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    Haddad Brands

    Apparel & Accessories

    Senior Product Approval Associate

    New York, United StatesOn-SiteFull-time$60k – $100k / yearPosted 2w ago
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    Job description

    Haddad is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, including Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Montreal.

    Overview:

    The Senior Product Approval Associate will monitor and approve bulk fabric, art execution and trims according to Haddad Brands and licensors’ standards to drive product execution and on-time deliveries while providing support to the Product Approval Manager throughout the approval process for a category/brand.

    Key Accountabilities:

    • Partner with Product Approval Manager on the approval process to provide clear direction on all approvals including fabric qualities, wash, lab dips, artwork, accessories, trims and pre-production samples in a timely manner
    • Partner with overseas vendors and offices to ensure timely delivery of all submissions and approvals and resolve pre-production and production issues
    • Work cross functionally with Design and development teams to review all fabric and trim standards
    • Monitor and maintain the tracking system to manage approvals and deliveries by category/brand
    • Create pre-season risk assessment for categories owned and develop game plan to ensure risks are mitigated
    • Organize and maintain seasonal boards, directive assortments and design catalogs by brand
    • Monitor Time & Actions calendars and PSR reports to ensure approval deadlines are met
    • Create risk hind-sight post season to further improve development process with factories
    • Partner with the Production and Sourcing teams to review placements by program and vendor
    • Organize, review and send back QRS samples to licensors
    • Hang and maintain pre-production sample rack
    • Special projects as assigned

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    Haddad Brands

    Haddad Brands is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children's apparel & accessories industry. They are the exclusive global licensee for iconic brands like Nike, Jordan, Converse, and Levi's.

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