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Buck Mason · 2 months ago

Senior Product Development Associate

positionLos Angeles, CA
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityMid, Senior Level
money$80K/yr - $101K/yr
date5+ years exp

Buck Mason designs updated, modern American classics for daily wear. The Senior Product Development Associate will manage and track the development cycle for all categories across both Men’s and Women’s, ensuring developments meet deadlines and maintaining effective communication with vendors and cross-functional teams.

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Responsibilities

Understand aesthetic and technical direction of product to guide decisions
Own all steps of product development process for categories under management
Responsible for launching and tracking new developments from design to vendors
Manage and update Tech Packs & BOMs with Tech and Design teams
Manage and maintain Tracker reports for categories under management
Gather, review & negotiate costing
Ensure all developments meet calendar requirements
Own the development requests & monitor delivery of samples from vendors. Report status to cross functional teams & troubleshoot roadblocks
Work directly with domestic and import vendors on development, sample tracking and maintaining deadlines
Communicate daily regarding sample timing, production issues, and product management; address and manage exceptions
Work with Design and Fabric sourcing teams to bring in/develop seasonal fabrics and trims
Makes decisions on acceptable substitute materials for sampling, cost options for development to deliver production ready styles
Run weekly WIP meetings to keep the team on track for approvals and sample status
Responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with vendors
Attending all milestone meetings (concept, product review, fittings etc) to implement changes and comments into development

Qualification

Product developmentFabric sourcingVendor managementTech Packs & BOMsCost negotiationMultilingualExcelGoogle SuiteCommunicationOrganizational skillsAttention to detailCollaboration

Required

5-7 years applicable experience
Previous experience in product development, production, or material development required
Knowledge of fabric, trim sourcing, product development required
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Organizational skills to interact with internal teams & outside vendors
Must have experience in working with apparel import vendors
Must have strong attention to detail
Highly motivated, organized, Collaborative
Strong communication skills
Hard-working
Detail oriented
Intermediate knowledge of Excel, Gmail, Google meet, Google calendar, Apparel Magic

Preferred

Outerwear, Tailoring, Wash, Accessories experience preferred
Bachelor's Degree preferred
MULTILINGUAL-speaker is a plus

Benefits

Commissions
Bonuses
Other perks tailored to your performance and dedication to our craft

Company

Buck Mason

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Buck Mason is a designer of casual clothing.
dateFounded in 2013
location
Los Angeles, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
https://www.buckmason.com/

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$2.55M
2017-01-15Series Unknown· $1.45M
2015-07-01Seed· $0.8M
2014-09-25Angel· $0.3M

Leadership Team

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Erik Allen Ford
Chief Executive Officer
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Lee Donahoe
Technical Co-Founder
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Recent News

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Lee and Buck Mason collaborate on menswear capsule
2025-03-11
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Buck Mason opens second Chicago store
2024-05-23
Leanne and Erik Ford open the state's 1st Buck Mason location in Sewickley
2024-03-02
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