About Our Client:
Our client is a well-established fashion retailer.
Position Scope:
The Senior Director of Product Development will play a key role in all categories overseeing the product development roadmap. This individual will bring a high degree of analytical, creative, and technical expertise, along with in-depth product knowledge across apparel and accessory categories. They will collaborate with cross functional partners to bring forth an assortment that meets corporate target margins, and will help to define KPI’s, set goals, establish guidelines and timelines, collaborate with key external and internal partners, and address any issues and concerns, resolving them efficiently.
Responsibilities:
- Influence, manage, and execute to seasonal development calendars to create best-in-class apparel and accessory assortments
- Develop and maintain vendor relations to make garments with quality and competitive prices to match the architecture plan and division margin goals
- Collaborate with Planning team to review annual target margins
- Work with Design, Raw Materials, Technical Design and Category teams to ensure delivery of the best quality for the best cost, meeting, or exceeding margin targets annually
- Partner with cross-functional teams on collaborations and special projects to drive energy around key growth categories
- Ensure an efficient and streamlined process for costing
- Collaborate with the Director of QA & Sustainability to integrate sustainability goals, innovation, and measurements into the product development process
- Represent Product Development in all development Calendar meetings
- Partner with the Buying team to review high level costing from Licensed partners on a need to basis
- Manage, motivate, and grow direct reports
- Drive the department forward through process improvement and best practices
- Lead with the Corporate values and principles in mind
- Utilize leadership skills that motivate, educate, and empower direct and indirect teams
- Participate in weekly Cross Functional Meetings, Detail Meetings, Milestone Meetings
Required Skills and Knowledge:
- Strong product sense, acute understanding of the marketplace, proven experience combined with an analytical, strategic mind
- The ability to grasp and enrich the lifestyle brand vision
- Seasoned forward-thinking leadership with proven abilities to successfully execute and bring product to market in a cost-effective manner
- Proven managerial experience that includes both developing a team and individuals
- Proven influencing and negotiating skills – both internally and externally
- Flexibility and ability to move easily from strategic to tactical and back
- Ability to analyze, compile and manage detailed data
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- High level of organizational skills
- Capable of evaluating and changing priorities on an as-needed basis
- Must be able to perform efficiently within a fast-paced team environment
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in applicable field
- 10+ years of relevant experience
Application Instructions:
To apply, please send a resume to Amanda Graham at [email protected]
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Amanda Graham
Job ID
City
- Toronto, ON
Remuneration
Competitive compensation package + benefits
Amanda Graham
Job ID
City
- Toronto, ON
Remuneration
Competitive compensation package + benefits 