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Senior Product Developer

Engineering & Production

Senior Technical Developer - Accessories Sourcing - Bags, Socks, Sleeves, Licensed Accessories

Technical Developer - Accessories Sourcing - Licensed Accessories

• Manage the development of new domestic and imported product design, color, constructions and categories consistent with manufacturing needs and current trends.
• Work with VP National Accounts, responsible for several proprietary customers and corporate accounts (LL Bean, Pottery Barn, etc.)
• Performed onsite buying, inspection, and product development review with current vendors.  Locations include India, China, Belgium, France, and Germany.
• Maintain sample library and work with warehouse staff to effectively move product samples to next step in cycle.
• Work with Product Development team on spec sheets for new design projects
• Liaison with overseas vendors for Product Development from artwork to product specifications, strike off review, and pre-production CAD and sample approvals.
• Confer with marketing, production, or sales departments, and with customers, to establish and evaluate design concepts for manufactured products.
• Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles and motifs to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
• Participate in new product planning or market research, including studying the potential need for new products.

Product Development & Design Manager

• Maintain sample library and work with warehouse staff to effectively move product samples to next step in cycle.
• Maintain Images for website.  Editing to load to website
• Assist with the development of new domestic color, constructions and categories consistent with manufacturing needs and current trends.  From Concept to finished product to end sale use and set up for showrooms.
• Help to create layouts and designs for showroom set up at Market shows.
• Managed sampling for market shows, customers, etc.

Product Development & Design 

• Store/Inventory Management
• Social media (posting, blogging, Pinterest, and twitter updates)
• Visuals (mannequins, concept displays, fashion show)
• Opening and Closing Operations

Intern

New York
• Assisted with model casting, fitting and styling
• Assisted with model and Runway Look-Boards.
• Created press kits.

Fashion Week Intern

Kristen Batten is a Senior Product Developer at Stio in Denver, CO. View their experience, skills and work history on Malakye — the professional network for…

Kristen Batten — Senior Product Developer at Stio

Kristen Batten — Senior Product Developer at Stio

Kristen Batten

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North Carolina State University