Product Development Specialist

Location: Turbigo

Position
The resource will be involved in the following activities:

Job Responsibilities

Prototyping
Works together with the Product Manager in understanding and sharing stylistic design and organizing related activities;
Raw material research with the design team, with a specific eye on sustainable and certified materials.
Follows launches of separate trials/researches requested from design team;
Collaborates with supplier management for prototype production (planning, timing and quality);
Launches prototypes and canvases with support from product room team;
Support cost negotiation and verification of cost sheets;
Provides guidance for compilation of bills of materials in collaboration with product room team;
Ensures that style boards and files are always updated with all the necessary changes;
Participates in fitting for the clearance of canvases and prototypes.
Samples
Optimization of the raw material launches according to the collection brief and budget.
Raw materials quality check before the final stages of confection and coordination with the production team.
Launches sample book and manages sample return with support from product room team;
Collaborates with styling in defining accessory pairings (buttons, drawstrings, leather, various metallics and linings);
Collaborates with product and style team in checking pattern books and line sheets;
Checks and controls sample garments (matching, fit, raw material yield) and manages the implementation of any changes.
Pre-production
Checks collection color matches for compilation of production bills of materials;
Participates in fit and shedding tests also in collaboration with the technical department;
Launches eventual pre-production samples with support from product room team;
Sharing info to merchandising dept specifying production alterations.

Profile

At least 2/3 years of experience in the industry
Knowledge of the textile process
Quality-oriented, reliability and excellent interpersonal skills
Appreciated knowledge of the tailoring world

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