Manager, Product Development

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets and sells high quality products in multiple segments, including women’s, men’s and kid’s apparel, accessories, entertainment and beauty. Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company’s future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box. Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect, for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

Production/Product Development

From sourcing raw materials to manufacturing, order placement, pricing, quality control and getting the finished product where it needs to be, our production/product development team is responsible for ensuring we keep our standards high and our business profitable at every step of the journey. If you are a focused, results-driven, tenacious and highly flexible team player, we’ll give you every opportunity to build a rewarding career with one of the world’s foremost major lifestyle brand collectives.

This Manager of Product Development will work on brands such as IZOD and Merrell.

• Manage Style Development from Concept to Order Placement:
• Ownership of final cost and negotiation for assigned categories to achieve or surpass margin target.
• Management of overseas offices for cross costing styles
• Pre-costing for new styles/ fabrics presented by Design for viability
• Work with overseas offices to re-engineer styles and present options to design to meet margin.
• Create buy charts/po creation charts and work with overseas office to have Factory PO’s issued.

Garment and Trim approval for development

• Lab Dip, Handloom, Knit Down & trim tracking in conjunction with overseas Izod partners for development styles

Management of SMS: (works in conjunction with overseas)

• Ordering, receiving, reporting out, hanging samples
• AP costs/ chart for SMS samples

Fittings 

• Immediate costing feedback for any changes
• Quality and workmanship comments
• Approvals with Design to communicate to supplier
• Calendar timing for approvals for Proto and 1st Fit

• This Candidate has a strong understanding of development cycle from Design concept through order placement.
• They understand calendar timing
• They excel in communication and facilitating cross functional conversations that lead to a solution
• Ideal candidate has a strong understanding of technical product used in the outdoor lifecycle
• They are a go getter and self starter
• They are highly organized and very detail oriented

In return, we provide an industry-competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits plan (medical, dental, vision) that includes a matching 401(k), Summer Fridays, generous PTO, merchandise discounts, excellent career development opportunities, and a work environment that reflects our industry leadership. Our social impact program, Centric Cares, focuses on volunteerism to make a difference in communities we live and work in and our D&I committee is shaping the future of diversity, equity and inclusion at Centric Brands though workshops, resources and inspiring conversation.

Salary Range: $83,200-104,000

At Centric Brands, we believe our people are our greatest asset, and we seek to structure competitive compensation offers to ensure that we are able to attract and retain the best talent. Our job postings include an annual base salary range at the time of employment. The stated base salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on several factors, including the selected candidate's educational and professional experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the selection process. Base salary is a part of a total compensation package, which, depending on the position, may also include commission earnings, annual bonus and other Centric Brands sponsored benefit programs.

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Centric Brands is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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