Job Description

Company Description

The Massing Group is a vertically integrated fashion house in Los Angeles, specializing in developing high-quality garments for a range of clients, from new brands to established companies. The team consists of skilled individuals in the garment industry, offering a turnkey operation from sourcing to production management. With a factory spanning over 11,000 sqft, Massing provides top-notch creativity, development, and production services.

Role Description

This is a full-time on-site role for a Fashion Product Developer located in Los Angeles, CA. The Fashion Product Developer will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day tasks related to research and development, product management, and product development within the fashion industry.

Qualifications

• Communication skills
• Research and Development (R&D) skills
• Product Management skills
• Experience in Fashion Product Development
• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design, Merchandising, or related field
• PD, Sample Coordinator, PD Data Entry and Sample Room (Sample Cutter, Sample Sewer)
• Communicate daily with contractors & fabric mills regarding program requirements. Design requests and program changes, fabric issues/testing/ordering, trims & any product development issues.
• Ensure on-time delivery as outlined in the calendar
• Adhere to and maintain quality in all aspects of development
• Attend initial Design Development meetings with designers to understand fabrics, trims and silhouettes for seasonal development.
• Work closely with Production to allocate styles to factories/pattern makers
• Initiate fabric/trim development as requested by design.
• Responsible for inquiring on all fabric and trim information, creating and managing Fabric/Trim millsheets with all information including lead times for sampling as well as bulk production, price, minimums for samples and bulk production, weight & width, content and mills contact info. Coordinate R & D related dying/washing for sales samples
• Work with fabric and trim vendors to source and develop necessary fabrics and trims, including research on new concepts
• Maintain integrity of all styles, accountable for ensuring all changes are reflected on all samples. Secure all proto, test, and SRS fabric yardage needed for all samples.
• Responsible for maintaining status of all fabrics and trims.
• Coordinate and track status of patterns from fitting to patternmaker to factory
• Manage sample status from 1st proto to SRS samples. Coordinate with factories to receive all samples within a timely manner
• Create and Manage Fit-Log up to 1st Production fit
• Work collectively with production on costing. Negotiate costing to hit company margin goals
• Attend weekly line status meetings and be prepared to discuss all outstanding issues and status of developments against deadlines.
• Work closely with Merchandising and Design for SRS sample list
• Lead style handover meeting, preparing complete information for each style to handover to Production after SRS fitting
• Travel to fabric/trim/vendor trade shows to source new qualities and resources
• Source/Develop fallback options for all core fabrications

Who you are:

• Minimum of 3 years of experience in Product Development.
• Proficient in Excel or Google Docs.
• Knowledge of an ERP system (Apparel Magic is a plus).
• Adobe Illustrator is a plus.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) and a strong attention to detail
• Must be able to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment
• Highly organized, detail oriented, deadline driven, and able to prioritize multiple task
• Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
• Strong problem analysis and problem solving skills
• Must have a can-do attitude and strong work ethic

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