Product Development Manager

The Sample Room

Product Development Manager

Brooklyn, NY
Full Time
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Benefits:

    Bonus based on performance

    Competitive salary

    Dental insurance

    Employee discounts

    Health insurance

    Opportunity for advancement

    Paid time off

    Training & development

    Vision insurance

    Position Summary

    The PD Manager manages all incoming project requests, WIP (work in progress) calendar, project coordination with the Floor as well as Design, reviews and manages all Design Cards, communication between TSR and PD/Design teams, inventory management of studio materials and inventory management of sample and mockup reference libraries.

    Roles and Responsibilities

    Manage Daily WIP (Workload/Delivery Timelines) and pass projects with all materials to Floor Manager as well as manage timely delivery of all projects between the floor and the office to align on expectations

    Weekly distribution of WIP to PD and Design, updating and coordinating as necessary

    Photograph samples and manage Sample Image Archives, keeping all photos on company computers

    Inventory Management of all raw materials needed, including Hardware, Leather and Trims

    Liaise between Design, PD and TSR for all projects

    Manage Reference Libraries, including Technique trials, Mockups and Innovations

    Pattern Archival & File Sharing Coordination with PD

    Support Director to draft Engineering Comments as needed for Production

    Coordinate Staff Schedules when overtime is needed, according to WIP completion requirements

    Shop Inventory Management - ordering and management of shop materials

    Coordinate meals for overtime workers as needed

    Maintenance: coordinating ongoing service maintenance for all machines, maintaining log of issues

    Ordering machine parts and cataloguing machine part inventory. maintaining machine manuals and directly working with mechanic to ensure all issues are addressed and fixed in a timely manner

    Take initiative to implement, improve and manage strategies to improve workflow and efficiency.

    Project Management, Allocation and Design Card Process:

    Receive Incoming DC’s and work with Director to finalize any missing information such as measurements and design details, requesting information from Design as needed

    Distribute Design Cards to staff, ensuring information is always up to date

    Identify and coordinate all raw materials including components with PD and/or vendor, communicating timing to floor staff, PD and Design

    Direct handoff meetings for new projects with team members

    Partner with Floor Supervisor to manage delivery timeframes and communicate any changes in deliveries to Director, PD / Design

    Implement and manage strategies to improve workflow and efficiency

    Sample Follow Up

    Support sample review process to call out any issues or misses and communicate to Patternmaker to implement edits

    Communicate all quality call outs and comments to Design and PD to ensure alignment on quality issues

    Communicate supply/deadline issues to Director and Clients

    Job type: Full time – In person

    Schedule: Monday to Friday (weekends as necessary)

    Work location: Brooklyn, NY 11206