- Salary
- £45,000 – £60,000
- Location
- Manchester
- Job Type
- Permanent
- Start Date
- ASAP
- Duration
- Ref No
- 290398-FD
- Date Advertised
- 08 Sep 2015
Key Accountabilities:
Business Results:
- Take responsibility for developing and approving (sealing) products from initial tech pack through to final bulk production/buy-ready ensuring all quality, fit and price targets are achieved.
- Work with the footwear designers to ensure the most appropriate selection of materials for each product development.
- Assist in the product creation process by identifying opportunities for technical innovation and improvement of quality.
- Ensure all tech packs are accurate and contain information that can be interpreted and understood by factories.
- Take responsibility for the wear-testing of new product developments to ensure products are evaluated for fit, comfort and technical performance prior to bulk production.
- Work with suppliers to ensure quality requirements are clearly understood and achieved throughout the production of salesman sample and bulk orders.
- Responsible for ensuring roles and responsibilities between the development team and other teams in the business are clearly understood and any gaps are identified and closed.
- Collaborate with the supply chain team to ensure appropriate allocation of footwear styles and timely approval of all products to ensure on-time delivery.
- Maintain a thorough understanding of the supply base and ensures awareness of supply base capabilities across the broader team.Calendar:
- Ensure the footwear design/development calendar is clearly defined, understood and managed to ensure alignment across the business.
- Participate in weekly calendar meetings, calling-out any risk to key dates, associated impacts and options to get back on-track.
- Participate in weekly team meetings, calling-out any risk to key dates, associated impacts and options to get back on-track as well as updating on current projects.Process:
- Collaborate with the category team to ensure that all briefs contain the required information and are thoroughly understood.
- Together with the category and supply chain teams, review all designs prior to development and all prototypes prior to being offered to licensees to ensure alignment with the commercial brief and the brand plan.Required Experience:
- Previous experience working in Sports Performance Footwear Development.
- Demonstrable leadership skills.
- Proficiency in Mac software packages (Microsoft, Adobe CS etc).
- Ability to travel and work effectively across multiple cultures.