Senior Product Developer – Apparel
Huckberry
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Austin • Texas • United States
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About the role
- Manage the full development lifecycle for woven styles/programs, including fabric sourcing, costing, vendor communication, sampling, approvals, testing, bulk readiness, and issue resolution
- Build and maintain vendor relationships across a mixed network of international and domestic factories/mills, driving development, costing, capacity alignment, and quality standards
- Lead vendor communication with clear briefs, timelines, follow-ups, risk flags, and escalation when needed
- Facilitate cross-functional alignment with Design, Production, Tech, Planning, and Buying to drive decisions and keep calendars on track, while protecting design intent and anticipating downstream impacts (quality, margin, delivery, allocation)
- Identify risks early and propose solutions and contingency plans so the team isn’t reacting late
- Partner with internal teams and external vendors to hit margin, quality, and delivery targets, and support vendor strategy decisions alongside the Product Development Manager
- Improve process and communication standards by modeling clear tracking, strong calendar acumen, and effective managing up
- Mentor and guide a junior developer, help elevate team processes, and prepare to step into people management within 6–12 months as the team scales
Requirements
- 5–7+ years in apparel product development with significant woven category responsibility
- Experience managing domestic and overseas vendors through development, sampling, bulk production, and issue resolution
- Technical foundation in woven fabrics and construction, with working knowledge of testing, tolerances, finishes, and manufacturability
- Strong problem-solving mindset; stays effective through vendor resistance and shifting priorities
- Highly effective at managing up—clearly articulates changes, implications, needed decisions, and timing; provides recommendations
- Collaborative cross-functional operator; able to work through differing opinions and high expectations
- Proficient in Google Suite and PLM systems; able to maintain accurate product data, track development milestones, and support reporting/analysis
Benefits
- Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
- 401(k) and employer match
- Annual Huckberry shopping credits
- Paid Sabbatical leave at 4 years
- Summer Fridays
- Weekly catered lunch
- Monthly happy hours
- Mental health resources
- Paid Parental Leave
- Paid Vacation & Paid Sick Leave
- Volunteer Time Off
- Generous employee discount
- WFH flexibility
- Annual offsites
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
apparel product developmentwoven fabricsfabric sourcingcostingvendor communicationsamplingbulk productiontestingmanufacturabilityissue resolution
Soft Skills
problem-solvingcollaborationcommunicationmentoringleadershipcross-functional alignmentrisk managementdecision-makingcalendar managementprocess improvement