Agron, Inc. is the exclusive US licensee for adidas Accessories. Our products include hats, bags, socks, underwear, hydration, and sport accessories for adidas. In that spirit we are looking for an extremely organized bag/pack Product Developer to complement our development department during maternity leave (minimum 6 – 10 months). This position reports to the Development Director with a dotted line to the VP of Development, and is based at our office in West Los Angeles, California.

The Position:
Support the product development process for assigned styles from seasonal kick off through to commercialization. Collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to provide effective transition from brief/design through to development “buy-ready” commercialization, on time, within the agreed margin parameter and at the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities
• Support in managing tech pack handover from design to T1 to ensure that all information provided to T1 is complete. Manage T1 feedback to design and marketing and incorporate where quality or cost can be improved without sacrificing product aesthetics.
• Ensure timely and accurate data entry within PDM system (BOM’s/ costing/ testing or other data as required at calendar milestones) and keep information up to date.
• Communicate all necessary information to marketing, design, suppliers, and factories to ensure the effective and efficient creation of outstanding product.
• Work within product development calendar and have ability to work within multiple timelines.
• Evaluate all prototypes for compliance including:
• manage fit approval/size specifications.
• support on approval of color, lab-dips
• approval of print strike-off’s
• support with sample check-in