Senior Specialist - Apparel Developer

In short

Product excellence and innovation is at the heart of our success. Achieving a leadership position in the marketplace requires innovative thinking and the ability to inspire all product creation shareholders. The apparel developer will be responsible for driving this creation and being a crucial part of the development to bring real high performance products to life. With a process and detail orientated mind coupled with a passion for innovation this position will be part of the creation of tomorrow's effortless performance apparel. 

Your Mission

• Build and release a collection that pushes the boundaries of our apparel and innovation responding to the needs of ON runners fusing the unrivalled function with timeless design.

• Oversee every aspect of product development bringing great value to products throughout the brand's mission, design and quality.

• Develop products and construction techniques that meet design expectations and meet or exceed predetermined cost and functionality requirements.

• Work with design to produce Tech Packs for seasonal assortments to assure that quality expectations are understood by suppliers.

• Establish and release technical performance testing standards to be applied to all running products.

• Implement and supervise all details of tech pack development including technical artwork, material and component specifications, colour application through utilisation of Adobe Illustrator and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems.

• Organise and lead fitting sessions to a high standard and assure clear and timely communication with factories on changes.

• Partner with the Material Manager to recommend materials and source new fabrications to develop innovative and technically superior products each season.

• Liaise with Development Lead and Product Manager to identify product needs, align with product delivery schedules and product sales performance.

• Build a strong relationship with key business partners; material and trim suppliers and garment manufacturers.

• Lead and own the development process of special projects (i.e. Athletes, seasonal drops) to assure both the technical superiority and the product quality/integrity of all products.