About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Advertising Services.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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Position Overview

Confidential Client is seeking a Product Management Assistant (RRL) to support product development and production lifecycle activities. You will work cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Technical Design, and Regional Sourcing partners to help ensure materials, samples, and production milestones meet seasonal timelines. This is an operational, detail-oriented role ideal for candidates with internship or early-career experience in product development, materials, or production support.

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What You’ll Do

Support the Product Management team with day-to-day product development and production operations:

• Assist with tracking materials, product development, and production milestones throughout the product lifecycle.
• Follow up on material and product deliveries to support on-time seasonal execution.
• Support development of materials that meet aesthetic, functional, quality, and cost objectives.
• Assist with seasonal costing activities by requesting vendor costing information and maintaining accurate records.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to track approvals of fabrics, trims, samples, and bulk submissions.
• Organize, tag, and maintain records for all incoming and outgoing submits and samples.
• Maintain accurate delivery, costing, and product information in PLM, GFE+, Airtable, and other systems.
• Support creation and maintenance of purchase orders and related product information.
• Participate in weekly work-in-progress meetings with internal teams and regional sourcing partners.
• Send and receive packages via courier services and keep tracking records for physical submits and samples.
• Escalate delays or issues to management and assist with follow-up activities.
• Provide general administrative and operational support to the Product Management team.

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Who You Are / Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills with exceptional attention to detail and accuracy.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel is required.
• Experience with PLM, GFE+, and Airtable is preferred.
• Collaborative team player with a willingness to learn.
• Experience or internship exposure in product development, production, materials, or a related field is preferred.

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Working Location & Employment Type

• Location: Town of Bedford, NY (on-site or as specified by the client).
• Employment type: As listed by the client (see application for details).

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Why Join

• Gain hands-on exposure to product development and production lifecycle for a well-known brand label (RRL).
• Work closely with design, technical, merchandising, and sourcing teams — great learning opportunity for early-career professionals.
• Build practical skills in PLM, costing, sample management, and cross-functional product operations.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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