Job Purpose
To support the Senior Product Developer to manage the product development process for RTW (MW / WW focus on denim) by working closely with the designers/suppliers to develop each category from initial concept through to finished product.
Key Responsibilities
- Critical path management
- Communication to vendors
- Delivery tracking of protos and showroom samples
- Proto review end to end organisation
- Show preparation end to end collaboration, organisation and communication
- Ensuring clear, concise and accurate data daily, particularly focused on: bill of materials sampling and production, purchase orders and invoicing, departmental tracking documents and shipping paperwork
- Ad hoc reporting analysis as required by manager
- Budget management
- Risk assessment from initial development through to production
- Delivering high quality from initial proto through to production
- Developing the collection in accordance to brand and legal requirements
Candidate Profile
- Experience of product development of RTW
- Experience of raw materials
- Experience of managing the Product Development calendar
- Experience of working closely with factories for the development of RTW
- Effective relationship management with design and merchandising teams
- Adaptable to meet the everchanging demands of the business
- Enjoys working in a highly pressurised environment
- Excellent influencing skills and strong interpersonal skills
- Team Player
- Knowledge of Italian is an important plus
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