Location: Manhattan
Salary: 75-85k
Job#: 9186
Recruiter: Todd Wayne
Design Development Manager 75-85k
About the job
Who We Are Premier Goal industry leader in fashion & apparel design with 50+ years of success across wholesale, e-comm, and marketplace. We are privately held, headquartered in NYC with buying offices in Shanghai & Bangalore — a dynamic portfolio of global brands committed to operational excellence in design, product development, production, sourcing, distribution, and logistics. With category expertise across full-collection menswear and womenswear, we specialize in sportswear, outerwear, and loungewear/sleepwear, trusted by top retail partners.
About the Role We are seeking a highly organized and detail-driven Design Development Manager to join our fast-paced NYC team. This role serves as the critical bridge between Design, Technical Design, Vendors, and Production-ensuring products are developed accurately, efficiently, and production-ready from concept through final hand-off. The ideal candidate combines a strong design eye with technical product development knowledge and thrives in a fast-moving apparel environment. This person will play a key role in maintaining product integrity, ensuring tech pack accuracy, resolving development issues proactively, and helping bring commercially successful products to market.
How You'll Contribute •Review tech packs for accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with customer requirements prior to development and production release. • Partner closely with Design and Production teams to manage comments, approvals, and revisions throughout development. • Identify and resolve issues related to construction, fit, measurements, materials, trims, artwork, Pantones, Sent from my iPhone
How You'll Contribute • Review tech packs for accuracy, feasibility, and alignment with customer requirements prior to development and production release. •Partner closely with Design and Production teams to manage comments, approvals, and revisions throughout development. • Identify and resolve issues related to construction, fit, measurements, materials, trims, artwork, Pantones, and production execution. •Communicate daily with factories, vendors, and suppliers to track development progress, troubleshoot issues, and ensure on-time execution. •Oversee sample management across all stages including proto, fit, salesman, PP, and TOP samples. • Maintain organized approval records, development calendars, and workflow tracking systems. • Support style adds, drops, and revisions while ensuring clean and accurate hand-offs to Production. •Help improve operational processes, development consistency, and cross-functional communication.
What You Bring to the Table •4-7 years of experience in apparel product development, technical design, or production management. •Strong understanding of garment construction, fit, fabrication, trims, and manufacturing processes. • Ability to identify potential development and production issues before sampling or production. •Experience reviewing and managing tech packs in a fast-paced apparel environment.
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