I. Primary Purpose
• Manage independently the assigned product development products from early development to Product Approval and work on the product cost in supporting the Manager with execution of full range of PD work.
II. Roles and Responsibilities
• DC scrubs with different sample facilities to align new product creation direction. Communicate with NY team any issues and get aligned on direction.
• Handle newproduct creation independently and/or with limited support during early development
• Work closely with team engineer/PD managers from proto till commercialization to ensure the best product construction, hand feel and drapiness in meeting high quality execution with right design intend aesthetically
• Support special technique; printing, laser, emboss….and all special product executions.
• identify potential product risk during development stage for risk assessment
• Work with engineer on material and product testing throughout the development to commercialization and ensure they meet Tapestry requirements.
• Follow up material availability, testing, cost and best practices (leather/material/components/hardware) with cross-functional teams.
• Work closely with the engineering team to set up the quality standard, best practice for transferring product knowledge to SPs/Production team
• Monitor product development timeline and alert potential issue impacting product delivery.
• Visit SPs to cross check all the samples execution to ensure all samples accuracy prior shipment.
• Create the Design Intent sheet for new silhouette every season and present to SPs and production teams in handover meeting.
• Manage product cost accuracy partnering with cross functional teams for product duty%, material waste factor at each development milestone.
• Review and verify the product cost for different milestones by working closely with sample facilities and cross-functional partners.
• Update all necessary reports to the specified deadlines in EC-Vision system.
• Handle sample invoices with SPs.
• Handle product transfer packages as per monthly transfer list to ensure product integrity
III. Requirements
• 3-5 years' product development experience in handbags, wallets or accessories industries. Branded experience preferred.
• Good communication skills, self-driven and proactive problem-solving
• Quick learner & problem solving
• Innovative and open for changes
• Result-oriented, teamwork and well organized, proactive, team and result-orientated, flexible and capable of working independently and effectively.
• Good knowledge in bag or fashion accessories making process and familiar with fabric and leather.
• Ability to work in a collaborative team environment with multi-cultural members.
• Good computer skills including excel, word and power point.