WRTW Pre collection Product Development Manager

Role:

WRTW Pre collection Product Development Manager

Reports to:

Collection Senior Product Manager

Location:

Paris

Contract type:

Permanent contract

THE ROLE

As WRTW Pre collection PD Manager, ensure the development of collections from the handover of sketches with the Studio through to the transition to Production.

Development

• Monitor prototype development and final launches in close collaboration with manufacturers;
• Proactively suggest new partners according to the Studio’s creative requirements;
• Anticipate feasibility, pricing, and industrialization challenges;
• Participate in fittings, make sure that comments and tech packs are compleated, make sure that Boms are updated, and launch deliveries;
• Propose manufacturing techniques, with strong garment knowledge and mastery of technical language;
• Propose embroidery techniques and source materials for finished products;
• Maintain constant and smooth communication with the Studio to follow and translate all their requests and resolve any issues;
• Maintain ongoing and effective communication with Collection Merchandising teams to ensure coordination between creative and commercial needs;
• Update PLM daily, ensuring system accuracy and data reliability;
• Ensure accuracy of Boms and various tools such as Sketch to Fabric, Fabric to Sketch, and Prebuy documents;
• Ensure schedule follow up, delivery dates, and collection deadlines;
• Verify product compliance upon collection delivery, and collect/coordinate all product development information flows;
• Manage the handover of the collection to the production team during handovers, RDDs, and Industrialization;
• Actively participate in normalization fittings.

Business

• Update budget tracking tools and monitor invoicing;
• Negotiate and update prices and consumption at each fitting, estimate costs when needed for developments, and ensure margins;
• Ensure reliability of data: material costs, component costs, manufacturing costs, labor costs, and finished product prices.

Daily Tasks

• Attend and take notes during fittings, post-fitting and fabric/trims/embroidery meetings;
• Update PLM with post-fitting comments and Boms;
• Track trims and fabric order deliveries;
• Communicate with vendors;
• Coordinate with the Atelier for developments and alterations during pre-fittings, pre-editing, and pre-buying sessions.
• Coordinate between teams (Studio, Development, Merchandising, Industrialization) to make sure information is accurate
• Anticipate to business priority products, in particular for commercial strong drivers

PROFILE

• Graduate of a fashion or business school with at least 7 years of experience;
• Excellent knowledge of IT tools (Office / PLM);
• Organized, detail-oriented, with strong prioritization skills;
• Dynamic, agile, curious, and autonomous;
• Passionate about the fashion industry;
• Strong product sensitivity, attention to detail, and quality awareness;
• Good technical knowledge of garments;
• Excellent interpersonal skills, team player;
• Strong writing, analytical, and summarizing skills;
• Ability to work on collections in a demanding environment;
• Good knowledge of the luxury sector

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