Investor Operations Leader
Polly
Apparel Developer
adidas
full-time
Posted on:
Origin: • 🇺🇸 United States • California
Visit company websiteSalary
💰 $78,000 - $98,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Drive end-to-end development process for assigned products from concept brief to production readiness
- Assist in driving the development of medium complexity products
- Work in partnership with pattern and material experts as well as product marketing, design and suppliers
- Take accountability for the entire apparel development management process with emphasis on product integrity, engineering and on-time completion
- Apply sport-specific understanding to enhance product performance
- Manage fit approval and size specification process; lead fitting meetings and decisions on workmanship and construction
- Provide technical solutions by analyzing designs for manufacturability, production and material properties
- Manage handover of design pack to T1 ensuring completeness of technical information
- Act as technical expert and guide/consult design and product marketing on T1 manufacturing efficiency suggestions
- Manage comments to T1
- Research innovation from market or suppliers regarding garment construction, pattern, fit, embellishment and trims
- Partner with Innovation, Sourcing, Tier 1 suppliers to implement into product creation
- Review, validate and approve T1 costing information to ensure products are engineered in line with cost targets
- Secure initial FOB cost quotes and follow-up price adjustments
- Ensure final costs adhere to adidas standards with T1 as needed
- Ensure fabrics, trims, colors, processes and development samples are fully tested to ensure adherence to adidas’ quality and testing standards
- Manage quality and process escalations with senior manager as needed
- Review size sets for accuracy of measurements and merchantability of complete size range for fit
- Review and sign off sealing sample with complete AD including all related documents prior to buy ready dates
- Ensure full conformity to published policies to ensure a final legal AD for final product
- Ensure accuracy, completeness and timeliness of data by continuously updating the system
- Responsible for achieving specific KPIs (on-time buy ready, sustainability, and on-time SMS delivery) for assigned articles/products
- Maintain cross-functional relationships with Product Design, Product Marketing, Product Operations (Product Development, Materials Development, Pattern Making, Testing & Quality, Costing, Planning), Sourcing, Tier 1 suppliers and Digital Creation
Requirements
- University degree in clothing technology or manufacturing, or technical degree as apparel technician; or combination of relevant education, experience, and training
- First practical experience through internships or work experience required
- Basic knowledge of material construction and related testing
- Basic knowledge of wear and physical product testing
- Basic knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
- Ability to fit a garment and comment to T1 on changes required
- Basic knowledge of costing and ability to negotiate as required
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- English language proficiency required (reading and writing)
- Strong IT skills (MS Office) and ability to work with Product Data Management Systems
- Domestic and International Travel as required
