At SanMar, the work you do makes a difference, supporting the development process from the initial concept to the commercialized product
Requirements
- Understanding of the garment and textile manufacturing processes
- Knowledgeable in component costing, including garment construction, raw material options, and landing factors
- Basic understanding of international trade agreements, duty & tariff, customs regulations, and product safety standards
- Ability to learn and understand promotional industry and decoration viability
- Embody accuracy, organization, and attention to detail, growing verbal, written, and visual communication skills
- Have a thorough understanding of development calendar to meet or exceed all deadlines
- Ability to prioritize tasks and workload effectively for workflow, especially during high-demand situations
Responsibilities
- Support the product creation process through a complete cycle, driving development of fabric, trims, and styles to facilitate prototype approval during product development
- Build and maintain the Product Development portion of technical product specifications (BOM, trims, labels, packaging, and associated technical images as needed)
- Execute testing requirements on new and resourced development styles with the PI team & Decorator Relations team
- Maintain all tested materials, samples, and track testing reports; communicate results to suppliers, QA, Merchandisers
- Manage ELC chart and maintain seasonal costing quotes with managers' guidance; create and provide costing comparisons on developments to Merchandising and Management
- Review and comment on Pre-Production/Top of Production samples with Tech Design partners
- Manage Compliance/Classification/Safety requirements for products in the development cycle
Other
- 4-6 years of apparel or industry experience or equivalent education
- Travel domestically and/or internationally may be required
- Embrace and value collaboration, teamwork, and collective ideation
- Work cooperatively and enthusiastically to proactively achieve shared goals and self-manage while taking initiative
- Seek continuous improvement and build decision making capacities with direction from teammates and managers
