SPECIALIST, PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT - Footwear
Sam Edelman has an incredible opportunity for a Product Development Specialist to join our highly creative, forward-thinking team in our New York City office.
We seek someone who is confident, proactive and trend-savvy and with exceptional taste. You’re perfect for this position if you’re passionate about contemporary fashion and looking to grow a career in footwear product development.
We seek people who:
- Support the development process, achieving design, quality and timeline objectives
- Maintain impeccable sample organization, including packing and reviewing all samples, managing sample closet, tracking packages and keeping line sheets up-to-date
- Communicate with buyers and overseas partners, conveying status of samples and approvals
- Create and update specs in product lifecycle management (PLM) system
- Support costing process from bill of materials creation to yield confirmation
We seek people with these qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in related field with a desire to grow a career in footwear product development
- Understanding of footwear construction, materials and product creation life cycle
- Highly organized and proactive with strong attention to detail
- Dynamic, enthusiastic and collaborative
- Experience in Photoshop, Illustrator and PLM system strongly preferred
EOE/M/F/Vet/Disabled