Buying Coordinator- Product Development

NATURE OF ROLE
A junior but critical coordination role working under the direct guidance of the CEO/President
(Merchant) and Vice President & COO. The Coordinator is the day-to-day execution partner for
Andrews growing in-house product development stewarding each collection from factory
floor to fitting room and translating leaderships product vision into developed samples, ready-tosell collections, and activated brand stories across all customer touchpoints.
This is a development role with a clear growth path; the successful candidate brings a strong
product development foundatio

Key areas of responsibilities include but are not exclusive to:
PRODUCT (primary focus in Year 1)
Maintain tech packs, BOMs, costing, and product specifications
Liaise with end-to-end factory partners on sampling, fit corrections, and bulk production
timelines
Manage the product development calendar, ensuring sufficient lead time across sampling,
fittings, approvals, and production
Steward incoming samples receiving, logging, photographing, and presenting for
leadership review
Track margins and CPUs against targets; document supplier capabilities, MOQs, and
category strengths
ACTIVATION (growing share as collections ship)
Support development of seasonal Key Stories for each collection and channel them
through digital and physical activation
Partner with Marketing, Visual Merchandising, eCommerce, and Store teams on launch
activations, content, and in-store presentation
Support trunk shows, launch events, and experiential activations for new collections
Capture customer reactions and selling-floor feedback to inform future product and
activation decisions
PEOPLE & PROCESS
Serve as the day-to-day point of contact for factory and supplier partners on all product
development matters
Coordinate cross-functionally across Marketing, Visual Merchandising, eCommerce, and
Store Operations
Execute and continuously improve product development workflows; document SOPs,
templates, and supplier files as the process matures
Participate in customer-facing events as a representative of the Buying Team, gathering
direct feedback
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
On-time delivery of samples, tech packs, and production milestones against the
development calendar
Margin and cost adherence against targets set by the CEO/President
Quality of cross-functional coordination as reported by internal partners
Demonstrated growth in luxury womenswear knowledge, Andrews customer fluency, and
activation capability over the first 12 months
COMPETENCIES, TECHNICAL SKILLS AND
EXPERIENCE/KNOWLEDGE
c. 24 years of product development experience in apparel, with offshore sourcing
experience preferred
Demonstrated ownership of tech packs, BOMs, costing analysis, and direct factory liaison
Strong project management skills with the ability to track multiple development streams in
parallel
Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and time management
Comfort taking instruction at every juncture this is a development role for someone who
wants to grow into broader product and activation leadership
Willingness to learn luxury womenswear, Andrews customer personas, and the full
activation discipline on the job
Genuine interest in strategic marketing and brand activation; academic or applied
exposure is an asset
Digital literacy:
Proficiency with Microsoft 365 Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word advanced)
Experience with PLM systems, tech pack tools, and workflow tools such as Asana
(preferred)
Experience with LLMs (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini) preferred Andrews is AI-first
with human in the loop
Additional language capability (Mandarin, Italian, French) an asset for offshore
coordination