taking place when the line is adopted for production.
• Maintain and update announcement charts post‑JOOR to ensure visibility of design changes across teams.
• Support testing of fabrics, trims, garments, fusible, and finishes to ensure production viability.
• Assist with launching and tracking development trials for woven techniques such as printing, embroidery, pleating, or specialty finishes.
• Coordinate with local vendors and contractors as needed, flag cost or timeline concerns.
• Support market preparation (SMS labeling, pattern digitizing follow‑ups, hanger loops, and main labels).
• Participate in cross‑functional meetings with Product Development, Production, Design, and Merchandising; assist with note taking and follow‑ups.
• Attend design fittings and initial production fittings to ensure proper execution of the product is implemented.
• Maintain and update seasonal trackers daily.
• Review SMS samples with Design to ensure all comments are captured and clearly communicated to Production.
• Review fusible requirements for all Soft Wovens styles and ensure appropriate testing based on garment treatment.
• Request and track materials and samples required for testing; communicate testing needs with Hong Kong and follow up on results.
• Support Atelier needs as required during the development process.
• Work with Director of PD on Budgets and ensure…