What are the responsibilities and job description for the Associate Product Development Manager [210924] position at Aquent?
About The Role
We’re looking for an Associate Product Development Manager to support the end-to-end product development lifecycle—from early concept through production and go-to-market. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product readiness, managing timelines, and coordinating across teams to deliver high-quality products that balance innovation, cost, and speed.
You’ll work within a highly cross-functional, global environment, partnering closely with teams across design, merchandising, sourcing, and production to bring seasonal and fast-turn product assortments to life.
What You’ll Do
Global retail company specializing in apparel and accessories. The company focuses on casual, stylish, and affordable fashion, catering to a broad customer base. With an emphasis on sustainability, inclusivity, and digital transformation, our client continues to evolve its business to meet changing consumer needs.
We’re looking for an Associate Product Development Manager to support the end-to-end product development lifecycle—from early concept through production and go-to-market. This role plays a critical part in ensuring product readiness, managing timelines, and coordinating across teams to deliver high-quality products that balance innovation, cost, and speed.
You’ll work within a highly cross-functional, global environment, partnering closely with teams across design, merchandising, sourcing, and production to bring seasonal and fast-turn product assortments to life.
What You’ll Do
- Support the product development lifecycle, from ideation through production and launch
- Manage and track product timelines and key milestones (product-to-market readiness)
- Coordinate across cross-functional partners including Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, Sourcing, and Quality
- Execute vendor engagement and sourcing strategies across product categories
- Help ensure product availability for both seasonal and fast-turn pipelines
- Analyze product and production data to support post-line adoption optimization and decision-making
- Assist in developing strategies to mitigate risk in fabric commitments and sourcing decisions
- Adapt to shifting priorities based on business needs and customer demand
- Provide day-to-day guidance or oversight to operational or administrative team members as needed
- Experience supporting product development, production, or sourcing in apparel, retail, or consumer goods
- Strong understanding of seasonal product cycles and timeline management
- Proven ability to coordinate across multiple stakeholders and functions
- Experience working with vendors or suppliers in a production or sourcing capacity
- Strong organizational and execution skills, with attention to detail
- Ability to analyze data and translate insights into action
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Experience with fabric sourcing or material development
- Exposure to fast-turn or quick-response production models
- Familiarity with balancing cost, quality, and innovation in product decisions
- Experience in global or matrixed organizations
- Prior experience providing informal team leadership or supervision
- Highly detail-oriented and organized
- A strong cross-functional collaborator who can build relationships quickly
- Execution-focused, with the ability to manage multiple priorities
- Adaptable and solutions-oriented in a dynamic environment
- Comfortable working with both data and people to drive outcomes
Global retail company specializing in apparel and accessories. The company focuses on casual, stylish, and affordable fashion, catering to a broad customer base. With an emphasis on sustainability, inclusivity, and digital transformation, our client continues to evolve its business to meet changing consumer needs.
Salary : $32 - $36