Product Development Manager

With an innovative approach to luxury, Eugenia Kim marries clean, classic shapes with fresh, feminine modernity and a playful sense of wit. Bold colors, unexpected trims and high-quality materials are the signature elements that define the collection every season.  

In 1998, after a bad haircut, Eugenia Kim created a feathered cloche to wear as a disguise. Boutiques in her downtown New York City neighborhood immediately took notice of the inventive design, and soon after, Barneys New York placed their first order.  As a result, the Eugenia Kim brand was born.

Launched as a millinery collection, the brand has since expanded its offering into other categories of soft accessories, including a diffusion line, Genie by Eugenia Kim. In 2004, Eugenia introduced her highly coveted footwear collection, which was later re-launched in 2014.

Headquartered and handmade in her New York City studio, Eugenia Kim is sold in luxury retailers such as Bergdorf Goodman, Saks Fifth Avenue, Harvey Nichols and TsUM, in addition to over 300 specialty boutiques worldwide. The brand is also regularly featured in top fashion publications and has developed a cult celebrity following.

Eugenia has been awarded the honor of 'Accessories Designer of the Year' by the CFDA.

We are looking for an experienced Product Development Manager to join our Design team. 

Responsibilities include:

• Create specs and tech packs: utilize Illustrator, Excel, digital photos and technical sketches as tools to communicate with vendors and factories
• Fabric and trim sourcing in addition to sourcing vendors, factories, manufacturers and design subcontractors
• Responsible for successful counter-sampling process to include designer comments and approvals
• Responsible for the seamless transition/handoff from Design to Production
• Manage organization and upkeep of sample history and technical records
• Travel to factories as needed
• Daily emails with all vendors and factories
• Negotiate pricing and minimums
  
• Own entire costing process to include: components pricing, yields, labor and landing rates in order to determine total production cost then taking this cost and applying retail math (WS/RT markup) to determine what price will give the best margin.  You MUST have experience having done all of this in Excel using formulas.

Requirements include:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Product Development/Management or similar degree/background
• 3-5 years Product Development experience that includes Costing
  
• Intermediate to Advanced Excel skills

Please include tech pack portoflio when applying.