L brands

Product Developer, Lingerie and Apparel

L brands$70K — $95K *
Retail & Consumer Goods
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business or related area, or equivalent experience
  • 3-6 years of product development experience in accessories and/or apparel
  • Detail-oriented and organized with consistent follow-through
  • Flexible and adaptable to change
  • Basic knowledge of FlexPLM preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Experience working with Design and/or Merchandising
  • Experience with overseas suppliers, agents, or offices
  • Working knowledge of garment construction and costing

Responsibilities

  • Oversees development of new products from design ideation to final sample approvals
  • Manages tech pack passoff at the category level
  • Positions color sample yardage for Line Review Samples
  • Initiates proto and color sample requests with vendors
  • Tracks yardage and sample readiness for color samples and prototypes
  • Creates and maintains seasonal development trackers and cost charts
  • Negotiates costs for margin improvement
  • Shares costing updates with design, merchandising, and planning teams
  • Manages all BOMs in Centric PLM
  • Communicates with vendors about BOM or color component changes
  • Troubleshoots development issues related to costs, construction, and execution
  • Leads risk assessment and product readiness meetings
  • Tracks seasonal development ratios
  • Participates in fittings with a focus on cost impact

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Generous paid time off policy
  • Employee discounts
  • Opportunities for professional development
  • Collaborative team environment
  • Flexible work arrangements
Full Job Description
Your Role

The Product Developer is responsible for partnering with design, technical design and manufacturing to develop and execute product consistent with design's vision and the Brand's global sourcing strategy. The product developer manages the development and execution of products from design ideation until final sample approval, with a focus on on-time, quality deliveries at the right cost, with the required speed and flexibility in support of the Brand strategy. This position may support more than one product category.

Your Impact

  • Oversees development of new products, from design ideation phase through final sample approvals
  • Manages tech pack passoff at the category level, working with design and regional office to answer development
  • questions
  • Positions color sample yardage for Line Review Samples
  • Initiates proto and color sample requests with vendors and regional offices
  • Tracks yardage & sample readiness for color samples & protos
  • Creates and maintains seasonal development trackers and seasonal cost charts
  • Negotiates costs and works on cost options for margin improvement
  • Shares costs and costing updates with design, merchandising and planning teams
  • Manages all BOM's in Centric PLM
  • Communicates with vendor base on any changes to BOM's or color components throughout development cycle
  • Troubleshoots issues in development of the product related to cost, construction, production execution and sample tracking etc.
  • Leads cross-functional risk assessment and product readiness meetings for product category
  • Tracks seasonal development ratios
  • Joins fittings with an eye toward impact to costing


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  • Bachelor's degree in business or related area or equivalent experience
  • 3-6 years of related product development experience in accessories and/or apparel
  • Detail-oriented and organized with consistent follow-through
  • Flexible and adaptable to change; team player
  • Basic knowledge of FlexPLM preferred
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills; proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
  • Experience working with Design and/or Merchandising
  • Experience working with overseas suppliers, agents or offices
  • Working knowledge of garment construction and costing


About L brands

Bath & Body Works, Inc. is an American specialty retailer based in Columbus, Ohio. It owns Bath & Body Works, posted $11.9 billion in revenue in 2021, and was listed as 248 on the 2020 Fortune 500 list of largest United States companies by revenue. In February 2020, L Brands announced the planned sale of its Victoria's Secret division to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm. Under the agreement, Sycamore Partners would gain a 55% controlling stake in Victoria's Secret while L Brands would keep a 45% stake, leaving Bath & Body Works to become L Brand's sole business. The sale fell through in May 2020, although Wexner did step down as CEO as planned, replaced by Andrew Meslow. In March 2021, L Brands announced it would spin off Victoria’s Secret as a stand-alone publicly traded company, and then change its name to Bath & Body Works, Inc.
Learn more about L brands
Size
2,800 employees
Market Cap
$22.2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$845.3 million
Founded
1963
5 Year Trend
-0.5%
Revenue
$11.8 billion
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