Product Development Associate

Steve Madden is a global fashion company known for footwear, accessories, and apparel brands. The Product Development Associate supports product development and production activities, coordinates samples and purchase orders, maintains product and order information, and collaborates with internal teams, overseas offices, factories, and customers to keep product execution accurate and on schedule.

What you'll do:

• Support the product development and production process from order placement through final execution, helping ensure product moves smoothly and accurately through each stage
• Communicate daily with overseas offices and factory partners to keep development and production timelines on track
• Coordinate and track sample requests and deliveries between factories and customers, ensuring samples arrive accurately and on time
• Create and maintain sample hangtags for all development and production samples
• Maintain and update Spark with accurate product, development, and order information
• Prepare detailed buy sheets following order placement to support Production and internal teams
• Place purchase orders with factories, ensuring all product, quantity, pricing, and order details are accurate
• Enter customer purchase orders into internal systems accurately and within established timelines
• Maintain the tracking sheet, ensuring all order and development information is current and complete
• Review purchase orders for discrepancies and communicate issues to the customer while coordinating resolution with internal and overseas teams
• Manage item setup following order placement, ensuring all product information is complete and accurate
• Maintain organized, up-to-date records and documentation throughout the development and production lifecycle

What they're looking for:

• Strong organizational skills and exceptional attention to detail, you're someone who naturally keeps track of the details while seeing the bigger picture
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, deadlines, and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong follow-up skills and a proactive approach to getting things done
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Office Suite
• Ability to collaborate effectively with multiple departments and build strong working relationships
• A solutions-oriented mindset with the ability to identify issues, communicate clearly, and help drive them to resolution
• Experience working with overseas vendors, factories, or global partners is a plus
• Experience with product development, production, merchandising, or order management systems is preferred

Benefits:

• Health and dental insurance
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401K
• Paid holidays
• A generous paid time-off policy
• Career opportunities within a dynamic team