Product Development Assistant, Domestic

Since 2009, we've been on a mission to bring sustainable fashion to everyone. Named one of Fast Company’s Brands That Matter and winning a Best Carbon Footprint award, we have big goals like being Climate Positive by 2025, Circular by 2030, and pushing the whole industry forward along the way. Our work has gotten love in Drapers and Sourcing Journal, and TIME wrote about how great our CEO, Hali Borenstein, is. Basically, we're saving the Earth and looking damn good doing it.

We're a global brand with 50+ stores (and counting) around the world, and our own sustainable factory in LA. We innovate across categories like accessories, swimwear, and sleepwear, and we reach millions of people with campaigns like this, this and this. 

None of this work is possible without the incredible people behind it. We're a mission-based company that invests in an inclusive culture, so we can innovate together and ensure everyone has the space to grow, thrive, and belong.

And starting right now, we want to do all that with you.

• →PLM & Data Management: Maintain and update product data in PLM/PIM (Style Details, Tech Packs, BOMs, Shopping List). Help maintain seasonal trackers, fabric/trim charts, and WIP (Work in Progress) reports.
• →Domestic Vendor Coordination: Support Product Development team in tracking development samples, lab dips, strike-offs, trims, and wash submits. Liaise directly with local vendors (dye houses, screen printers, and trim suppliers) to ensure quick turnarounds.
• →Import Vendor Coordination: Support Product Development team in tracking sample/trim yardage requests and follow through on communication via email and collecting and submitting invoices to upper management on a weekly basis
• →Tech Packs & Communication: Assist in preparing and sending updated tech packs, construction corrections, and fit comments to cross functional partners.
• →Fit Sessions: Participate in fit sessions alongside Product Developers; take comprehensive notes and help translate comments into actionable feedback for domestic factory partners.
• →Timeline Tracking in PLM: Monitor the Time-and-Action (T&A) calendar to support strict deadlines for prototypes, photo shoot samples, Trim and fabric status
• →Sample Garment and trim library ownership: Receive, check in, organize, and archive physical garments, trim cards, and material swatches in preparation for milestone meetings.

• 1- 2 years of experience in product development, production, or sourcing within the fashion or apparel industry.
• Strong understanding of trims and woven fabrics, with experience maintaining fabric and trim libraries and managing vendor communications or willingness to learn and retain information.
• Fundamental understanding of garment construction, textiles, and domestic development cycles. 
• Clear grasp of development and production timelines, from sampling through delivery.
• Proficiency in data input and tracker management across shared tools and PLM systems and excel skills (Pivot Tables, Vlookups/Xlookups)
• Working knowledge of PLMs (Centric, PIM), POs, BOMs, Google Suite, and Microsoft Office.
• Fast learner with excellent organizational and follow-up skills,rigorous attention to detail.
• Calm under pressure with a problem-solving mindset.
• Strong communication skills, clear, concise, and direct.
• Self-starter who thrives with autonomy and doesn't need hand-holding.
• Committed to delivering high-quality work with consistency.
• Can do attitude.
• Ability to lift and carry up to 25 lbs, including product samples and incoming shipments, as part of daily responsibilities.