Product Developer
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
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- 3+ years of apparel product development and/or technical design experience
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
👕🧵 We’re Hiring: Product Developer – Apparel ✨
📍 Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mad Engine Global is looking for an experienced, detail-oriented Product Developer to join our Canadian team!
If you have a strong background in apparel construction, garment fit, costing, and product development, we'd love to hear from you!
✨ What You’ll Do:
👕 Manage apparel product development from concept through production
📅 Oversee development calendars, samples, approvals & deadlines
🧵 Review garment construction, fabrics, trims, fit & specifications
💰 Negotiate costing with factories to achieve target margins
🌎 Collaborate with domestic and overseas vendors & manufacturers
📊 Maintain WIP reports, BOMs & development documentation
📐 Lead fittings, review samples & provide technical solutions
🤝 Partner with Design, Merchandising, Sales, Production & Sourcing
✅ We’re Looking For:
• 3+ years of apparel product development and/or technical design experience
• Strong expertise in garment construction, fit, patternmaking & costing
- Experience working with domestic and overseas factories
- Knowledge of fabrics, trims, embroidery & screen printing
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel & Adobe Illustrator
- Experience with specifications, grading, WIP reports & BOMs
- Strong negotiation, communication & problem-solving skills
• Experience with Full-Circle is a plus
🌟 If you know how to turn creative concepts into high-quality, commercially successful apparel while balancing fit, cost, and production timelines, we'd love to hear from you!
📩 Apply today and join the Mad Engine Global Canada team!
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Responsibilities
Manage apparel product development from concept through production, including calendars, samples, approvals, specifications, and deadlines. Review construction, materials, fit, and costs; negotiate with factories; maintain development documentation; and collaborate with internal teams and domestic and overseas vendors.
Requirements
Requires at least three years of apparel product development and/or technical design experience, with strong expertise in garment construction, fit, patternmaking, and costing. Candidates should have experience with domestic and overseas factories, fabrics and embellishments, specifications, grading, WIP reports, and BOMs, as well as proficiency in Excel and Adobe Illustrator; Full-Circle experience is a plus.
Skills
- Apparel Product Development
- Garment Construction
- Garment Fit
- Patternmaking
- Costing
- Cost Negotiation
- Fabric and Trim Knowledge
- Technical Design
- Sample Review
- Fittings
- Product Specifications
- Grading
- WIP Reporting
- Bill of Materials (BOMs)
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Illustrator
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Categories
- Retail
- Manufacturing
- Art & Design
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Apparel Product Development
- Technical Design
- Garment Construction
- Garment Fit
- Patternmaking
- Costing
- Target Margins
- Development Calendars
- Samples
- Approvals
- Fabrics
- Trims
- Embroidery
- Screen Printing
- Domestic Vendors
- Overseas Vendors
- Manufacturers
- Specifications
- Grading
- WIP Reports
- Bills of Materials
- Microsoft Excel
- Adobe Illustrator
- Full-Circle
- Fittings
- Sourcing
- Production