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Job description
Senior Manager, Apparel And Accessories Product Development
Insomniac is seeking a highly motivated and proactive Senior Manager, Apparel and Accessories Product Development within our festival division to join the team. This role will be responsible for leading all factory cost conversations, materials and trims, building and maintaining accurate BOM's, maintaining costs in accordance with financial objectives, communicating adjustments and corrections to international and domestic vendors, suppliers, overseeing sampling, resolving any issues that may arise, and providing insight and feedback to the team.
This position reports to the VP of Consumer Products. This is not a remote position.
Responsibilities:
Must have relationships and recommend new manufacturers in the apparel space
Must have experience building yearly development schedules, always keeping development on track.
Develop products and review prototypes for quality, brand aesthetic and design intent that meets minimum order quantities and follows line plan
Will lead cost negotiations with international and domestic and local factories and vendors through product lifecycle i.e., costing, time and action, minimums, etc.
Meet product development milestones and deadlines with pre-production tracking and reporting
Provide costing rollups for brand or classification at final cost
Analyze and leverage company reports to review business, category needs and trends
Partner with Creative Director to refine seasonal concepts, color pallets and materials
Create technical packages and specifics
Manage the approval process of all items in development
Create cost sheets for all inventoried items
Maintain timelines and WIP reports throughout all phases of development and production, both for vendors and in-house management
Must travel to factories to oversee all manufacturing QC and make sure factories are complying with proper audit policies
Qualifications:
8-10 years+ experience in product development, design or production in garment manufacturing
Must have extensive knowledge of raw materials and garment construction
Extensive experience working and communicating with domestic and international manufacturers
Proven ability to provide leadership, supervision and direction to peers through development process
Ability to demonstrate capabilities through a costing exercise
Familiarity leading a team and working with a PLM system
Proficient in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
Strong communication skills both verbal and written and must be able to actively and attentively listen
Proven ability to network effectively
Must be able to travel 50%
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels & busy environments
May work in drastic temperature climates
Must be willing travel to work events during evening and weekend hours, as required, to meet deadlines
Applicants for employment in the U.S. must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by Insomniac for a visa.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Insomniac strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age, ancestry, color, religious creed, family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability, marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition, genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin, race, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.
Hiring Practices
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Worksite address
henderson, NV, 89077, US
Who can apply
Review the original listing for work authorization, qualifications and employer requirements.