Associate Product Developer at VuoriInc

You will have the opportunity to bring Vuori designs to life. As the Product Developer, you will use your knowledge of product development and processes to bring innovative designs to market. You are the link between design, merchandising, technical design, planning and the factories. It is essential that all communication is accurate, complete, timely and professional. Therefore, we entrust you to develop quality, on-time and cost-efficient products that are a reflection of Vuori’s aesthetic and ethos.  What you'll get to do: • Manage the WIP process, including the creation of seasonal WIPs, ensuring all vendors are sending updated WIPS on weekly basis, reviewing WIP data to ensure accuracy and follow up on status as needed  • Manages all submits – shipping, receiving, and distributing all submits  • Assists in preparation for meetings by organizing samples / submits / merch guides (overviews)  • Responsible for the data integrity of all critical style information and technical properties  • Maintains accuracy of technical packages that meet the product’s goals for innovation, function, fit and commercial viability  • Participates in fittings with tech designer, designer and product manager; communicates comments to vendors (written by technical designer) - Liaison between vendor and technical designer  • Partner with manager to communicate with suppliers and vendors; written and verbal, on pertinent design/development related issues  • Works with manager to negotiate costing with vendors/factories to achieve costs in order to meet target wholesale and gross margin targets. Suggest alternatives when relevant.  • Responsible for owning all visual comments; reviews comments with designers; communicates comments to vendors  • Assists with the creation of seasonal workbooks including communication of photo sample status, maintaining the photo shop list, and proofing for accuracy of names, style #’s, product info and images  • Monitor time/action calendars to hit target calendar dates including proto, Photo Shoot, Sales Samples, Pre-production through Bulk.