Product Development / Design Support:
- Prepare and follow up on design / proto samples / salesmen sample tech
sheets. Working closely with design on processing all seasonal salesman
samples and all proto requests.
- Assist in proto fabrics and trims order, request lab dips and update lab dip
folder, wash panels and in general manage the proto development cycle.
- Support product manager with liaising with factories on Tech Packs and
design details.
- Manage Salesman Samples from initial order to delivery into showrooms.
Follow up on delivery, quality, PO/kimball despatch information and
sample allocation to showrooms
- Prepare send out and follow up on development sheets for new
accessories and trims.
- Liaise with QC team and Design to determine pressing & packing for all
styles based upon fabrication, construction and garment type
- Obtain recommended care instruction from mills and direct this information
to the technical team to assign bulk care label instruction
- Update product PLM system and any control chart for all developments /
production
- Manage Salestool and information contained therein. Check style codes,
names, sketches, colours, fabric weave, fabric content, features and
benefits of fabric. Organise and control swatches, colour standards etc for
content of line book.
- Manage into the business preshipment samples for Product Manager and
QC department to approve.
- Make seasonal merchandising/buy boards with sketches, style numbers
and colours organised by category and phased delivery.
- Input basic information to bible, ensuring that all intrastate codes,
commodity codes, shipping terms, weight etc are entered accurately
- Raise and issue Purchase orders for salesman samples.
Head of Production. Example short / over shipments GSSA (Garment
Accounts department to set up on system. Update Accounts department if