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
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