Senior Associate of Product Development - Knits & Sweaters

Location: Los Angeles, CA; hybrid schedule with at least three days in the office per week, Tuesday through Thursday

Annual compensation: $67,000–$95,000

Company

hirify.global develops apparel using premium, sustainably sourced materials and partners with ethical factories.

What you will do

• Manage the day-to-day product development process for knits and sweaters across multiple seasonal quarters.
• Coordinate with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials, Merchandising, Sourcing, Planning, and Quality Assurance to develop products to design intent.
• Manage costing, time-and-action calendars, development milestones, style ratios, and cross-functional product information.
• Work with factories and suppliers on sweater development, wash innovation, samples, lab dips, trims, yardage, and material options.
• Track bulk production status, lead weekly WIP reviews, and resolve production issues with the Quality team.
• Maintain final BOMs in the PLM system and coach team members through influence.

Requirements

• 4+ years of product development experience in knits and sweaters.
• Experience with in-depth cost negotiations and time management.
• Experience in sweater yarn development.
• Knowledge of PLM, Google Sheets, and Airtable.
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful, detail-oriented approach with a focus on product quality and process improvement.
• Ability to travel overseas and work from the Los Angeles office at least three days per week.

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional product development environment focused on quality, innovation, sustainability, and cost.
• Collaborate with ethical factories, external suppliers, and diverse international partners.
• Hybrid work schedule based at the Los Angeles headquarters in the Arts District.
• Full-time employment with compensation adjusted for the Los Angeles geographic area.