Junior Product Developer

**About Us** When Bad Birdie started, we gave golfers something they’d never seen before: a bold printed polo designed to disrupt tradition and invite more people into the game. Today, we’re proud to create premium golf apparel that’s colorful, confident, and playfully rebellious, built so every player can feel good and have a hell of a good time on the course. As we grow, we’re committed to keeping that original energy alive, continuing to challenge what’s possible in golf while respecting the game and welcoming everyone to play their way. We started bold. We’re staying bad. And we’ll keep showing golfers what the game can be. **About The Role** Bad Birdie is looking for a highly organized and detail-oriented Junior Product Developer to support the development of our apparel collections from initial concept through production readiness. Reporting to the Product Development Manager, this person will help keep samples, materials, product information, development trackers, and vendor communication organized and moving forward. You will work closely with Product Development, Design, Technical Design, and other cross-functional teams to make sure information is accurate, samples are where they need to be, and important development details do not fall through the cracks. This is a hands-on role for someone who enjoys apparel, understands the importance of the details, and takes pride in keeping a fast-moving product development process organized. The right person communicates clearly, follows through consistently, and is comfortable managing several priorities at once. **Role Details** Reports to: Product Development Manager Location: Scottsdale, AZ HQ Schedule: Full-time, on-site **What Success Looks Like** Within the first 3 to 6 months, success looks like: - All incoming and outgoing product samples are accurately logged, organized, distributed, and easy for the team to locate. - Seasonal sample racks, past-season archives, and product-development workspaces are consistently organized and maintained. - The fabric, lab dip, strike-off, and trim libraries contain accurate information and can be easily used by the Product, Design, and Technical Design teams. - Seasonal style information, comments, approvals, and product details are current and accurate in Centric PLM. - Development trackers reflect the latest status, decisions, deadlines, and next steps. - Vendor and supplier follow-ups are timely, clear, and properly documented. - The Product Development Manager and cross-functional partners trust that details are being captured, communicated, and followed through without repeated reminders. - Samples, materials, and product information are ready when needed for fittings, photoshoots, sales meetings, product seeding, and seasonal milestones. **What You’ll Be Responsible For** **Sample Management** - Own the day-to-day organization and movement of development, photoshoot, sales, marketing, and product-seeding samples. - Log and track incoming and outgoing packages for the Product team. - Distribute samples to the appropriate teams and follow up on outstanding sample needs. - Maintain seasonal sample racks and an organized archive of prior-season samples. - Partner cross-functionally to ensure samples are available for fittings, photoshoots, sales meetings, and other key milestones. - Identify missing, late, or incorrect samples and communicate issues quickly. **Fabric, Trim, and Material Organization** - Own and maintain the fabric and material library. - Ensure fabric swatches include relevant information such as supplier, cost, composition, and seasonal use. - Maintain organized records of lab dips, strike-offs, trims, and other material submissions. - Support communication and coordination between the Product Development team and trim suppliers. - Help ensure suppliers receive the information and materials needed to execute successfully. **PLM and Product Data** - Maintain accurate seasonal style information in Centric PLM. - E…