Product Development Manager - Apparel (Seeduwa)
About the Employer
Job Description
J K Garments (Private) Limited - Seeduwa
J K Garments (Private) Limited - Seeduwa, a BOI approved modern embellishment and apparel manufacturing plant with over 700 employees, with an industry experience of more than 17 years, catering to world-class sportswear and activewear brands from USA, Europe, Japan and Australia. We are in the process of putting together a team of dynamic, innovative, and self-motivated leaders who will contribute to achieve the company vision.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER - APPAREL (JK SEEDUWA)
Key Responsibilities
- Oversee the product development department and sample room, guiding junior product developers with formal guidelines and technical expertise.
- Obtain customer development requirements from the merchandising team and provide optimal solutions to secure orders by submitting accurate and production feasible costs.
- Negotiation of garment constructions by suggesting new methodology or techniques through merchandising department.
- Approve prototype samples for style details and construction, while monitoring the daily progress of sample development, including production, design, and technical aspects.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams in design, development, production, merchandising, and marketing to share product knowledge, ensure smooth bulk production launches, and gather feedback for continuous improvement.
- Oversee developing new styles independently and coordinate marker arrangements for production.
- Establish and maintain an efficiency monitoring system in the department, ensuring timely delivery of samples to customers.
Ideal candidate should possess
- A degree or diploma in textiles or a relevant professional qualification.
- A minimum of five years of experience in product development within the apparel industry.
- Extensive knowledge of advancements in product development, sewing techniques, bonding, fabrics, embellishments, styles, samples, fit, and construction, with an understanding of appropriate quality and brand standards.
- Preferably under the age of 50.
If you possess above qualifications and experience required to take over this job role, please forward your CV with two non-related referees to: [email protected] or call us on 0768297095 (Chanaka) for more information.
