Production & Product Development Specialist

2 weeks ago


Sydney, Australia Sass & Bide Full time

sass & bide is a highly creative Australian designer label dedicated to the strong, the obscure & the beautiful, leading the culture of fashion for bold and individualistic women.

Reporting into the Head of Merchandise this role will be responsible for managing the full cycle of production of product, ensuring this is achieved on time and within budget.

This role will work closely with the design and buying team and be integral to the ready to wear product executing in line with the design vision as well as the businesses commercial needs through effective production and product development management.

**Why work at sass & bide?**
- We are a Designer Australian label - home grown with an international presence
- We focus on our ‘Sisterhood’. We are all about female empowerment, working as a team and building lifelong relationships
- We are more than just a fashion brand
- we give back & take pride in working with our charity partners **Make a Wish Foundation **and **Barnardo’s Australia.**:

- Hybrid working model
- Enjoy a culture of trust and collaboration
- You’ll be eligible to access our generous staff discount

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Create seasonal tracker and track each seasonal collection via in house tracking sheets maintaining current status at all times;
- Obtain and negotiate costings for all sourced materials for critical path requirements in line with agreed quality outcomes at development stage (to avoid redevelopment or de-engineering late in the development process)
- Source and develop fabrication, trims and garments based on design and buying brief including liaison with factories and cost negotiation
- Place orders for all fabric, trims and samples ensuring suppliers have all raw materials as required for sample making
- Confirm sampling capacity with each supplier
- Ensure quality and timely delivery of samples into the showroom and final bulk production in store
- Monitor the fitting progress and quality of sms and pps samples
- Monitor the approval of bulk fabric and accessories of all categories and styles
- Gain approval of relevant invoices

While the above provides you an overview of what your role looks like, it is by no means exhaustive. As a brand that is constantly working to provide the best possible experience & product for our customer, you’ll need to be prepared to roll up your (sass & bide) sleeves and lend a helping hand to others when needed

**You will have**:

- 5 + years’ experience in production and product development for premium fashion retail
- Hold a valid driver’s license and able to visit 3rd party warehouse when required
- Qualification in têxtile or merchandise
- You’re customer centric - everything you do is with our customer in mind
- You are organised & efficient, with a strong focus on achieving results
- You are creative, innovative & you think differently in dealing with both opportunities and issues
- You’re a strong, clear & concise communicator
- Speaking Mandarin or Cantonese is highly advantageous as you will be working closely with overseas suppliers
- You are passionate about leading the culture of fashion for bold and individualistic women



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