Director, Apparel and Accessories Product Development, Racing and Festival

Job Description

THE ROLE
Insomniac is seeking a highly motivated and proactive Director of Apparel and Accessories development within our festival division to join the team. The Director Product Developer will be responsible for leading all factory cost conversations, materials and trims, building and maintaining accurate BOM's, maintaining costs in accordance with financial objectives, communicating adjustments and corrections to international and domestic vendors, suppliers, overseeing sampling, resolving any issues that may arise, and providing insight and feedback to the team.
This position reports to the VP of Consumer Products.
RESPONSIBILITIES
• Must have relationships and recommend new manufacturers in the apparel space.
• Must have experience building yearly development schedules, always keeping development on track.
• Develop products and review prototypes for quality, brand aesthetic and design intent that meets minimum order quantities and follows line plan
• Will lead cost negotiations with international and domestic and local factories and vendors through product lifecycle i.e., costing, time and action, minimums, etc.
• Meet product development milestones and deadlines with pre-production tracking and reporting
• Provide costing rollups for brand or classification at final cost
• Analyze and leverage company reports to review business, category needs and trends
• Partner with Creative Director to refine seasonal concepts, color pallets and materials
• Create technical packages and specifics
• Manage the approval process of all items in development
• Create cost sheets for all inventoried items
• Maintain timelines and WIP reports throughout all phases of development and production, both for vendors
and in-house management
• Must travel to factories to oversee all manufacturing QC and make sure factories are complying with proper audit policies.
QUALIFICATIONS
• 10 years+ experience in product development, design or production in garment manufacturing
• Must have extensive knowledge of raw materials and garment construction
• Extensive experience working and communicating with domestic and international manufacturers
• Proven ability to provide leadership, supervision and direction to peers through development process
• Ability to demonstrate capabilities through a costing exercise
• Familiarity leading a team and working with a PLM system
• Proficient in Adobe Suite and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong communication skills both verbal and written and must be able to actively and attentively listen
• Proven ability to network effectively
• Must be able to travel 40%
WORK ENVIRONMENT
• Must be able to tolerate loud noise levels & busy environments
• May work in drastic temperature climates
• Must be willing travel to work events during evening and weekend hours, as required, to meet deadlines
Applicants for employment in the US must possess work authorization, which does not require sponsorship by Insomniac for a visa.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.
Insomniac strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-9zwvwz-216-73-216-117-42 in your application.