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Company: Family Business Distribution

Position: Product Development Manager

One Year Mat Leave

Company Summary:

Family Business Distribution is a dynamic organization that designs, produces, markets and sells two leading young contemporary women’s fashion brands: www.gentlefawn.com and www.leftonhouston.com.

Main Job Responsibilities

• Execute the seasonal designs for Gentle Fawn and Left on Houston
• Analyze Development needs accordingly
• Daily Management of Product Development Team: Collection planning, develop salesman samples, guidelines for design team, follow up on designs/sampling/production/graphics, team structure and reviews
• Inspirational Sourcing/Development trip to Asia

Departmental Management

• Work alongside the Creative Director in formulating Budget and Forecast plans.
• Create seasonal product line plans, in consultation with the Creative Director and Sales Marketing Manager
• Responsible for leading the design and product development team to realize the plans within the set departmental objectives and timelines
• Regular Progress Reporting to the Creative Director
• Manage offshore Suppliers Timelines, enforcing company wide quality standards and on time delivery of all goods
• Participate in seasonal development and production fittings

Design Management

• Seasonal market research and development, applicable to the Gentle Fawn brand
• Work with the design team and Creative Director to determine seasonal themes
• Research and development and creation of seasonal color palettes
• Lead Design Assistant in sourcing seasonal fabrics and trims
• Merchandising and design
• Spec creation, sampling fittings and spec updates

Qualifications

• Graduation from a fashion design academy
• Min. 5 years related work experience from the fashion industry women's wear is a must
• Excellent understanding of garment construction is a must
• Experience dealing with offshore suppliers is an asset
• Business and commercial minded
• Good management skills
• Proactive thinker and a great problem solver who is comfortable dealing with issues as they arise
• Familiar with Illustrator CS3 / Microsoft Office
• Strong sense of fast moving trends targeting females aged 20-30
• Well-organized and focused
• Innovative and dynamic

Apply with cover letter and resume to:

• Carla Hogg, President
• Email: carla@familybusinessdistribution.com