Product Developer - Apparel content
TOTEME is looking for a Product Developer to join the Stockholm office full time. In this role you will be responsible for developing products from sketch handover to PPS sign-off for TOTEME’s apparel collection. You will report to the Production and Product Development Director, and will work closely with Designers and Pattern Cutters, the Technical Manager, the Production Manager/Coordinator, the RM Development Manager, and the Collection Manager.
The role
- Meet product deadlines and communicate key milestones to cross-functional teams
- Order and deliver high-quality Protos, SMS and PPS on time and within target margin
- Ensure that developed products are fit for purpose for the customer, brand, and business
- Build and maintain a close working relationship with Design – act as a technical partner for the Design Director and his team, attend fittings and reviews, give feedback on technical matters, brainstorm solutions to ensure the design vision is translated into a functional product
- Build and maintain positive working relationships with all manufacturers – negotiate costs, lead times and technical aspects to ensure the design vision is maintained
- Identify and make recommendations on risks/challenges at all production stages, with a focus on quality, price and margin
- Enter data into our PLM system accurately throughout the development process
- Deliver products in line with TOTEME’s sustainability standards and values, making sure that relevant product data is always accessible and up to date for the Sustainability team
- Liaise with the Brand team to develop branding items (labels, tags, etc) in line with TOTEME’s brand Identity and quality standards
Your profile
- Able to work with Senior Designers, understanding and interpreting their creative aesthetic and design vision, and translating this to teams and vendors
- Experienced in managing supplier relationships and leveraging on these to meet demands
- Experienced in managing the critical path, ensuring collections are delivered on time
- Able to manage a budget with commercial awareness and understanding of product cost, achieving a balance between creativity and commercial implications throughout the process
- Informed about trends, the market, luxury consumers and competitors
- Demonstrated expert technical product knowledge
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate with credibility, share information effectively, and work confidently with cross-functional teams
- Knowledge of Office and Adobe programs and PLM systems
About you
- Understand and embrace TOTEME’s culture and values
- Solution-oriented and hands-on
- Business and results-oriented with a commercial drive
- Data-driven approach and digitally savvy (analytical, understand info and data)
- Strong team-player with a positive outlook
- Growth mindset, willing to develop, open to change, agile way of working (comfortable working in a fast-paced environment)
- Bring new perspectives, an innovative approach and challenge current processes
- Self-motivated, responsible, confident
This is a full time position based at TOTEME's Stockholm office with an immediate start.
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