PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER – SALTY CREW
Globe Europe
ABOUT US Globe Europe is part of Globe International, publicly listed and backed by over 30 years of experience in purpose-built apparel, footwear, skateboards, street fashion, outdoor and workwear, with products sold in more than 100 countries worldwide.
Globe upholds the ethos of unemployable. Unemployable represents a mindset to create your own work in which to work and flourish, rather than conforming to a corporate world in which you do not fit. Holding the belief that your aspirations are best met not by a set path, but by designing your own entrepreneurial or creative path.
THE ROLE The Product Development Manager – Salty Crew owns the development calendar and is responsible for turning our designers’ concepts into real, technically sound, commercially viable product across outerwear, garments and accessories.
Working hand-in-hand with the design team, you will take each design from sketch to finished sample — sourcing and developing fabrics and trims, defining technical garment construction, managing lab dips and strike-offs, and driving protos, fit samples and salesman samples through to production-ready product.
Critical to success is disciplined calendar and critical-path management, strong technical and material knowledge, and seamless collaboration with Design, Sales, Sourcing and our factory partners to deliver product that stays true to design intent while meeting quality, fit, cost and timing targets.
RESPONSIBILITIES Own the seasonal development calendar and critical path, from design handover through to range sign-off, salesman samples and production release
Track every style through each development stage, ensuring protos, fit samples and salesman samples land on time for key range reviews, sell-in and launch dates
Coordinate the flow of information between Design, Sales, Sourcing and factories, flagging risks and delays early and driving solutions
Translate designers’ sketches and concepts into accurate, detailed Tech Packs — specifications, construction de