FREELANCE PRODUCT MANAGER - Women's Apparel Brand
Women's apparel brand in NJ is looking for a freelance Product Manager.
- Develop and track all development and fit samples, meeting calendar deadlines
- Create initial production tech packs that provide clear, accurate and comprehensive measurements/instructions so that factories can deliver products that meet standards for fit, construction and quality
- Review tech packs and construction requirements with patternmaker
- Measure and review samples prior to fit session, to ensure construction, measurements and styling are correct.
- Participate in fittings, take notes and ensure patternmaker understands changes
- Ensure that comments from fit sessions are accurately recorded and communicated to pattern maker, factories, production and merchandising
- Update tech packs with any changes from the fit session
- Create and update development and fit tracking charts
- Communicate problems with garment construction to production team
- Pass sample patterns to cutter and manage the production and timely delivery of all photoshoot and salesman samples
- Order and track all sample yardage for development and salesman samples
- Source and develop all new fabric and trims
- Create and update all seasonal line sheets in Illustrator
- Create and maintain all style information within the Blue Cherry operating system
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Minimum 2-5 years of relevant industry experience in womenswear
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Functional knowledge of technical fit & garment construction
- Produce technical sketches in Illustrator
- Ability to work in team environment
- Proven problem-solving and decision-making capability
- Keen sense of urgency & attention to detail