Senior Lead - Apparel Development

In short

Product excellence and innovation is at the heart of our success. Achieving aleadership position in the marketplace requires innovative thinking and theability to inspire all product creation stakeholders. The Senior Lead ApparelDevelopment Lifestyle will be responsible for driving this creation forward bymanaging a diverse development team that brings our highly technicalsportswear products to life with a sharper, tailored and luxury lens. With akeen eye for process, a detail-oriented mind coupled with a passion forinnovation, this key position will be a vital part in the creation of tomorrow’seffortless lifestyle fashion apparel. You will have had several dedicated yearsworking in product development with complex processes and solidexperience running a multi-faceted, high performance teams. You’ll look atchallenges with a solutions-oriented outlook and take initiative to improvethem, continuously striving for pinnacle products that excite our globalcustomer class.

Your Mission

• Play a critical part of building On’s world class Lifestyle apparel collection that pushes the boundaries of product innovation, responding to the specific needs of On customers, and fusing unrivaled function with timeless styling in our pinnacle product range
• Develop and improve the On Apparel fit by bringing function, form, comfort, and aesthetic to all lifestyle-related garments (which includes Collabs, SMU, Olympics, PAD & PO verticals)
• Lead fitting sessions while advising on pattern and fit amendments alongside the Apparel Engineering team
• Co-create 3D strategy for the development and sample prototyping process alongside our Head of Technical Development
• Play a leading role in owning special innovation projects and key strategic initiatives with other Apparel Development Leads and the Director of Apparel Creation
• Maintain creation calendar integrity within your team and own all key development milestones that center around our brand mission, design intent, and our stringent quality standards
• Manage and own the holistic product development process from concept sampling up to STS and size set samples, right before styles go into bulk production (handled by our Asia Sourcing Office based in Hanoi, Vietnam)
• Possess a strong understanding of how fabrics play a crucial part of our product creation and cost engineering efforts
• Work with our Sourcing partners on seasonal T1 product allocation in terms of supplier capability, technical expertise, and workmanship/construction requirements
• Collaborate with the relevant Product Managers to identify product requirements for seasonal line assortments, commercial market needs, product delivery schedules, and product sales performance in relation to future lifestyle collections
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key strategic business partners such as our T1 garment vendors (in Asia and EU), T2 material suppliers, and third-party wash/dye, printing, and other garment finishing facilities around the world
• Provide leadership and mentoring to your immediate team as well as the overall development org by setting attainable goals, providing on the spot feedback and empathetic mentorship that will increase both individual and team productivity and happiness