Senior Product Developer – Lingerie and Apparel
Brand: Victoria's Secret
Location: New York, NY, US
Location Type: Hybrid
Job Area: Production and Sourcing
Employment type: Full-time
Job ID: 04EG0
Your Role
Our Production & Sourcing teams source the raw materials that go into all of our brand products and packaging. Materials are sourced from around the world and we manage production in factories in the U.S. and across the Far East. Victoria’s Secret was the first organization to master the art of speed sourcing – bringing products from concept to stores so fast it made the retail world’s collective head spin. We were the best then … and we’re still at the top after all these years.
The Sr. Product Developer is an entry level manager responsible for owning specific category/categories. They partner with design, technical design and manufacturing to develop and execute product consistent with design’s vision and the Brand’s global sourcing strategy. The Senior Product Developer manages the development and execution of products from design intent through bulk production, with a focus on on-time, quality, deliveries at the right cost, with the required speed and flexibility in support of the brand strategy. This role requires a high level of influence with global cross functional partners.
Why You Belong Here
At Victoria’s Secret & Co, you’ll join a world-leading specialty retail brand recognized globally for innovation and excellence in lingerie and fashion. You’ll work alongside industry leaders to set the standard for what a retail brand can achieve, placing customers at the center of everything we do to create products and experiences that bring them joy.
We believe everyone deserves a place where they truly belong. We celebrate individuality and know that your passion, experience, and unique perspective strengthen our team and business. Here, you’ll be empowered to perform, grow, and engage through unmatched opportunities to develop your skills, gain real-world experience, and learn from the best in the business.
Your Impact
Sample Tracking
• Create and organize sample tracking log
• Tracking and checking in samples
• Organizing and distributing samples
• Ensure charts are being updated by region
• Ownership of accuracy of information
• Work with region to get ETA’s
• Risk assessment & trouble shooting issues
• Check samples for accuracy
• Work w/ design on sample accuracy call out
• Work w/ region on sample accuracy & quality call outs
• Prioritize samples by level of importance
• Manage sampling needs of design and merchants
• Trouble shoot improvement findings from w/t w/ tech
• Takes on proactive approach to avoiding sample delays
• May pre-Positions Raw Materials with Suppliers
• May facilitate Pre-Positioned Raw Material delivery to vendors as needed
• Makes decisions on acceptable substitute materials for sampling
• Oversee progress
• Manage work load of sampling needs from design and merchants
• Monitor all samples in development for factory base and adjust allocations as needed
Flex System Responsibilities
• Data Entry
• CC Chart Maintenance
• Report Running
• CC Chart updates
• Validation of work on CC Charts
• Check accuracy of BOM content
• BOM updates and maintenance
• Ownership of total process to get info into system
• Ownership of timing to get system work completed
• Ownership to manage system cross functional work flow
• Oversee workload
• Lead hindsight on process & improvement projects
• Make sure team is fully supported and bubble up any risks to business
• Trouble shoots and manages resolutions to system errors that create issues in bulk
Costing and Cost Engineering
• Set up and organize cost chart
• Gather costing information
• Check cost against previous delivery of product
• Negotiate costs
• Work with design to suggest alternate options
• Call out margin challenges to manager
• Review h/o vs suggested retail & analyze possibility
• Recommend dual source to P&S for best costing
• Work with Design & Vendors to suggest alternative cost options
• Calls out margin challenged styles to group in high level meetings such as design review and style review
• Runs costing meetings with design and merchandising
• Analyze hand off with team to ensure it is within price structure
• Drives detailed recommends for re-engineering needs
• Focus on and partners with Textile team regarding target RM and trim cost structure to develop garments into
Product Solutions
• Suggests & Influence proper factory for execution
• Analyze hand off with team to ensure development in target retail
• Lead analysis of process and work in hindsight to improve
• Trouble shoot and remove roadblocks to execute tech pack requirements
• Review proto samples to ensure accuracy to tech pack requirements
• Makes necessary callouts to design leads on where they are landing on development #s
• Monitor and make sure PD and design teams are hitting deliverables on time
Change Management
• Manage to the amount of change and chase
• Keep cross functional teams within process guidelines
• T&A management
• Manage change w/in process but outside timeline and guidelines
• Trouble shoot with region on how to make request possible
• Run change meetings when needed
Development Ratios
• Evaluates against target ratio
• Evaluates against previous season ratio
• Risk Assess over development
• Reports out metrics to leadership
Fittings
• Attends and makes recommendations
• Sometimes attends based on product risk and bulk needs
Attends and can represent Manager in Key Meetings, which may include:
• Cross Functional Team Meetings
• Brand specific Milestone Meetings
Talent Management
• Assist/train new hires in onboarding phase
• Participate in interview process to select new hires
• Talent development of direct reports:
• Mentorship
• Hiring
• Onboarding
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Minimum Salary : $96,800.00
Maximum Salary : $132,195.00
VS&Co provides an estimated range of compensation for this role as shown. Your actual compensation will be determined by a number of relevant factors, including but not limited to your specific skills, experience, & geographic location.
• Bachelor’s degree in business, Retail Merchandising, Supply Chain/Logistics or related area
• 6-8 years related experience
• Demonstrate strong, consistent problem solving abilities and result-driven communication with business partners
• Keen written, verbal and electronic communication skills, computer proficient with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook
• Basic knowledge of Flex PLM, preferred
• Ability to be a team player and foster a commitment to teamwork with other associates
• Ability to communicate design aesthetic direction to vendors/regional offices
• Knowledge and experience with overseas vendors (preferably Far East), to include at least one factory visit experience
• Working knowledge of bulk garment production process
• Understanding of garment cost engineering methods
• Proficient with Microsoft Office suite; proven Excel skills required
• Previous management or supervisory experience preferred
• Demonstrated influencing and negotiation skills
• Effective time management, scheduling, and organizational skills
• Detail oriented with strong multi-tasking skills
• Ability to work well with ambiguity, and long-distance cross-functional teams (independent – multiple locations)
• Ability to work in a team environment and partner cross functionally.
We will consider for employment all qualified applicants, including those with arrest records, conviction records, or other criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of any applicable state and local laws. Please see links: California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Philadelphia Fair Chance Law, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance
An equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate in hiring or terms and conditions of employment because of an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, sexual orientation, marital status or any other protected category recognized by state, federal or local laws. We only hire individuals authorized for employment in the United States.
