LHH Recruitment Solutions – Retail, Fashion & Luxury Goods is looking for a Product Manager to join an important international high-end luxury brand and manage the RTW products development. Responsibilities We are currently seeking a highly experienced and skilled individual to join our client's company as a Product Development Manager. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing the development of all MW+WW RTW products, including trim and raw materials, ensuring they meet the delivery, quality, and cost parameters. Your main responsibilities will include: - Ensuring that protos and SMS (Salesman Samples) arrive on time, allowing for efficient product development and production processes. - Effectively communicating product specifications to the suppliers, ensuring that they fully understand our requirements and can deliver accordingly. - Identifying areas for product improvement and troubleshooting any issues that may arise during the development process. - Maintaining and improving product quality, ensuring that our garments meet the highest standards. - Engineering garments for cost optimization, finding innovative solutions to reduce production costs without compromising on quality. - Ensuring that sizing, measurements, and grading are followed accurately, optimizing the fit of our garments. - Setting clear timelines for development planning, ensuring that all milestones are met and projects are completed on time. - Growing and internally developing the product team, providing guidance and support to help them excel in their roles. - Supporting in factory sourcing of new categories, expanding the product range and exploring new opportunities. - Controlling all development costs according to budget, ensuring that expenses are kept in check. - Aligning final product costs with budget and merch-plan expectations, ensuring profitability. - Assessing and approving the engineering of all new developments, ensuring they meet the quality standards. - Reviewing, controlling, and signing off on all sizing and tech packs for accuracy, ensuring that all specifications are correct. - Collaboration with the Design Department; Merchandising; Purchase - Management of the buying tasks Your Profile - Strong problem-solving skills - Highly organized - Can-do attitude - Excellent relationship-building and maintenance skills - Knowledge of fabrics (preferably knitwear) - Negotiation - Timelines Management We are looking for a profile with a senior professional background in high-end luxury, who is willing to travel across the international factories, a relocation could be provided, the offices are based in Milano Montenapoleone. #LI-BT1
