Since 1959 Alpha Industries has designed and sold high quality, military-inspired outerwear that remains true to its heritage. The authenticity of the brand’s top styles, the MA-1 Flight Jacket and the M-65 Field Coat, have kept Alpha Industries at the forefront of fashion. We have a global brand, sold in every major market around the world. We collaborate and work with a long list of the very best brands and designers. We actively engage with, and have huge ambitions to be at the very forefront of streetwear and youth culture.

Alpha Industries offers a casual, family-friendly work culture. You’ll be joining a passionate team that works hard to deliver on our brand mission and to ensure that our customers have a positive experience with our clothing.
For more information, visit www.alphaindustries.com.

The Associate Product Developer will lead the development process from initial concept through order placement, ensuring product integrity, margin targets, fit standards, and calendar adherence.  The candidate will ensure product is executed to the Design team’s vision and work with Senior Designer and Merchandising on delivering on time product for samples and production for Seasonal collections.

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Execute on full development lifecycle from tech pack handoff to order placement.
• Collaborate with Design and Merchandising on re-engineering styles, cost-effective options to maintain design integrity and meet margin requirements.
• Manage, track and execute garment, trim and strike off approvals during development phase, ensuring compliance with design, fit and quality standards.
• Drive cross functional weekly team mtgs on development status and approval status to ensure deliverable are met for calendar.
• PLM system experience for management of line sheets and vendor allocation.
• Oversee sample ordering, receiving, sample hanging, and reporting, in conjunction with Production.
• Manage fit sessions, providing immediate feedback on any substitutions or changes to both internal and external partners.  Responsible for measuring samples before fit sessions and keeping track on full size spec updates reviewing gradings.
• Lead at all stages of sample development to communicate with factories.
• Work with the Designers to ensure that the product execution is consistent with original tech pack and vision.
• Make sample (proto, SMS, PPS, TOP) and trim comments to factory.
• Coordinate the development process according to time and action deadlines
• Communicate with Design for receiving edited tech packs and partner to review and track those tech pack revisions, ensuring factory is updated accordingly.
• Source appropriate materials, trims and components based on design and cost goals, communicate cost updates, lead times and MOQs with factories to meet margin goals.
• Support Senior Designer in all aspects of total line as needed.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Proven experience managing the full product development cycle, from design concept through order placement.
• Strong understanding of seasonal calendars and ability to adhere to key milestones.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with a track record of driving cross-functional alignment and issue resolution.
• Proactive, self-motivated, and solution-oriented professional with strong organizational skills.
• Strong garment construction knowledge and fit evaluation skills.

• Bachelor’s degree in clothing and textiles or related field
• 2-3 years of product development in Apparel field across Outerwear, tops and bottoms.

Alpha Industries offers competitive pay, employee discounts and outstanding benefits package. Alpha Industries’ corporate headquarters is located in Reston, VA, Sales and Marketing located in New York, NY and Distribution Center in Knoxville, TN. Alpha Industries is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. To learn more about a rewarding career with Alpha Industries, please visit our website at www.alphaindustries.com.