{"id":3372128,"url":"https://alion.io/job/sanmar-senior-product-development-manager","title":"Senior Product Development Manager","company":{"id":47087,"name":"SanMar","domain":"sanmar.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/sanmar","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Greenhouse","truth_index":null},"role":"Management","role_family":"Management","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Issaquah, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":{"min":100000,"max":165000,"currency":"USD","period":"year","gross":null,"usd_annual":165000},"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":8,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-27T23:04:03Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-27","last_verified_at":"2026-11-03T16:56:16Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"description":"At SanMar, the work you do makes a difference.\nWhat's the Short Version?\nThe Sr Product Development Manager is responsible for managing product lines, developing product, and leading a team of product developers. They lead development and production across multiple Product Categories and brands. The Sr Product Development Manager leads the development process from initial concept to commercialized product, and manages and develops strong, lasting relationships with our suppliers and global supply base. The role works with the design and merchandising teams to create product strategies that lay out clear action steps to drive new product development, cost savings, responsible sourcing, and customer satisfaction. The Sr Product Development Manager is responsible for production management to ensure on time delivery of quality product. They also lead the training and development of junior staff within the Product Development Team.\nWhat Will You Be Doing?\nLead and drive the product development strategy and process from design, materials, and trim concepts into a manufacturable, top quality, and commercialized finished product; manage the life cycle of the product through approvals of prototypes to top of production.\nManage vendor relationships for product lines; negotiate prices and resolve issues.\nDrive cost negotiation and maintain responsibility for the bottom line of product margin for responsible brands and categories.\nLead the exploration and research of technologies, concepts, and materials that will add value to SanMar.\nResearch emerging material, trim and style trends by attending material and industry shows, meet regularly with suppliers, mills and factories to present innovative ideas.\nTravel domestically and internationally on a frequent basis to meet with suppliers and visit factories.\nDevelop fabric, trims, and styles with suppliers; oversee color development and management including lab dips and bulk materials.\nCollaborate with Sourcing team in establishing new business relationships and evaluating suppliers; review vendor score cards and develop an appropriate improvement plan for each individual vendor.\nCollaborate with Sourcing team to develop risk mitigation strategies for Key Programs; evaluate the risks associated with developed materials, trims, and products.\nWork closely with Technical Design to ensure an efficient fit process with minimum prototypes, address quality concerns, and offer alternative construction for cost consideration.\nCollaborate with cross functional teams on the design and engineering of seasonal development as well as proposing viable new products to brand partners.\nExecute seasonal development calendars to ensure deadlines, costing KPI’s, and quality standards are met.\nManage monthly capacities and work-in-progress reports to ensure on-time delivery of product; collaborate with the planning team to balance order flows that fit with suppliers’ capabilities and capacities.\nManage suppliers to ensure product is delivered on time and meets SanMar Quality and compliance requirements.\nEnsure the global quality program is fully executed across the entire product development lifecycle; support the requirements for social compliance and safety standards to ensure that they are met by the supply base.\nResponsible for coaching and developing direct reports/PD team in reaching their professional goals and objectives as well as department goals through consistent feedback and evaluations.\nPerform other duties as assigned.\nComply with all policies and standards.\nWhat Are We Looking For?\n8+ years experience in product development and production management or equivalent education\nDeep understanding of the garment and textile manufacturing processes, factory evaluation techniques, and vendor compliance requirements\nHigh level understanding of forecasting, buy planning, factory loading, and capacity planning\nKnowledgeable in component costing; including garment construction, raw material options, and landing factors\nSound understanding of international trade agreements, HTS codes, customs regulations, and product safety standards\nStrong ability to interact effectively with global supply chain at all levels of management\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives\nStrong problem-solving skills with a results driven mindset\nConsistently demonstrate strong people skills, acts with professionalism, can resolve conflicts and contribute to a positive work environment\nFrequent international travel\nWhat's Our Offer?\nSalary Range: You`ll earn between $100,000 - $165,000 annually, depending on experience.\nBonus: You`ll be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus up to 10% of base salary.\nPaid Time Off: You`ll accrue paid time off on a bi-weekly basis based on hours worked up to 112 hours per year to start. Employees also receive 8 paid holidays and 1 paid family day off.\nAdditional Benefits:\nComprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits\n401k plan and matches $1 for $1 up to 4% of earnings, matched & vested at every pay cycle\nLife insurance\nShort/long-term disability coverage\nPaid maternity/paternity leave\nPet insurance\nWhat Should You Expect?\nHybrid: SanMar's Eastpointe office is located in Issaquah, WA in the Seattle metropolitan area. Employees are required to work in our offices Tuesday through Thursday each week and additional days may be added based on business needs. Our standard working hours are 8:00-5:00 PST. Periodic travel may be required. The employee is regularly required to sit for extended periods while working on a computer and participating in virtual and in-person meetings. Frequent use of hands for keyboarding and standard office equipment is required. Occasional standing, walking, and reaching may be needed to attend meetings or collaborate in an office setting. The role requires the ability to perform close visual work on a computer for extended periods. The employee may occasionally lift and/or move up to 10-15 pounds. Reasonable accommodations may be available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.\nWhy Work at SanMar?\nOur people are at the heart of everything we do. They bring their talent, passion and dedication to work with them every day. Their hard work inspires us and gives us purpose. We love working here together.\nWhether you work in our headquarters, from your home or in one of our distribution centers across North America, we believe that investing in you is just the right thing to do. Our comprehensive benefits package is designed to support your health and well-being, life balance, career growth and (eventually) retirement.\nSanMar works with brands you already know, like Nike, The North Face and Brooks Brothers, as well as providing industry-leading private label apparel and accessories. Our people come to work excited to do their part, providing clothing that helps people feel that they’re a part of something special.\nHere’s your chance to be a part of this story. If you’re ready to work in a place where your participation matters and your growth is a priority, we’re ready for you.\nSanMar is an Equal Opportunity Employer\nWhoever you are, wherever you’re from, whoever you love or follow in faith, whatever your disability or superpower status, whichever ethnicity or gender you identify with, you are welcome at SanMar.\nSanMar participates in E-Verify.","description_format":"text","description_chars":7442,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":8,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":null,"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["401k plan","Life insurance"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"United States","iso":"US","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Wholesale","Apparel & Fashion Brands"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-28T01:25:50Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":85,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":0.945,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":17,"reasons":["conf:2","velocity","win:mid"],"computed_at":"2026-11-03T05:54:40Z"},"pay":{"stated_usd_annual":165000,"is_top_pay":true},"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/sanmar-senior-product-development-manager","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/sanmar-senior-product-development-manager.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-03T17:47:40Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":24770,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-04T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":47087},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=47087"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fsanmar-senior-product-development-manager"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fsanmar-senior-product-development-manager"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fsanmar-senior-product-development-manager"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/sanmar-senior-product-development-manager\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fsanmar-senior-product-development-manager"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3372128}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"sanmar.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3372128},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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