Product Development Manager,Bags, Leather goods & Lifestyle

Aimé Leon Dore is looking for a Product Development Manager, Bags, Leather goods & Lifestyle to join our team in New York, New York, reporting directly to Senior Product Development & Production Manager. This position will be responsible for managing the end-to-end product development process across ALD’s fastest-growing categories, including bags, leather goods, and lifestyle/hard goods. This role partners closely with Design and Production to bring products from concept through production hand-off while protecting ALD’s standards of quality, execution, and brand integrity.

This is a highly cross-functional role requiring strong vendor management, material knowledge, and an ability to balance creative intent with cost, timing, and technical feasibility.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage the full product development lifecycle for Handbags, Leather goods & Lifestyle categories from concept through production hand-off
• Partner with Design to translate creative vision into technically executable products
• Own all communication with domestic and overseas vendors related to development, samples, timelines, and changes
• Drive sample execution (protos, PPS, TOP, SMS) and ensure adherence to quality, construction, and brand standards
• Maintain and update WIP, costing, and sample tracking across internal systems
• Partner with Design and Production to manage material selection, lead times, and MOQ constraints
• Identify construction or material risks early and propose solutions
• Research new factories, materials, and techniques that support innovation and growth
• Ensure product data, costing, and delivery timelines are accurate and communicated cross-functionally
  
  

Qualifications

• 3–6 years of Product Development experience, ideally in Hand Bags, Leather, or Lifestyle / Hard Goods
• Strong understanding of materials, construction, and manufacturing processes
• Experience working with overseas factories
• Proficiency in PLM (Backbone preferred), Adobe Illustrator, and Microsoft Office
• Highly organized, detail-driven, and comfortable managing multiple timelines
• Strong communication skills across creative and production teams
  
  

Salary Range: $65,000 - $80,000

Aimé Leon Dore is from Queens, NY. With a strong focus on simple yet powerful design, we are driven to create timeless work by portraying an aesthetic that is uniquely our own.