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Manager Development Apparel - Lifestyle Originals Kids(m/w/x)
End-to-end product development for kids' lifestyle apparel, collaborating with pattern, material, and marketing teams. Advanced knowledge of garment construction, testing, and costing required. Focus on product integrity and timely task completion.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of material construction and testing
- Advanced knowledge of wear and physical product testing
- Advanced knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
- Ability to fit garments and comment on changes
- Advanced knowledge of costing and negotiation
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
- Strong IT skills (MS Office) and Product Data Management Systems
- Domestic and International Travel as required
- University degree in clothing technology, manufacturing, or apparel technician
- Relevant education, experience, and training combination
- Minimum 2 years relevant work experience in apparel product development
Tasks
- Lead end-to-end development for medium complexity products
- Collaborate with pattern and material experts, product marketing, and suppliers
- Ensure product integrity, engineering, and timely task completion
- Enhance product performance with sport-specific understanding
- Manage fit approval and size specification process
- Lead fitting meetings and decide on workmanship and construction
- Analyze designs for manufacturability and market appeal
- Hand over complete technical information to T1
- Guide design and product marketing on T1 manufacturing efficiency
- Research and implement market and supplier innovations
- Review and approve T1 costing information
- Secure and follow up on FOB cost quotes
- Ensure adherence to quality and testing standards
- Manage quality and process escalations
- Review size sets for measurement accuracy and merchantability
- Sign off sealing samples with all related documents
- Ensure legal compliance for final product
- Maintain accurate, complete, and timely data updates
- Achieve specific KPIs for assigned products
- Foster a knowledge sharing culture
- Mentor junior team members
- Support cross-functional projects
Work Experience
- 2 years
Education
- Vocational certificationOR
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- MS Office
- Product Data Management Systems
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Manager Development Apparel - Lifestyle Originals Kids(m/w/x)
End-to-end product development for kids' lifestyle apparel, collaborating with pattern, material, and marketing teams. Advanced knowledge of garment construction, testing, and costing required. Focus on product integrity and timely task completion.
Requirements
- Advanced knowledge of material construction and testing
- Advanced knowledge of wear and physical product testing
- Advanced knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
- Ability to fit garments and comment on changes
- Advanced knowledge of costing and negotiation
- Effective communication and negotiation skills
- Fluent English (written and spoken)
- Strong IT skills (MS Office) and Product Data Management Systems
- Domestic and International Travel as required
- University degree in clothing technology, manufacturing, or apparel technician
- Relevant education, experience, and training combination
- Minimum 2 years relevant work experience in apparel product development
Tasks
- Lead end-to-end development for medium complexity products
- Collaborate with pattern and material experts, product marketing, and suppliers
- Ensure product integrity, engineering, and timely task completion
- Enhance product performance with sport-specific understanding
- Manage fit approval and size specification process
- Lead fitting meetings and decide on workmanship and construction
- Analyze designs for manufacturability and market appeal
- Hand over complete technical information to T1
- Guide design and product marketing on T1 manufacturing efficiency
- Research and implement market and supplier innovations
- Review and approve T1 costing information
- Secure and follow up on FOB cost quotes
- Ensure adherence to quality and testing standards
- Manage quality and process escalations
- Review size sets for measurement accuracy and merchantability
- Sign off sealing samples with all related documents
- Ensure legal compliance for final product
- Maintain accurate, complete, and timely data updates
- Achieve specific KPIs for assigned products
- Foster a knowledge sharing culture
- Mentor junior team members
- Support cross-functional projects
Work Experience
- 2 years
Education
- Vocational certificationOR
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Fluent
Tools & Technologies
- MS Office
- Product Data Management Systems
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About the Company
adidas
Industry
Fashion
Description
The company fosters an inclusive workplace and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its culture.
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