21 ott - Scandicci
PROENZA SCHOULER ITALIA
The Freelance Development and Industrialization Manager- Leather Goods is the liaison between Italy and the US Proenza Schouler office to support and drive all aspects of development and industrialization process. This role also serves as the primary day-to-day contact for the New York Team, in addition to maintaining direct lines of communication with all vendors, suppliers, and factories. Freelance role is located in Scandicci (Florence, Italy).
Responsibilities
DEVELOPMENT
Support the Designer and US based team, driving the development process.
- Partner with each factory’s in-house developer/team to monitor prototypes, samples and hardware development for quality and execution, ensuring all deliverables are met.
- Coordinate with Designer and NY Team for timely review/approval of WIP during all proto and sample stages and relay comments/approval back to suppliers and factories.
- Highlight issues and potential risks to the Designer and NY team.
- Source materials and hardware based on requests from the Designer and NY team.
- Strategically source based on costing requirements, working through various pricing options and solutions with vendors, factories, and the Designer, Director and Production Manager.
- Review costing with Director at each phase and collaborate with Designer, suppliers, and factories to ensure margin requirements are met.
- Coordinate delivery of materials and hardware to appropriate parties.
- Maintain records of all sample materials and provide duplicate sets for NY team.
- Obtain detail/technical sheets for leathers, fabrics, and trims from suppliers, reviewing and highlighting any potential risks or challenges, and continually update seasonal material charts.
- Ensure compliance with development budget, and continually identify opportunities for cost savings.
- Submit weekly development status reports to Director of PD and Production.
- Continually identify and propose new, innovative materials, suppliers, and techniques, including eco-friendly and sustainable options.
INDUSTRIALIZATION
Provide key support during the pre-production process, ensuring timely product confirmation.
- Highlight issues and potential risks to the Designer and NY team, as it relates to industrialization and production.
- Continuously assess costing and margin implications.
- Proficient in building and analyzing BOMS and Cost Sheets
- Understanding of Sourcing through Production timeline in order to effectively manage online deliveries throughout product lifecycle.
- Liaise with Production Manager and Director on a regular basis to ensure a smooth, proactive transition to production.
- Assist in counter-sourcing and problem-solving during pre-production stage, specifically material, hardware, samples, etc.
- Initiate continuous follow-up with factories after production handoff, ensuring all corrections/changes are managed in a timely manner, and communicate updates to Designer and NY team.
- Facilitate timely pre-production trial, sample, and TOP review/approval with Designer.
- Establish and finalize new product packaging, with Designer and Director approval, and continually update packaging SOP.
- Monitor and report pre-production spending to ensure alignment with estimated production load.
Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in handbag/leather goods experience preferred, but open to other product development/production backgrounds.
- English proficiency is a must.
- Proactive, problem solving and critical thinking.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to multitask and manage competing deadlines.
- Highly organized and detail oriented
- Ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively.
- Proficient in Excel, PLM System, Microsoft Suite
**Please send English language CV.
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