Product Development Manager - Wovens
Core
Managing the end-to-end product development lifecycle for woven apparel, ensuring design intent, quality, sustainability, and cost targets are met from concept to production-ready handoff.
Role type
Product Development Manager (Wovens)
Builds
Woven apparel products for the Everlane brand
Domain
Fashion retail / Sustainable apparel manufacturing
Deliverable
product features
Required skills
Woven apparel product development, cross-functional partnership, supplier relationship management, costing and negotiation, PLM system management, seasonal milestone planning, material vetting, lab dip and trim approval tracking, factory allocation coordination, team mentorship
Preferred skills
Outerwear development, wet and dry processing knowledge, travel to overseas factories
Technologies
PLM systems, Google Sheets, Airtable
Responsibilities
Partner cross-functionally with Design, Technical Design, Raw Materials, and Merchandising to build best-in-class products; Ensure product development aligns with design intent while offering creative solutions for construction and costing; Manage seasonal development milestones, long-lead calendars, and style development ratios; Own initial costing, time/action calendars, and final BOMs within the PLM system; Manage lab dip, trim, and sample yardage tracking; Partner with Raw Materials and Sourcing for factory/mill allocation and sustainability targets; Coach and mentor team members by leading through influence.
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC