Title: Product Integrity Manager
Company Description: Global Children’s Apparel Company
Location: New York, New York
Salary: $75,000-$125,000
*Salary is commensurate with experience and is an estimated range provided by JPSearch*
Responsibilities:
- Lead product safety and compliance programs to ensure all products meet applicable global regulatory requirements, industry standards, and customer expectations.
- Stay informed on evolving international regulations, testing protocols, and safety requirements impacting children's apparel and related products.
- Develop, implement, and maintain product integrity standards, policies, and best practices across global sourcing and manufacturing partners.
- Evaluate factory compliance programs and support onboarding initiatives to ensure alignment with company product safety requirements.
- Review testing reports, audit findings, and compliance documentation to identify risks, trends, and opportunities for improvement.
- Investigate product compliance failures and quality issues, conduct root cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventative action plans.
- Partner with sourcing, product development, design, merchandising, and quality teams to proactively identify and mitigate potential product risks.
- Coordinate testing programs and compliance documentation to ensure seasonal product approvals are achieved within development timelines.
- Conduct product risk assessments across multiple brands, categories, and markets to support safe and compliant product launches.
- Monitor manufacturing and quality processes to help ensure consistent adherence to safety, chemical, and performance standards.
- Collaborate with licensors, third-party laboratories, and external service providers to support compliance testing, certifications, and regulatory requirements.
- Identify process inefficiencies and recommend solutions that improve product integrity, speed to market, and operational effectiveness.
- Develop reporting and analytics to track compliance performance, testing results, and program effectiveness.
- Support recruitment, training, coaching, and professional development of team members as the organization grows.
- Lead special projects and strategic initiatives related to product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Apparel, Textile Science, Product Development, Consumer Sciences, Engineering, Chemistry, Supply Chain, or a related field.
- 5+ years of experience in children's apparel product safety, compliance, quality assurance, sourcing, manufacturing, or product integrity.
- Strong knowledge of international product safety regulations and compliance requirements impacting children's apparel and accessories.
- Experience working with testing laboratories, factory audits, certification programs, and regulatory compliance processes.
- Familiarity with garment construction, manufacturing processes, textiles, trims, and materials.
- Ability to analyze technical data, testing reports, and audit findings to assess risk and drive solutions.
- Strong problem-solving, project management, and organizational skills.
- Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration abilities.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and data management systems.
- Experience with PLM, ERP, or compliance management systems is preferred.
- Working knowledge of textile chemistry, restricted substances programs, and material safety standards is a plus.
- Ability to work effectively with international teams and global manufacturing partners.
- Willingness to travel up to 30%.
- Experience within children's apparel, licensed products, or consumer goods industries.
- Strong understanding of global testing protocols, product certification requirements, and factory compliance programs.
- Experience partnering with overseas manufacturing partners and multi-cultural teams.
- Demonstrated success leading compliance initiatives and driving continuous improvement programs.
- Background working with both apparel and accessory product categories is a plus.