The Product Development Assistant, RTW supports the team in delivering the end to end product development process across ready-to-wear categories.
Responsibilities
- Assist the team in all daily collection development tasks
- Centralize supply needs and prepare shipments to factories, maintaining accurate tracking
- Prepare and send packages throughout the collection development process
- Prepare fittings and normalisation meetings in support of the developer
- Support the team in setting up meetings, ensuring materials are organized, tidy, and easy for everyone to understand
- Support detail review meetings and the preparation of production Bom’s
- Organize, file, and archive garments and vendor swatches
- Input and update product information into AirTable, ensuring accuracy is maintained throughout the collection
- Liaise with vendors regarding shipments, tracking and monitoring deliveries to ensure timely arrival
- Support the Product Development team with technical feasibility of products, brainstorming ideas and solutions to ensure the design vision is translated into product
- PO management- prototypes, samples, excess stock, organising and recording all invoices
- Tracking and reporting on budget for product development, prototypes and samples
- Updating boards and collection books
- Provide administrative support to the Product Development team as required
Qualifications, Skills, Experience Required
- 1-2 years Product Development experience required
- Strong attention to detail
- Experience with large volumes of data entry, ensuring complete detail and accuracy even when working at speed
- Commercial awareness of product cost and tracking against budgets
- Good communication skills, able to effectively share information with the team in a clear, concise way
- Knowledge and passion for fashion and products – ‘fashion sensibility’ - knowledge of trends, the market, the luxury consumer and peer awareness
- Proactive, adaptable, and solution-oriented, with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast‑paced environment
- Fluent in English; additional languages are considered a plus
- Strong organisational and time management skills
- Technical knowledge of RTW construction, leather, materials, and product performance is an advantage
- Computer skills: Microsoft Excel and experience with Airtable (or similar product data management/project tracking platforms) is highly desirable
Product Development Assistant in London employer: Phoebe Philo
At Phoebe Philo, we pride ourselves on being an exceptional employer in the fashion retail sector, offering a dynamic work culture that fosters creativity and collaboration. Our commitment to employee growth is evident through tailored development opportunities and a supportive environment where your contributions are valued. Located in the heart of the fashion industry, we provide unique advantages such as networking with industry leaders and being part of innovative retail expansion strategies.
