Product Developer, Accessories
hace 16 horas
London
Purpose of the role Deliver the end to end product development process for Leather Goods, Jewellery and Eyewear. Acting as an ambassador for Phoebe Philo, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and collaboration with internal teams and vendors. Responsibilities • Build and maintain a close working partnership with Design. Acting as the technical partner for design, providing feedback on technical feasibility, brainstorming ideas and solutions to ensure the design vision is translated into product, • Responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with vendors, developing a strong working knowledge of vendor capability and availability to meet demands. This includes negotiating on costs as well as aesthetic changes to ensure design vision is maintained, • Ensuring deadlines are adhered to and following up on all prototype/sample issues to resolve and drive to completion. Identifying, calling out and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges identified at all stages, • Deliver prototypes and samples on time, to the quality standard, and within cost price range, to achieve target margin, • Ensure functionality (including consistency and standardisation) and that products developed are fit for purpose for the customer and brand. This includes ongoing risk assessment during the development process and proactivity in taking actions as a result, • Collaborate with the production teams while developing the collections for product testing to relevant standards, leveraging their technical knowledge and negotiating any aesthetic changes to protect the design vision, • Ensure the system is kept updated with product information and 100% accuracy at all times. Qualifications, Skills, Experience Required • 4+ years Product Development experience, specifically in Leather Goods required, experience in Jewellery and Eyewear preferrable, • Ability to work in partnership with Senior Designers, understanding and interpreting their creative aesthetic and design vision and translating this to vendors, • Technical capability and product knowledge with ability to confidently influence the Design team and provide on the spot solutions in:, • Bags construction, leather/materials knowledge linked to shape and performance, • Experience managing vendor relationships, delivering clear briefs and leveraging relationships to meet demands, • Critical path management ensuring collections are delivered on time, identifying, calling out and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges identified, • Able to manage within a budget with commercial awareness and understanding of product cost, achieving a balance between creativity and commercial implications throughout the product development process, • Demonstrated experience working on site with vendors and operational knowledge of factories, delivering clear briefs and leveraging relationships and availability to meet demands, • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate with credibility, share information effectively, and work confidently with cross functional teams, • In depth knowledge of fashion and accessories –‘fashion sensibility’ - knowledge of trends, the market, the luxury consumer and peer awareness, • Computer skills: Microsoft Office and Excel mandatory, Airtable preferrable
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