Partner

Alameda, CA	December 2016 - Present
JanSport - Product Development
+ Manage the development process of company product lines as assigned.
+ Plan and track the development schedule of all products to ensure a timely completion following the predetermined product development calendar.
+ Ensure both the technical superiority and the product quality/integrity of all products falling under my responsibilities.
+ Develop products, recommend materials and construction techniques that meet Design expectations and meet or exceed predetermined gross margin targets.
+ Ensure execution of product construction through clear analysis, documentation, communication, adherence to all product standards.
+ Create the specification for all products, publishes, and maintain all records, style files, and samples associated with the product and related programs.
+ Partner with Product and Material Sourcing and Manufacturers to develop new materials, construction techniques, processes, and samples used to create innovative and technically superior products each season.
+ Interact with Product Director, Product Manager, Design, Marketing, Sales, and Quality Assurance to distribute product technical details and assure the accuracy, legality, and integrity of all product performance claims.
+ Special projects and other duties as assigned.

Assist in managing all material sourcing and development activity with suppliers, work with mill and 3rd party labs
to facilitate testing and approval of new materials and archive all production approved textiles and specifications.
+ Input and maintain all material information in the TrackVia, Enovia and PDM databases and work closely with Product Development to ensure data integrity for the product Bill of Materials and other styles related documents.
+ Collaborate with market focused cross functional pods to ensure material selections align with end use requirements.
+ Collaborate with the Sourcing and Production team to ensure that all new material development is properly
allocated to meet the costing, logistics, and lead time requirements for each project.
+ Provide technical support for Color Development, Product Creation, and Quality Assurance.
+ Ensure all new developments are completed within the seasonal calendar timelines and final specs
and data are distributed to all downstream departments.
+ Post Pre-Production Review: Monitor Design, Product Development, Sourcing, size set, pre-production, top of production and audit sample review comments.
+ Pre-Production Review: Prioritize/Review PPS submitted by vendors/regional QA Offices for compliance w/spec & report results to Production, Development & Regional QA Teams. Coordinate follow-up activity with regional resources.
+ Provide technical support as required in support of all post-production QA Activity (Failed audits, External Failure Report investigations, D&D review, and technical issue queries from Regional QA & Sourcing Teams).
+ Maintains records, logs, files, and physical inventory of samples, finished products, and raw materials.
+ Drive product defect root cause analysis investigations. Coordinate corrective action with responsible regional resources.
+ Assist in review, documentation and revision of departmental processes, procedures and systems.

Provide technical support

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