Dreamwear is a leading wholesale intimate apparel and sleepwear company working with brands such as Danskin, Juicy Couture, Roxy, Laura Ashley, and Nicole Miller (visit dreamwear.com/our-brands to see more). The thriving partnerships we have established worldwide help us ensure the efficient production and expedited delivery of our product, and the impeccable quality and competitive pricing of our merchandise make us a top choice and reliable partner for leading retailers across the globe.
Our Product Development team receives details from the Design team and coordinates with an appropriate factory for production. They serve as the key contact between factory and Dreamwear in the creation of the finished product (handles pricing, lead time, quality, etc.).
We are seeking Product Development Intern to join the team. The ideal candidate will be passionate, self-motivated, eager to learn and able to execute these essential responsibilities:
- Take initiative & familiarize yourself with company categories/styles, current and previous
- Open and distribute packages from factories
- Distribute and sign in new fit samples to fit department, showing fit samples to PD and Design
- Attend fittings to familiarize yourself with managing and costing aspects of the fit in order to educate yourself on how garment fit/fabrics/styling/etc affect price and delivery
- Send lab dips, strike off, & PP comments to the factories if needed, enter into product maintenance screen for each PO, and file into books
- Send new order CADs to sales/design/PD teams as directed to by PD person
- Work with Graphics on updating hangtags/call outs/hangers/photos/packing methods as needed based on direction given to you by PD person
- Help prepare for customer and market appointments by preparing samples, requesting samples from factories, and putting them back after
- Help maintain customer closet for all brands as well as category sample racks as needed
- Be flexible to work on special/rush projects as needed
Qualifications:
- Currently enrolled in a 4 year Bachelor’s degree program in Fashion Merchandising. Product Development, or Manufacturing
- Team player with the ability to handle fast-paced work environment
- Self-motivated with the ability to work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines and multi-task
- Strong communication, time management, and presentation skills
- Strong computer skills - MS Excel, MS Word, and MS Outlook
- Can commit 2-3 full days per week
* This job description is not intended to be exhaustive. They can be changed orally or in writing at any time by the discretion of management.
Skills Required
- Currently enrolled in a four-year bachelor's degree program in Fashion Merchandising, Product Development, or Manufacturing
- Ability to work effectively as a team player in a fast-paced environment
- Self-motivated and able to work independently
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to prioritize, meet deadlines, and multitask
- Strong communication, time management, and presentation skills
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Excel, Word, and Outlook
- Availability to commit to two to three full days per week
What We Do
Dreamwear is a family-owned apparel company established in 1994 and headquartered in New York City, with offices in Los Angeles, Hong Kong and China. It designs, sources, manufactures and distributes fashion-forward intimate apparel, shapewear and sleepwear for retail customers and global brand partners. The company emphasizes value-driven products, quality, innovation and worldwide partnerships that support efficient production and delivery across its product categories.
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