Product Developer

FIGS is seeking a Product Developer to assist with product development and production schedules. This person has a passion for product and extreme details.

What you'll do:

• Oversee product development and production timeline management
• Manage all day-to-day communication with factory
• Schedule and lead development and production meetings to ensure milestones are met
• Effectively communicate with cross-functional teams.
• Build processes and tools to provide clarity to cross-functional team members on key dates
• Partner with cross-functional teams to review development calendar and status updates
• Communicate timeline conflicts, risks, changes, and action items daily
• Identify priorities and cross functional touch points
• Communicate and facilitate sample and bulk ordering strategies and tracking processes
• Partner with the fabric manager to ensure that all information and communication from our vendors is communicated with the design/production team and vice versa
• Own costing and IMU targets for each category and supplier
• Build processes to promote cost reduction
• Review financial performance in assigned product categories
• Identify and communicate any quality control concerns and implement processes with the fabric manager to ensure that our products are of the highest quality and standards
• Partner with customer service to gain end user consumer insights

Qualifications:

• 8+ years of experience in a similar role
• Deep knowledge in knits and an understanding of wovens and technical wovens
• Significant experience with product development and production process and lifecycle
• Ability to respond to vendors within 24 hours
• Excellent leadership and management skills
• Robust communication skills is a must
• Knowledgeable on apparel products
• Knowledge of fabric construction and finished garment
• Understands trim and materials
• In-depth knowledge of design techniques and processes
• Deadline focused and goal driven
• Excellent excel and mathematical skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Strong interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
• Strong negotiating skills and business acumen
• Strong sense of urgency and ability to prioritize
• Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and knowledge of CAD a plus
• Ability to travel to factories

Other must haves:

• Proven work ethic and integrity
• Positive attitude
• Desire to excel and grow with FIGS
• Entrepreneurial spirit and egoless nature

A little bit about us...
The medical apparel industry is antiquated, highly fragmented and, until FIGS, was driven solely by low-cost providers offering a limited selection of poor quality products sold through third party distributors. FIGS is revolutionizing the medical apparel industry by creating the highest quality medical apparel in the world and by selling directly to medical professionals through our branded ecommerce site.

FIGS' foundation is built on product quality, and we have a relentless focus on three key areas: fabric, fit and function. We developed our proprietary, performance-oriented fabric technology to meet the demands of the medical profession. FIGS' Technical Collection fabric is wrinkle resistant, moisture-wicking, lightweight, breathable and offers four-way stretch. Our designs are tailored, sophisticated and innovative, incorporating features such as yoga waistbands, smart storage (pockets, zippers, hidden pockets) and inspirational sayings inside each garment that appeal to modern healthcare professionals.

By offering a branded and customer-centric online shopping experience, we are changing how medical professionals buy their workwear. Through our website, social media, and participation in medical conferences and events, we have built a strong following within the medical community and a meaningful connection with our customers, which allows us to understand their needs and to ensure that FIGS is continuously improving and innovating.

FIGS' Threads for Threads initiative is central to our mission. FIGS has donated hundreds of thousands of scrubs to healthcare providers in need around the world.