🚀 Product Development Coordinator

Company Description

Children’s Apparel Network (CAN) is a premier resource for a wide variety of children’s clothing, offering everything from private label to character licenses and national brands. We set industry standards of quality, fashion, and reliability for both our customers and partners. CAN services every customer, from mom and pop shops to national retailers, including Department Stores, Mid-Tier, Mass, Club, Off-Price, Value, and Dollar Stores.

As the Product Development Coordinator, you’ll play a key role in bringing our product vision to life. Working hand-in-hand with the Senior Director of Product Development and Production—and partnering closely with Merchandising and Design—you’ll help turn creative concepts into beautifully executed, high-quality products that deliver on both design and business goals.

• Partner with Designers and Technical Designers during Design Handoff meetings to align on prototype needs and ensure tech packs are accurate and complete for sample development.
• Conduct predictive costing exercises to keep designs within cost parameters, offering smart material alternatives when needed to hit targets.
• Support the Senior Director of PD and Production in determining pre-allocation and final sourcing.
• Manage and track fit samples, lab dips, and strike-offs, communicating feedback and approvals to suppliers with clarity and precision.
• Review color lab dips and provide detailed feedback to mills and factories to achieve true color matching.
• Evaluate artwork and strike-offs to ensure brand standards are met.
• Monitor key calendar deadlines and proactively troubleshoot issues to keep the development process on track.
• Maintain consistent communication with suppliers on all style development and production details.
• Attend weekly fittings and relay updates, revisions, and technical feedback to factories and cross-functional partners.
• Collaborate with factories to conduct in-development testing, identifying risks early and proposing creative, efficient solutions.
• Partner with internal teams to resolve fabric and garment quality concerns, ensuring all bulk production meets our quality expectations.
• Attend weekly WIP reviews to track production progress and escalate any issues promptly.
• Continuously look for ways to improve lead times, challenge the status quo, and deliver the quickest possible path to market.

• Deep knowledge of fabrics, trims, and garment construction across the development process.
• Strong understanding of costing, production standards, and testing protocols.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite; Adobe Illustrator experience a plus.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills—with a proactive, detail-oriented, and organized approach.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on efficiency and quality.
• A positive, solutions-driven mindset and a passion for creating product that looks great and performs even better.