The North Face: Product Developer, Men's Apparel

Under the guidance of Product Development senior leadership, this role executes key department initiatives and independently owns the end-to-end development of assigned styles of moderate to high complexity. With manager support as needed, it ensures products meet design intent, quality, cost and calendar requirements while partnering cross-functionally with global teams and vendors. In collaboration with Design, the role translates the overall aesthetic vision into 3D and physical prototype samples, ensuring garment construction and Bills of Materials meet or exceed quality and cost expectations.

• Own, build, maintain and approve accurate Bills of Materials (BOMs) for all assigned styles, ensuring trims, components, colourways, placements and construction details align with design intent, cost targets and production handoff requirements.
• Partner with Design, Technical Design, Standards, Merchandising, Materials, Sourcing, QA, factories and vendors to deliver best-in-class products and resolve construction, fit, workmanship and documentation needs.
• Support the Costing team with costing validation, consumption analysis and material-efficiency reviews with vendors.
• Own buy readiness, discrepancy resolution and seasonal product development communication with sourcing and vendors, with Senior Product Development or Manager support as needed.
• Commercialise assigned styles from SMS to bulk production, including product reviews, prototype evaluations, teardown analysis, margin reviews, risk assessments and commercialisation readiness activities.
• Identify and assist in developing department guidelines and standards to ensure operational excellence and consistency across teams.
• Train and work in 3D software to review and create virtual prototypes and/or leverage vendor-created 3D assets to shorten prototype approvals and iterations.
• Balance quality, cost, manufacturability and speed while resolving development challenges independently, including monitoring calendar adherence, tracking development changes and proactively managing risks to support production readiness.
• Drive continuous improvement within assigned product categories.
• Travel seasonally to overseas manufacturers to support product execution, vendor alignment and production readiness.
• Working knowledge of Bills of Materials (BOMs), specifications and tech packs, with experience using PLM/PDM systems and 3D development tools such as Browzwear, CLO and Optitex.

• Degree in Product Development, Apparel Design or a related field, and/or equivalent work experience.
• 4+ years of experience in apparel product development.
• Strong product acumen with knowledge of apparel product development processes, tools and systems, including development, sourcing and manufacturing.
• Familiarity with patternmaking and grading.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills with the ability to manage multiple timelines and deadlines.
• High degree of agility and adaptability, with the ability to work effectively under pressure and navigate change with flexibility and an open mind.
• Growth mindset with enthusiasm for learning new tools and solving complex problems.
• Keen interest in innovation and a passion for product creation.
• Passion for creating great products and embracing an active outdoor lifestyle.
• Eligible for additional compensation awards that may include an annual incentive plan, sales incentive or commission potential; specific details of additional compensation eligibility will be provided during the recruiting and interview process.

• Access to VF Corporation benefit programmes
• Including medical plan
• Detailed benefits information is provided during the hiring process.