Developer Apparel Football - Temp (12 months) (m/f/d)

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Purpose

We’ll never launch a product unless we consider it perfect. Our product development teams create every shirt, every shoe and every piece of equipment for thousands of athletes and fashion lovers as if it was one of a kind.

And it truly is, as they weave their passion into every single product. But translating designs, drawings and renderings into real products requires a lot of decision making. As Developer Apparel, you will (1) drive the end-to-end development process for assigned products from concept brief to production readiness and (2) assist in driving the development of medium complexity products.

You will work in strong partnership with pattern and material experts as well as product marketing, design and suppliers. Key Responsibilities

Take accountability for the entire apparel development management process for assigned products, with an emphasis on product integrity, product engineering and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with the corporate operating calendar.

Apply sport-specific understanding to enhance product performance. Manage fit approval and size specification process, lead fitting meeting and take decisions on workmanship and construction. Assist in providing technical solutions by analyzing designs for manufacturability, production and material properties which address desired function and market appeal.

Manage handover of design pack to T1 to ensure that all technical information pr