Product Development Manager - Global famous Sportswear Company

International Permanent View Job Description
The Product Developer is for managing the apparel product development process from design handover through commercialization, ensuring products are delivered on time, within target cost, and in line with adidas quality standards. The role serves as a key link between Design, Marketing, Sourcing teams and manufacturing partners, driving product excellence through technical expertise in garment construction, fit, costing, materials, and quality management
  • Own the end-to-end product creation journey for a globally recognized brand
  • Gain exposure to product development, innovation, and supply chain

About Our Client

It is one of the world's famous sporting goods companies, designing and marketing footwear, apparel, and accessories for consumers ranging from professional to everyday sports

Job Description

  • Communicate all necessary information to Marketing, Design, Suppliers and LO/OC to ensure the effective and efficient creation of outstanding product
  • Ensure target price and product designs are aligned through predictive costing. Review, validate and approve T1 costing information throughout the entire creation process. Ensure compliance to standards. Negotiate with T1 as needed
  • Manage handover from design to T1 to ensure that all information provided to T1 is complete. Manage T1 feedback to design and marketing and incorporate where quality or cost can be improved without sacrificing product aesthetics
  • Ensures timely and accurate data entry by T1 regarding AD/BOM, costing or other data as required at calendar milestones
  • Evaluate all prototypes for compliance with AD, manages fit approval/size specification, approval of color, accessories and materials. Manage comments to T1
  • Ensure that all materials and accessories as well as prototypes are tested and adhere to adidas quality, safety and A01 standards. Manage quality exceptions with senior management as needed
  • If required, review size sets for accuracy of measurements and merchantability of complete size range including logo placement and fit. (LO/OC to approve size sets not requested/approved by CC after buy ready release)
  • Review and sign off sealing sample with complete AD including all related documents prior to buy ready dates. Ensure full conformity to published policies to ensure a final legal AD for final product
  • Research innovation from market or supply chain as far as garment construction, pattern/fit, embellishment, trims. Work cross functionally with BOPS teams, aIT, Sourcing and T1/T2 to implement into product creation

The Successful Applicant

A successful Product Development Manager should have:

  • Knowledge of wear and physical product testing
  • Knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
  • Ability to fit a garment and comment to T1 on changes required
  • Knowledge of costing and ability to negotiate as required
  • Effective communication and negotiation skills
  • Knowing of the respective vision and strategy for the brands. Ability to communicate to LO/OC/T1 the vision and strategy as well as success criteria needed from sourcing and T1 teams
  • Fluent in English (written and spoken)
  • Strong IT skills (MS Office) and ability to work with Product Data Management Systems
  • Domestic and International Travel as required

What's on Offer

  • Annual salary ranging from CNY 350000 to CNY 450000.
  • 13-month salary package.
  • Permanent position based in Shanghai
Contact
Yiping Yan
Quote job ref
JN-102026-7121227
Phone number
+862160268057

Job summary

Function
Engineering & Manufacturing
Specialisation
Production, Manufacturing
What is your area of specialisation?
Retail
Location
International
Contract type
Permanent
Consultant name
Yiping Yan
Consultant phone
+862160268057
Job Reference
JN-102026-7121227

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

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