Jonathon Tripp: Product Line Manager in Long Beach, CA

Manage Product life cycle, from concept, tech-packing, sampling, communicating with the manufacturer and everything in between. Prepare techpacks, source and pick fabric, trims, and details for each product. Communicate with factories during development process. Lead in production duties along the product lifecycle. Update WIP and manage Production Assistants to make sure P.O.’s are being written and all details are being looked after.

Create seasonal line architecture/numeric plans. Research competitive positioning and trends. Coordinate initial forecast, by style, based on design and historical sales data. Set cost targets based on pricing strategy and historical data. Provide cross functional leadership– ensure decisions are made and design/ development process progresses. Works closely with sales directors to learn key account business and build necessary relationships. Manage special projects. Recap all meeting notes with all cross-functional partners from seasonal reviews. Evaluates current business processes to identify improvements and leverage infrastructure. Build yearly development calendar by season starting with Line Arch/Numeric plans to Sales meeting and buy dates. Manage and maintain yearly budgets. Approve all costing and margin. Solve and Support Seasonal workflow fluctuations. Manage Inline and SMU Product

Design licensed headwear for domestic and international teams, athletes, musicians, etc. Style and design performance product, technically addressing fit, construction, fabrics and design lines from concept to completion. Influences global design direction. Conceptualize, research, and apply new technologies to the assigned headwear category. Research market competitors and trends within Licensed Headwear. Create product design boards, inspiration materials and present to large groups at Design Reviews. Design category collections within cost, style, performance and consumer objectives integrating freelance design and inspiration. Work in partnership with Development to ensure all necessary information is provided to execute product prototyping. Works with Product Merchandising and Development teams to commercialize collections and product. Respond quickly to multiple projects with strong time management skills. Mentor and Direct Senior Designers & Production Artists.