Apparel & Accessories Product Development Manager: F1 Apparel
Live Nation Entertainment
Henderson, NV, United States
Fully remote
Apparel and accessories product development
Formula 1 division
Factory cost conversations
Responsible for leading all factory cost conversations, materials and trims, building and maintaining accurate BOM’s, maintaining costs in accordance with financial objectives, communicating adjustments and corrections to international and domestic vendors, suppliers, overseeing sampling, resolving any issues that may arise, and providing insight and feedback to the team
Job Summary
Responsible for leading all factory cost conversations, materials and trims, building and maintaining accurate BOM’s, maintaining costs in accordance with financial objectives, communicating adjustments and corrections to international and domestic vendors, suppliers, overseeing sampling, resolving any issues that may arise, and providing insight and feedback to the team.
Must have relationships and recommend new manufacturers in the apparel space and experience building yearly development schedules, always keeping development on track.
Must be able to travel 50% of time to factories to oversee all manufacturing QC and make sure factories are complying with proper audit policies.
Matching Summary
Responsible for leading all factory cost conversations, materials and trims, building and maintaining accurate BOM’s, maintaining costs in accordance with financial objectives, communicating adjustments and corrections to international and domestic vendors, suppliers, overseeing sampling, resolving any issues that may arise, and providing insight and feedback to the team.
Skills & Requirements
Must-have
Apparel and Accessories Product Development
Formula 1 division
Factory cost conversations
Materials and trims management
Building and maintaining BOMs
Overseeing sampling
Cost negotiations with factories
Nice-to-have
Relationships with new manufacturers
Creative Director partnership
Technical package creation
Product lifecycle management
Team leadership and development
Key Requirements
4-6 years+ experience in product development
Extensive knowledge of raw materials
Extensive garment construction knowledge
Experience with domestic and international manufacturers
Proven leadership and supervision capabilities
Familiarity with PLM system
Proficient in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite