Product Developer/Production Manager -Luxury Fashion

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We have partnered with a beautiful luxury fashion brand who require an experienced PD/Production Manager to deliver luxury garments with the trims/ fabrication/ fit and quality expected of this brand.

Knowledge of European and british manufacturing for womenswear garments, using varied fabrications is required, ideally with experience embroideries , embellishment and trims.

Strong luxury garment construction knowledge is required, as you will be conversing with the small Atelier.

Key responsibilities;

• Manage the critical path
• Manage factories pre-empting and garment construction issues
• Ensure all fit notes, tec packs and specs are accurate and submitted to the factory
• Ensure the current factory is selected to produce the each garment
• Advise on trend, styling, fabrication, fit and trims.
• Trouble shoot any issues within production, or product styles
• Manage relationships with current factories and mills
• Fit garment alongside Pattern cutter and design
• ensure designs vision is executed through the product
• Partner with the design team on a daily basis
• Price negotiate the collection with the factories
• Ensure the team and CD are updated throughout the process
• Support across material sourcing and research
• Ensure lead times are being met
• Ensure delivery of materials to the production team and finished goods to stockists o

The successful candidate will;

• Have minimum of 3 years experience within production ideally within luxury WW brand
• Display a strong understanding of sustainable policies
• Have factory relationships across Europe
• Strong critical path and negotiate skills
• Strong team player, good communication skills
• Have minimum BA hons level degree