Apparel Product Developer at Cutter & Buck – Renton, Washington
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About This Position
From our roots in the Pacific Northwest, we will grow a global lifestyle brand for empowered people who share our genuine spirit to find new ways forward.
We make our consumer’s favorite products by applying iconic design and engineering for exceptional versatility.
We believe that sustainability and quality go hand in hand to excite our employees and our customers.
We believe that empowered consumers everywhere can benefit from our products.
The C&B Family ValuesYour family comes first as it gives you strength and support to work hard.
We are a family too. We work together to make continuous improvements for the company.
We use creativity with teamwork to tackle objectives together.
Improving our productivity and finding low costs enables us to provide better for ourselves while besting the competition.
We are all responsible for living our mission and values every day.
Job vision
Joining Cutter & Buck’s product team in a support role, the Apparel Product Developer is a key contributor responsible for supporting the end-to-end product creation process. This role partners closely with product design and development leadership to execute the successful launch of new and expanded market-winning product series. This is a 6-month temporary, hourly paid, W2 employee position with Benefits eligibly, paid leave and holiday pay.
Process Ownership and Accountability
You will support the continuous improvement of product development processes that enable the successful execution of our market-winning product series strategy. This includes contributing to color and materials development and overseeing sample, submission tracking and testing to ensure timely, high-quality product launches. To achieve these objectives, you will establish and maintain strong, collaborative cross-functional relationships with Design, Technical Design, and Merchandising.
New Product Design
- Product Lifecycle Management System: Leverage the Centric PLM system and project management tools to streamline design and product development processes, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality products across Cutter & Buck teams.
- Support maintenance of the development calendar and tools to ensure on-time new series Introductions.
- Support New Product Design Process
- Track and review color submits and approvals in partnership with product design leadership.
- Track and manage materials/trim development in partnership with product design leadership.
- Support Designers, Technical Designers, and Product Merchandiser in the alignment of timelines and deliverables to ensure product design process completion.
- SGS Testing management
Product Completion
- Achieve completed design of New Market Winning Products on the timelines determined by product leadership.
- Partner with New Wave Group sourcing to ensure on-time, quality product development.
- Support Product Development Manager with ongoing special projects.
Job Requirements
- Degree or 3-5+ Years equivalent experience in Product Development.
- Demonstrated expertise in evaluating and approving lab dips under standardized lighting environments (D65, TL84, etc.), leveraging CIE LAB measurements to ensure color accuracy and consistency.
- Proven experience partnering with overseas vendors to develop apparel materials and trims from concept, testing through bulk production.
- Proven experience supporting projects to successful completion.
- PLM System experience required, Centric experience preferred.
- Ability to communicate clearly in writing, in-person, on video
Ability to work a hybrid schedule from our Renton headquarters, with in-office days on Mondays and Wednesdays, and additional on-site work as needed.
Our Culture: We believe in iconic products, engineered for versatility, designed to be our consumer’s favorite. We believe in sustainability and efficiency in our products and in our processes. We believe technology enables global engagement with consumers, and powers a trusted experience for our customers.
Our Location:
Our Seattle Fulfillment Center (SFC) is located in the heart of the Ikea Commercial District where we have 200,000 square feet of state of the art production and inventory. We maximize our facility with two shifts of production, five days per week. We enjoy a culturally diverse workforce and promote team-orientated solutions to delight our customers.
Mindset and orientation:
- Adoption of Cutter & Buck’s Mission and Values.
- Maintaining a customer-first position.
- Ability to organize, prioritize, multitask, and demonstrate flexibility in a dynamic, fast paced environment.
- Embrace challenges, learn from criticism, and be willing to see effort as the path to mastery.
Work Environment:
- High energy, dynamic & collaborative work environment where you have quick access to all areas of the organizations.
- This position is hybrid remote and in office. Monday & Wednesday onsite days are required for this position without need to travel.
Our Workplace: Employees shall work in a non-hostile work environment. That is, the employee is expected not to engage in any activity that unreasonably interferes with performance of any other employee, such as sexual harassment, unlawful discrimination or any other behavior that unduly demeans or intimidates another employee.
Our Employees: Full Time Employees enjoy employer subsidized medical, dental and vision eligibility, Paid Sick leave and Annual Vacation leave. Employees are also eligible for participation in our 401k plan with company match and ten (10) paid holidays in a calendar year.
Cutter & Buck is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and socially responsible company. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment post-offer substance abuse testing, complete post-offer background check are required for all positions. A clear driving record may be required for certain positions.
Cutter & Buck, Inc. is a socially responsible company.