Product Developer, Footwear and Accessories (10 month fixed term contract) London
What's the role about?
As part of our Womenswear Production department, you'll be joining as our Product Developer for Footwear and Accessories, who works with Design, Merchandising, Technical and Head of Product to ensure Reiss maintains strong supplier relationships and innovative product development through the supply base. This role also is responsible for creating and managing the product critical path for the department and ensuring each product target margin is achieved, with support from Head of where necessary. Responsible for managing the production critical path, sample approvals and bulk testing on Accessories categories.
This is a 10 months fixed term contract (maternity cover)
Who you are
You have previous experience in Footwear and Accessories production within an office environment
Experience in Womenswear Accessories is desirable
Excellent understanding of the critical path
Organised and able to prioritise workload
Attention to detail and strong communication skills
Self- motivated and team oriented
What you'll be doing
Working with design team to develop product ranges that meet business criteria for design, price, quality and delivery in line with range plan
Management of option maps with style names, colours, ranging, coo, and margin. Preparing for pre buy / buy meetings, chasing suppliers and ensuring all correct SMS are presented
Negotiating delivery date at time of placing order in line with merchandising requirements
Ensure that Leather, fabric, and trims meet business performance and aftercare standards. Review and approve bulk test reports, and highlight all potential issues in a timely and effective manner to the relevant departments
Lead fit sessions with Design and complete Buy sample, PP sample and pre-shipment sample comments, ensuring they are sent within the CP deadlines, management of test report approvals, highlighting any issues prior t
Responsibility: what's the role about?, as part of our Womenswear Production department, you'll be joining as our Product Developer for Footwear and Accessories, who works with Design, Merchandising, Technical and Head of Product to ensure Reiss maintains strong supplier relationships and innovative product development through the supply base, this role also is responsible for creating and managing the product critical path for the department and ensuring each product target margin is achieved, with support from Head of where necessary, responsible for managing the production critical path, sample approvals and bulk testing on Accessories categories
company pension, generous employee discount, company bonus scheme, health & Wellbeing perks
Job position: developer