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Head of Product Development
The Head of Product Development oversees the fashion product development cycle, ensuring high-quality, market-ready garments emerge from design concepts
Main tasks
A Head of Product Development's key responsibilities include:
- Leading & Managing Fashion Design Teams: Provide direction, motivation, and manage the activities of designers, patternmakers, and other professionals involved in product development.
- Strategic Collection Planning & Development: Define product roadmaps for fashion collections, plan and manage new product development projects, ensuring alignment with brand identity, market trends, and business goals.
- Fashion Manufacturing & Production Management: Oversee the entire manufacturing process for new garments, including scheduling, quality control, and ensuring adherence to production standards and lead times.
- Innovation & Material Sourcing: Research and identify new materials, technologies, and production methods to improve garment functionality, performance, sustainability, and aesthetic appeal.
Required qualities
To excel as a Head of Product Development in the fashion industry, cultivate a strong foundation in these key qualities:
- Strategic Vision & Fashion Industry Knowledge: Understanding the fashion market, consumer trends, and translating them into commercially viable product development strategies.
- Leadership & Team Management: Motivating and guiding diverse teams (designers, production, sourcing) to achieve shared product development goals.
- Project Management Expertise: Effectively plan, organize, and manage all aspects of the product development process, ensuring adherence to timelines, budgets, and quality standards.
- Strong Analytical & Problem-Solving Skills: Analyze market data, competitor products, and identify solutions to production challenges.
- Excellent Communication & Collaboration: Effectively communicate product vision, plans, and challenges across various departments and external partners.
Why choose IFA Paris?
IFA Paris' specialized Creative postgraduate degrees empower you to orchestrate the entire fashion collection lifecycle. Master the art of translating trends into commercially successful collections, from concept development to production oversight and budgeting. Develop a keen eye for detail and a strong understanding of garment construction. Harness the cutting-edge technologies of our Fashion Tech Lab, like 3D prototyping, to optimize the design process. IFA Paris cultivates your leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, essential for collaborating effectively with design teams, suppliers, and marketing departments. Graduate with the strategic thinking, commercial acumen, and leadership qualities to become a sought-after Head of Product Development, shaping the future of leading fashion brands.