Product Developer GIFTING Accessories - Milan (Italy)

Overview

In this role you drive new collection development from ideation to GO STYLE, balancing aesthetics with technical feasibility, cost efficiency, quality, and deadlines. You will collaborate with Style and Marketing, coordinating industrial stakeholders to ensure timely mock-ups and prototypes that meet Maison standards. You'll lead development through the creative brief to final GO STYLE, while promoting reuse, circular creativity, and design-to-cost practices. This is a cross-functional role with a meaningful impact on product quality and time-to-market.

Responsabilità

• Manage requests for new collection development aligned with Marketing briefs
• Source materials, techniques, or suppliers per project brief
• Monitor mock-ups and prototypes; conduct weekly development follow-ups
• Follow up with suppliers; manage development and research orders
• Oversee special order samples: orders, deliveries, dispatch
• Plan the creative brief through to GO STYLE phase
• Develop reuse/circular creativity approaches
• Apply design-to-cost and regulatory considerations

Requisiti fondamentali

• 5–7 years of experience in product development for accessories (metal, leather, multiple materials)
• strong interest in leather goods and luxury market understanding
• knowledge of leather goods development/design advantageous
• proficient in Office suite and PLM
• fluency in Italian and English; French a plus
• travel required within Italy and France
• dynamism and proactivity
• strong motivation and flexibility
• team player with ability to influence across organizations
• Office suite proficiency
• PLM knowledge
• leather goods development/design understanding