Your responsibilities:

• Manage the entire product development process, roadmap, and timelines

• Design and manage the critical path for design and development and ensure deadlines are met according to the deliverables

• Plan and deliver seasonal collections

• Work closely with the commercial & design team to produce the option planning and seasonal buying strategy to further develop business performance

• Liaise with Design to address fit issues with creative problem-solving while ensuring cost, quality, and lead times are maintained

• Analyse systems to optimize logistics, operations, and timelines across all raw materials and finished goods and the respective delivery regions

• Monitor supplier invoicing and ensuring that there is a smooth supplier cash flow

• Develop relationships with new and current suppliers

• Proactively improve supply chain timelines

• Working alongside finance and sales to optimize margins alongside projections

• Responsible for vetting new factories and manufacturing partners

• Responsible for the pricing architecture across the business to ensure product area consistency

• Manage risk and raise issues to the team so that solutions can we found in a good time

• Work closely with E-commerce and DTC teams to manage OTB

• Manage seasonal calendar

• Manage the Production and Design teams

Role requirements:

• 7+ years of relevant experience leading PD teams

• Experience managing entire PD process

• Established portfolio of manufacturers and suppliers

• Excellent knowledge and use of Adobe package - InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop

• Excellent knowledge of PLM / PDM + MS office skills

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to work well under pressure

• Ability to work proactively, independently on multiple projects under tight timeframes

• Highly organized, flexible with the ability to adapt to a fast-paced ever-changing

environment