Apparel Development Manager
Vor 6 Tagen
About the Role:
We're seeking a highly skilled and experienced Apparel Development Manager to lead the end-to-end development process for assigned medium complexity products from concept brief to production readiness. As a key member of our product development team, you will work in strong partnership with pattern and material experts, product marketing, design, and suppliers to deliver high-quality products that meet our brand's standards.
Key Responsibilities:
- Take ownership of the entire apparel development management process for assigned products, with a focus on product integrity, product engineering, and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with our corporate operating calendar.
- Manage fit approval and size specification process, lead fitting meetings, and make decisions on workmanship and construction.
- Provide technical solutions by analyzing designs for manufacturability, production, and material properties that address desired function and market appeal.
- Manage the handover of design packs to T1 to ensure that all technical information provided to T1 is complete.
- Act as a technical expert and guide/consult design and product marketing on T1 manufacturing efficiency suggestions, manage comments to T1.
- Research innovation from market or suppliers regarding garment construction, pattern, fit, embellishment, and trims, partner with Innovation, Sourcing, Tier-1 suppliers to implement into product creation.
- Review, validate, and approve T1 costing information to ensure products are engineered in accordance with cost targets throughout the entire creation process, secure initial FOB cost quotes, and follow-up price adjustments.
- Ensure that all fabrics, trims, colors, processes, and development samples are fully tested to ensure adherence to our quality and testing standards.
- Manage quality and process escalations with senior manager as needed.
- Review and sign off sealing samples with complete AD, including all related documents, prior to buy-ready dates.
- Ensure full conformity to published policies to ensure a final legal AD for the final product.
- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data by continuously updating the system.
- Responsible for achieving specific KPIs (e.g., on-time buy-ready, target FOB, margins, sustainability, and on-time SMS delivery, CR2 finalization) for assigned articles/product.
- Live and foster a knowledge-sharing culture, and mentor junior team members.
- Support cross-functional projects as required.
Key Relationships:
- Product Design
- Product Marketing
- Product Operations (Product Development, Materials Development, Pattern Making, Testing & Quality, Costing, Planning)
- Sourcing
- Tier 1 supplier
- Digital Creation
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Advanced knowledge of material construction and related testing
- Advanced knowledge of wear and physical product testing
- Advanced knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
- Ability to fit a garment and comment to T1 on changes required
- Advanced knowledge of costing and ability to negotiate as required
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Fluent in English (written and spoken)
- Strong IT skills (MS Office) and ability to work with Product Data Management Systems
- Domestic and International Travel as required
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
- University degree in clothing technology or manufacturing, or technical degree as apparel technician.
- Alternatively, combination of relevant education, experience, and training.
- Minimum 2 years of relevant work experience in apparel product development.
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