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About the Role
Lead multi-category product development from design brief to production handover for a Canadian womenswear brand, ensuring accurate translation of design intent into commercial reality.
Responsibilities
- Lead seasonal womenswear development across multiple categories from design brief through final approval.
- Translate sketches into development samples, including BOMs, construction details, and specifications.
- Manage the end-to-end sample process, including requests, tracking, and review.
- Own the development calendar, identify risks, and ensure milestones are met.
- Deliver a complete handover to Production with approved specifications, materials, and costings.
- Partner with Design on fabric and trim selection, applying technical knowledge.
- Collaborate with mills and trim suppliers on development and testing.
- Obtain initial prices from factories and maintain cost sheets to meet target margins.
- Recommend alternative materials or construction methods to improve quality, cost, or lead time.
- Support responsible fabric choices and associated testing and compliance.
- Liaise with Technical Design on fit, grading, and construction, attending fit sessions.
- Collaborate with Merchants to align development with the line plan, price architecture, and margin targets.
- Work with Production & Sourcing on vendor allocation, new factory trials, and timelines.
- Communicate daily with overseas vendors, providing clear feedback to minimize sample rounds.
- Maintain accurate PLM and tracking tools for consistent information sharing.
- Recruit, mentor, and develop junior team members.
- Improve development processes, templates, and calendars.
- Represent Product Development in milestone meetings, presenting status, risks, and solutions.
Requirements
- Educated to degree level in Fashion Design, Product Development, or Apparel Production.
- Minimum of 7 years of product development experience specializing in premium womenswear.
- Proven experience developing multi-category collections from brief to production handover.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, fabric suitability, fit, and performance.
- Experience working with factories and mills in Asia.
- Commercial fluency, including costings and margins, balancing design, quality, and price.
- Confident working with Technical Design and Merchandising.
- Ability to hold a clear point of view with cross-functional teams.
- Highly organized, calm under pressure, and exacting on detail.
- Proficient in PLM systems, Excel, and Adobe Illustrator.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Currently living and working in the US or Canada.
Skills
- Product Development
- Womenswear
- Fabric Sourcing
- Sample Management
- Costing
- Garment Construction
- Fit Analysis
- PLM Systems
- Excel
- Adobe Illustrator
- Communication
Location
- Toronto
- Canada
- US
Work Type
- Hybrid
- 4 days in office
- 1 day from home
Experience Level
- 7 years
Education Level
- Degree
Salary/Compensations
- Competitive salary aligned with experience
Benefits
- Healthcare
About the Company
- Canadian brand known for elevated multi-category womenswear built on thoughtful fabrics, considered construction, and pieces that move effortlessly between work and everyday life.