Product Development Assistant, Wholesale Apparel

PREMIER BRANDS GROUP HOLDINGS

Iconic by Nature, Exceptional by Design

Premier Brands Group Holdings, A Global Leader in Apparel, Jewelry and Accessories Design

Driven by excellence and innovative talent, Premier Brands Group is a leading, global apparel group of iconic brands, offering a diverse portfolio in denim, women’s apparel, and jewelry.

Premier Brands Group is comprised of three distinct businesses that create top-tier brands for the discerning consumer. One Jeanswear Group designs and distributes a distinguished portfolio of branded and private label Jeanswear throughout North America.

An apparel industry leader for 30 years, The Kasper Group has remained committed to excellence in offering iconic brands and relevant womenswear designs.

The Jewelry Group has a 20 year legacy of developing, sourcing and selling elevated fashion jewelry pieces, with a design-centric point of view. Our legacy is rooted in our rich portfolio of the most covetable denim, apparel, jewelry and accessories brands in the world. Each respective group is Iconic by Nature and Exceptional by Design.

We currently are seeking a Product Development Assistant. This position is responsible for assisting in all aspects of the product development process from fabric and sketch adoption, through to production ready product.

Other responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Tracking of all essential approval submits needed throughout the product development process, from both fabric vendors and garment factories
• Receipt and timely facilitation of all color approval submits from fabric vendors to our design department
• Receipt and timely facilitation of all sample approval submits from all sample factories to our tech design department
• Cutting and distributing all sale sample fabrics as well as sale sample fabric boards once received from fabric vendors
• Completing all lab dip, hand loom and strike off submittal forms prior to hand off to design/color area
• Responsible for accurate and efficient distribution of all incoming packages to the appropriate design and tech design teams
• Assist in preparing daily communication to all vendors regarding the timing and action of all programs in work; for both fabric as well as samples
• Attend and contribute to product development meetings as needed
• Entry of various product development details into the PLM system
• Release of all proto and sale sample request forms to the factories
• Assist in ensuring the timely delivery of market ready sample yardage to the coordinating sample factory(s)
• Copy, distribute and file all adopted paperwork and swatches on a daily basis to the appropriate recipient; this includes request forms as well as any Cad artwork, pitch sheets etc.
• Interacting daily with the R&D, design, tech design and production teams regarding all aspects of the product development process