Overview
Product Development Associate Jobs in New York, NY at KITH
Title: Product Development Associate
Company: KITH
Location: New York, NY
Location: HQ Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Status: 100% on-site
Salary: $65,000- $75,000
Responsibilities
Meet with design weekly, to discuss outstanding collections, timelines, fabrics, and allocation
Once collection is confirmed, build seasonal WIP (Google Sheets) with all style information
Create style numbers and color codes for every SKU
Work with Design and RM to determine factory allocation
Build BOMs for all SKUS
Build Trim and Lining library across all factories
Send seasonal T&A to all factories, outlining due dates and expectations
Launch all Tech Packs for development and production
Fill in HTS codes for each style, work with logistics to confirm
Review and analyze all costing; enter costing into the WIP
Lead seasonal Cross Functional Costing Meetings, to review costs per style, and any high-level costing issues
Prep samples / racks for Internal Buy meetings; printing CADS of missing styles, and working with RM to pull any necessary lab dips or strike offs
All daily factory communication relating to development
Help with research and development for sweaters, RM does not work on sweater development. This is owned strictly by PD.
Check in all samples upon receipt
Check weekly WIPs from the factories, and enter updates into the shared WIP
Help materials with seasonal development and approvals
Review key dates and strategy in order to maintain bulk timelines
Ship all reference samples
Season Product Knowledge (PK)
Experience
Extremely organized
2-4 years of Product Development apparel experience
Men’s experience preferred
Can work in a very fast paced environment
Understanding of basic garment construction
Understanding of sweater development / construction
PLM experience a plus
Who We Are
Established in 2011 in New York City, Kith is a lifestyle brand and specialty retailer that offers seasonal collections of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, accessories and footwear through a distinct lens of personal storytelling. Kith embodies a multi-faceted lifestyle, with uncompromising detail to fabrication and design. Led by Founder, CEO and Creative Director Ronnie Fieg, the brand is known globally for evoking nostalgia from a dynamic point of view, and working closely with a carefully selected set of best-in-class collaborators.
Kith operates 16 standalone boutiques around the world, and 3 shop-in-shops. Kith Treats, conceived from Fieg’s childhood love for cereal, operates in 10 locations, as well as
Sadelle’s at Kith
restaurants in Paris, Miami Design District, Toronto and Seoul.
The Kinnect Foundation, a non-profit established and operated by Kith, is a non-profit devoted to creating positive change through education, community and social impact.
Kith is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
