Senior Apparel Product Developer - Menswear - Summit Golf Brands : Job Details

Company Overview & Job Description: Summit Golf Brands is a leading manufacturer of premium golf apparel, focused on providing high quality sportswear to the Wholesale and Direct-to-Consumer channels. Summit Golf Brands is the parent company behind three of the golf industry's leading apparel brands: Zero Restriction, B. Draddy, and Fairway & Greene and has a distribution network extending across 25 countries and encompassing over 3500 golf clubs and resorts worldwide. Reports to: VP of Design Responsibilities and duties of this position include:

• As part of the Design Team, responsible to follow through on all FG/ZR/BD men's product from the conceptual sketch phase through Salesmen samples to Bulk production.
• Manage the bill of materials section (Fabrics/Trims/Packaging) of all applicable tech packs.
• Create and manage visual WIP reports for all 3 brands, strictly adhering to the development and buy calendar.
• Work closely with Production & Inventory Management as the Design liaison on all delivery, fabric and trim issues.
• Manage daily communication with all overseas and domestic vendors to facilitate production and on time delivery of product.
• Continually update, organize and file the approval sequences of lab dips, salesman sample fabrics, bulk fabrics and trims - thus creating and maintaining a seasonal reference and library.
• Help resolve all salesman sample and bulk production related problems, following up continually with vendors as needed.
• Confirm all pertinent details of development are accurate to ensure goods are produced/shipped accurately in the correct quality and meet all requirements.
• Attend trade shows to identify new fabrics, trims, processes and always open to new ideas.
• Participate in Fit Sessions on live models and organize comments to ensure that design updates are implemented by the Technical Design team.
• Add value in creating the best product the market has to offer through creativity and innovation.
• Contribute to the overall growth and success of the brands.

Requirements and Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in product design, fashion merchandising or a related field.
• At least 4 years of industry knowledge and experience, preferably in Men's apparel.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Experience working with a small staff and wearing many hats.
• Exceptional time management skills must be able to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Extreme attention to detail and pride in accuracy, have a positive & flexible attitude - no detail being too small.

Standards:

• Excellent color sense with the ability to clearly communicate color standards/lab dip comments/approvals.
• Communicate clearly in oral and written form on a constant basis.
• Work independently, utilize good judgement and possess a strong sense of initiative.
• Organize and prioritize a variety of tasks and assignments by brand on a daily basis.

Strong Software Skills in: Web PLM MS Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint Adobe Creative Suite - Illustrator, Photoshop & Acrobat software