Product Development & Sourcing Internship - 2024
Company: Duluth Trading Company
Location: Mount Horeb
Posted on: April 19, 2024
Job Description:
Position Overview: Calling all college students who take on life
with their own two hands! Come join us for our 11-week internship
program from June 3rd to August 8th. The Apparel Product
Development Intern supports the Product Development & Sourcing team
in all aspects apparel development needed to achieve company goals.
Position Details: Work Environment: At Duluth Trading Company, we
fundamentally believe in strong in-person interactions as our
culture thrives when we learn, create, and collaborate with each
other. We also believe that the future of work at Duluth Trading
Company includes flexibility. The position will be based in our
corporate headquarters, near Madison, WI, but it will offer a
hybrid work arrangement allowing the flexibility to work a few days
a week from home. What We Offer:
- A true omnichannel retail environment
- Real-life tasks and projects
- Paid internships - $17/HR
- Relocation assistance
- 40% employee merchandise discount What You'll Learn:
- How to monitor seasonal development progress: identifying cost,
lead time, and MOQ issues to appropriate teams when needed
- How to collaborate cross-functionally with merchandising,
technical design & planning throughout all stages of development to
execute brand objectives
- How to maintain product specifications in PLM including
updating bills of materials, prototype requests, and construction
details- to ensure accurate tech packages and clear factory
communication are sent for prototype initiation
- How to analyze cost details, and validate cost components
(fabric, trim, duty, freight, etc) in garment cost calculations to
support negotiations
- How to effectively manage external vendor relationships and
daily communication to ensure products are up to specified quality
standards and deliver on time
- How to communicate daily with suppliers to proactively manage
development issues
- How to track samples and answer vendor questions in a timely
manner to ensure key deliverables are met, and analyze accuracy and
prototype on-time delivery rates
- How to prepare necessary documents (i.e. costing & leadtime
recaps, etc.) for milestone meetings
- How to assist with lab dip, trim & strike-off comments, and
organization of approval records What We're Looking For:
- Working toward a degree in apparel design, business supply
chain or related field; Junior or Senior in college preferred
- Equivalent work experience would be considered
- Proficient with Microsoft Excel
- Clear communication skills
- Knowledge of garment construction To perform this job
successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential
duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to
enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the
essential functions. About Duluth Trading Company: Started in 1989,
Duluth Trading Company exists to enable hard-working individuals to
take on life with their own two hands. Folks that revel in doing it
the hard way and celebrate finding a better way. We seek talented
individuals who share these beliefs and are excited to further the
Duluth Trading legacy with a digital-first mindset, always moving
forward and always innovating. From ingenious Duluth workwear, to
comfortably capable Buck Naked Underwear, to outside-embracing
AKHG, it's all about the innovative gear and gadgets that equip
customers for a more hands-on way of life. Top-notch quality,
immersive storytelling, outstanding customer service, and the
shared belief that the go-all-in-and-dig-deep spirit exists with
everyone are what sets Duluth Trading Co. apart. We seek talented
folks looking to be part of a can-do team that's hellbent on
helping the world to gear up, get its hands dirty, and do.
Keywords: Duluth Trading Company, Madison , Product Development & Sourcing Internship - 2024, Other , Mount Horeb, Wisconsin
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