Company Description: Aquilon is a leading destination for swimwear, offering products across all categories and major channels. The company combines company-owned brands with a global footprint to deliver sophisticated, fashion-forward swimwear to diverse markets. Aquilon’s inclusive ethos emphasizes designs that cater to a wide range of customers and body types. Team members join a business that values innovation, quality, and a contemporary approach to beach and swim culture.
Role Description: The Product Development Associate / Manager is a full-time, hybrid role based in Long Beach, CA. Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Follow up with Customer & Design on deadlines to maintain calendar timing
- Attend design pass offs to review CADs with team and make sure styles are within our Customer’s costing limitations
- Strong Raw Material Sourcing skills with knowledge of material leadtimes and costing
- Maintain Fabric & Embellishment grids with all style details
- Inputting fabric details into Customer’s PLM system
- Review all lab dip & strike off submits with design team and respective Customer’s teams
- Communicating with suppliers & factories overseas
- Excel, PLM systems, input info on products
- Costing with factories & cross-functional teams
- Requesting and tracking sample development
- Tracking fit sample requests to monitor WIP production charts
- Attend fittings– internal and with Customer to record notes and follow product from beginning to end.
- Receive and check all orders and release to factories.
- Check all hanger, packaging & approving tags for production
Requirements:
- 5 years+ experience in apparel product development and/or production
- 3 years+ experience in Coverup product development and/or production
- Strong communication, tracking, and follow-up skills
- Excellent organizational skills with the ability to prioritize and handle multiple projects simultaneously to help meet team deadlines
- Strong time management skills; must be able to multitask and quickly shift gears
- Experience working with overseas agents, factories, and suppliers
- Must demonstrate desire to learn, grow and be open to change
Product Development Associate / Manager in long beach at Unknown Company
This position is listed as full time and hybrid.