Design & Product Development Manager
at The Foschini Group
Western Cape, Western Cape, South Africa -
Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
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Immediate | 28 Oct, 2024 | Not Specified | 29 Jul, 2024 | N/A | Interpersonal Skills,Communication Skills,Decision Making,Apparel,Performance Management,Excel,Management Skills,Trend Research | No | No |
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Description:
QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree is essential
- Design management experience in apparel (3+ years essential)
- Trend research and product development experience is essential
- Previous experience in clothing manufacturing would be ideal
- Integral understanding of the clothing retail Cycle and Buying Process would be ideal
- Advanced working knowledge of Photoshop skills
- Advanced working knowledge Illustrator skills
- A good working knowledge of the current computer software packages (knowledge of Excel, Word & E-mail)
SKILLS:
- High level of commitment, can work independently and collaboratively
- High degree of decision making
- Assertive
- Ability to self- manage
- Team player
- Excellent planning, organisational and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent Time management skills
- Good communication skills
- Good judgement and problem-solving skills
- Develop Team to improve the technical competencies required for any new product commodities.
- Manage HR Function within the Team. (Performance Management, day to day queries etc
Responsibilities:
- Managing a Design & PDV team
- Manage the development process and critical path from conception to completion for textile prints graphic and garment development to align to seasonal trend and strategy.
- Manage and build strategic relationship with all stakeholders in the supply chain both internal and external.
- Work with the Suppliers both local and import to ensure that we deliver on customers’ requirement
- Collating and managing trend and buying calendars and processes governed by key international benchmarks as well as retail timelines
- Translating and researching international trends for all departments for the local market into exciting, actionable, and relevant presentations
- Presenting credible trend presentations to the buying teams across ladies’, men’s, and kids’ departments
- Implementing the retail test strategy
- Ensure Team Calendar is set up & maintained understanding & incorporating respective lead times on fabric shipments from various sources, product development lead times, production cycles as well as finishing for local and import.
- Managing the workflow within the team to ensure that creative strategy and product are delivered on time.
- Product developing and engineering trends into affordable styles in key-value fabrics and price points
- Fabric sourcing aligned to retail strategy
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:N/AMax:5.0 year(s)
Marketing/Advertising/Sales
Marketing / Advertising / MR / PR
Sales Management
Diploma
Proficient
1
Western Cape, South Africa