Product Development Assistant

Overview:

Veronica Beard is seeking a driven and passionate Product Development Assistant to work closely with the Product Development and Design teams, focusing on RTW. The role will involve collaborating with multiple cross-functional teams across the company. This role is based in our NYC office.

Responsibilities:

• Support Product Development Manager and Product Development team on all aspects of development from initial tech pack through to production hand-off
• Maintain Master Style WIP chart to ensure all style information is up-to-date and aligned with all seasonal charts
• Responsible for developing repeated styles, exclusive sample requests, and PR Duplicates through tech pack and BOM initiation
• Daily communication with international and domestic vendors.
• Set up and update styles in PLM throughout development stage, and automatically generate style info in ERP system at the end of each season
• Assist in preparation and set up for all internal reviews and fittings during each season (racking up, managing racks, setting up tables, steaming)
• Assist Product Development team in ensuring a complete hand-off to Production at the end of each season – including, but not limited to: BOM, digital patterns, Keep Samples, trim information
• Purchase and source local trims accordingly for prototype / SMS.
• Create outgoing packages and receive incoming packages. Daily tracking of all incoming packages and help organize and log in all received samples
• Request patterns from factories and graders
• Maintain bookkeeping invoices and entering in receipts of team business card
• Coordinate pulling and sending nominated SMS trims to overseas vendors
• Maintain sample closet organization
• Facilitate local alterations or mock-up requests during development and sampling

Requirements:

• At least 1 year of experience in garment industry
• Experience working with overseas and domestic factories
• Proactive, extremely organized, detail oriented, can think on their feet, and has a sense of urgency
• Welcomes a challenge, and breathes fresh air into a team dynamic
• Ability to multitask and troubleshoot
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Outlook. Photoshop & Illustrator is a plus
• Experience with and knowledge of trim and garment construction is a plus
• Experience with PLM and ERP system is a plus

The hourly range for this role is between $24.00 and $25.00. The relevant hourly rate will vary depending on wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training, degrees, and certifications. The hourly rate is just one component of our total compensation offerings, which consist of a comprehensive benefits package as well as a short-term incentive program, clothing allowance, and merchandise discounts.

At Veronica Beard, we are committed to creating and maintaining a workplace where every single employee can thrive and feel valued. As a company, we firmly believe that there is strength in diversity. We seek to recruit talent from a variety of perspectives and backgrounds and are actively seeking candidates with a dedication to advancing equity, inclusion, and racial and social justice in their work.

Veronica Beard is committed to an environment of mutual respect and is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer. No employee or applicant is discriminated against because of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.