LSKD Menswear Design Developer

The Role

The Senior Product Developer at LSKD translates our brand's vision, values and creative direction and innovative and compelling designs into high quality products, setting up their categories team to do this. You will be responsible for driving the development of our product range for your assigned product category. You are working closely with our creative direction, designers, and merchandise team to meet with targets of the BEST/WIN/GROW strategy and "Go-to-market" calendar. You mentor, and coach the more junior team members of your category; to accelerate their ability to both conceptualize and bring to life designs in line with LSKD Creative Direction and BEST/WIN/GROW strategies.

Key Tasks & Responsibilities

Collaborate with Creative Direction to understand the LSKD’s product vision and community needs.
Collaborate and give recommendations to merchandise teams to build your categories ranges through creative concepts and design.
Provide creative ideas for new products, features, and enhancements that align with the Creative Direction and community insights.
Apply market research, trend analysis and product testing insights into the development of our product rangers.
Translate conceptual designs into actionable plans, considering factors such as materials, functionality, and cost.
Oversee the prototyping and testing process, working closely with our partners, and internal teams to create samples and prototypes.
Conduct product testing and validation to ensure quality, performance, and compliance with standards.
Source and manage relationships with suppliers and manufacturing partners.
Negotiate pricing, lead times, and production schedules to improve cost-effectiveness and efficiency.
Lead product development projects from concept to launch, managing timelines, budgets, and resources effectively.
Implement quality assurance processes and standards to maintain product integrity and meet customer expectations. Conduct regular inspections and audits to identify and address quality issues throughout the development lifecycle.

Benefits and perks

Did we mention 1pm knock off Fridays? Work life balance is a must
A vibrant and fun office culture
Great staff discounts
EAP to support our teams mental wellbeing
Personal Development Investment - start smashing your goals!
Great channel of succession and huge pipeline for career development across Design & Production
Essential Skills / Experience

Experience in activewear fabrics highly desirable
Demonstrated experience in the field with ideas of how a progressive Production Team should continue to challenge the norm.
Extensive experience in garment construction techniques
Demonstrated understanding of product Lifecycle Management Software and CAD tools
Experience within E-Commerce platforms desirable and other software such as 3clicks, Style Arcade, Shopify and Asana.
Demonstrates a strong understanding of the LSKD community, brand mission and values
Actively identifies new areas for learning and needs to stay up to date and leading edge in area of expertise
Strong communicator and clearly conveys information and ideas in a focused, appropriate and effective manner
Ability to hit deadlines and work that extra mile to get the job done on time
Passionate about our mission and our brand
So what do you need to get the gig? Turn this application upside down: blow it out of the water and show us why you want to be part of the fastest growing brand.

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