Apparel Development Manager

Apparel Development Manager

Purpose & Overall Relevance for the Organization: Responsible for managing the product development process for assigned styles from seasonal kick off through to commercialization. They collaborate with internal teams and suppliers to provide effective transition from brief/design through to development "buy-ready" commercialization, on time, within the agreed margin parameter and at the required quality standards.
Key Responsibilities:
Communicate all necessary information to Marketing, Design, Suppliers and LO/OC to ensure the effective and efficient creation of outstanding product
Ensure target price and product designs are aligned through predictive costing. Review, validate and approve T1 costing information throughout the entire creation process. Ensure compliance to agreed standards. Negotiate with T1 as needed
Manage handover from design to T1 to ensure that all information provided to T1 is complete. Manage T1 feedback to design and marketing and incorporate where quality or cost can be improved without sacrificing product aesthetics
Ensures timely and accurate data entry by T1 regarding AD/BOM, costing or other data as required at calendar milestones
Evaluate all prototypes for compliance with AD, manage fit approval/size specification, approval of color, accessories and materials. Manage comments to T1
Ensure that all materials and accessories as well as prototypes are tested and adhere to adidas quality, safety and A01 standards. Manage quality exceptions with senior management as needed
If required, review size sets for accuracy of measurements and merchantability of complete size range including logo placement and fit. (LO/OC to approve size sets not requested/approved by CC after buy ready release)
Review and sign off sealing sample with complete AD including all related documents prior to buy ready dates. Ensure full conformity to published policies to ensure a final legal AD for final product
Research innovation from market or supply chain as far as garment construction, pattern/fit, embellishment, trims. Work cross functionally with marketing and Design teams, Quality and Testing, Sourcing and T1/T2 to implement into product creation
Key Relationships:
Design
Marketing
PD&S (Materials, Costing, Pattern and Testing and Quality)
T1 / T2-Merchandising, Costing and Pattern
LO/OC Merchandising, costing, Testing and Quality
Global Supply Planning
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
Knowledge of material construction and related testing
Knowledge of wear and physical product testing
Knowledge of production garment construction and manufacturing
Ability to fit a garment and comment to T1 on changes required
Knowledge of costing and ability to negotiate as required
Effective communication and negotiation skills
Understanding of the respective vision and strategy for the brands. Ability to communicate to LO/OC/T1 the vision and strategy as well as success criteria needed from sourcing and T1 teams
Fluent in English (written and spoken)
Strong IT skills (MS Office) and ability to work with Product Data Management Systems
Domestic and International Travel as required
Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:
College or University degree in clothing technology and/or manufacturing or comparable education
Minimum 4 years of work experience in garment/textile industry
adidas celebrates diversity, supports inclusiveness and encourages individual expression in our workplace. We do not tolerate the harassment or discrimination toward any of our applicants or employees. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
adidas offers robust and progressive medical, including HSA (Health Savings Account) with employer funding or FSA (Flexible Spending Account) options, dental, vision, prescription drug coverage, adoption, with surrogate and fertility support, short and long-term disability, and basic life and AD&D insurance, which can be supplemented with employee-paid coverage. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' 401k plan and Stock Purchase Plan with employer match. Full-time employees are eligible for education assistance and generous Leave policies including 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. Employees accrue prorated flexible time off in the amount .4388 hours per day that increases with years of service, twelve paid holidays throughout the calendar year and Service Time Off during milestone years. At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Portland, Oregon. Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.