Freelance Product Developer Runway & LAB

PVH is one of the most admired fashion and lifestyle companies in the world.

We power brands that drive fashion forward for good.

Our brand portfolio includes the iconic CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER. We market a variety of goods under these and other nationally and internationally known owned and licensed brands. PVH has over 40,000 associates operating in over 40 countries and $9.9 billion in annual revenues. That's the Power of Us. That´s the Power of PVH.

About Tommy Hilfiger

Tommy Hilfiger, which was acquired by PVH Corp. in 2010, is a global apparel and retail company with more than 16,000 associates worldwide. With the support of strong global consumer recognition, Tommy Hilfiger has built an extensive distribution network in over 90 countries and more than 1,400 retail stores throughout North America, Europe, Latin America and the Asia Pacific region. Global retail sales of the Tommy Hilfiger brand were $9.2 billion in 2019

Founded in 1985, Tommy Hilfiger delivers premium styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide with a brand portfolio that includes TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS.

Tommy Hilfiger is one of the world?s most recognized premium designer lifestyle groups and is recognized for celebrating the essence of ?classic American cool? style, featuring preppy with a twist designs.

Its focus is designing and marketing high-quality men´s tailored clothing and sportswear, women?s collection apparel and sportswear, kidswear, denim collections, underwear (including robes, sleepwear and loungewear), footwear and accessories. Through select licensees, Tommy Hilfiger offers complementary lifestyle products such as eyewear, watches, fragrance, swimwear, socks, small leather goods, home goods and luggage.

2.   The Department and Team

The Product Development team develops and delivers both innovative and sustainable products for Tommy Hilfiger. Responsible for the end to end development of the product, from initial concept through to physical garments, pioneering high quality & product excellence, as well as delivering on company & divisional KPI´s.

Closely partnering with a number of stakeholders, from design & merchandising, through to supply value chain, & buying & planning global teams this role plays an intricate part in delivering the Tommy Hilfiger brand DNA.

3. The Position

- Ensure quality of product and achievement of margin & sustainability targets throughout the product development process, by collaborating closely with internal stakeholders, & vendors

- Responsible for achieving product-category specific KPIs (e.g. margins, sustainability, overdevelopment and on-time SMS delivery)

- Responsible for product management throughout the development process, by attending key meetings (e.g. raw materials meeting, proto review, final price meeting, SMS review), and advising on possible improvements of product and margins, and signing off styles

- Responsible for maintaining efficient workflows and product quality by adhering to (category specific) calendars

- Maintain close relationships with supply value chain & vendors, in all aspects related to brand, & product expectations

- Liaise with Design for initial product development initiatives (e.g. sourcing trips) during Global Creative Research, with the objective to foster innovation, sustainability and to ensure competitive price points

- Advise Design during development process regarding cost implications and provide call-outs regarding quality risks to the product

- Execute & collaborate on innovation and sustainability in line with company & divisional targets (e.g Make It Possible roadmap)

- Engage in ad hoc business projects related to product, process and business requirements

- Set target FOB prices with the objective to achieve margins, as set by Product Merchandising

- Discuss FOB price expectations with Direct Vendors and supply value chain, ensuring margins are maintained for actual order quantities

- Execute on operational activities, including product development- and administrative activities , and escalate where required (e.g. overdevelopment, margin, lead time, MOQs, consulting on risk assessment, and ensuring accuracy of data in PLM)

- Review lead times of fabrics and trims/ possible lead times with supply value chain, B&P, and discuss allocations accordingly

- Send vendor requests for protos and SMS to vendors, elaborate on requests during handover (on site) using technical packs, sketches, and measurement charts

- Involved in risk assessment (e.g. checking test results for materials and garments), and collaborating with sourcing, Central Quality Assurance regarding any quality issues

- Ensure accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of data in PLM (e.g. BOM, prices)

- Ad hoc tasks such as material library creation & maintenance, approvals, sample organizing, meeting preparation, etc

4.   Role and Responsibilities:

Research & development

Design advisory

Product Management

Cross functional communication & advisory

Operational activity supervision

Information maintenance/data integrity

Ad hoc

5.   The Ideal Candidate:

- 3+ years of experience minimum

- A bachelor/ master´s degree in fashion, clothing or textiles or equivalent experience in fashion, clothing or textiles industry

- Product knowledge of apparel preferably within relevant category including PD process

- Knowledge in fabrics/trims quality and color approval

- Effective communication skills: team player, interdepartmental collaboration, stakeholder management

- Proactive problem solver with attention to detail

- Is able to work in a highly productive, fast paced environment with a hands-on approach

- Inclusive Team Player

- High data integrity

- Strong analytical skills, eye for detail

- Self-driven, pragmatic and business mind set

- Good command of written & spoken English

PVH Europe and our brands, TOMMY HILFIGER and CALVIN KLEIN, are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. We believe we are bettered by all forms of diversity, and take pride in working with top talent from every walk of life and corner of the world. In the spirit of inclusivity, qualified applicants will be considered without regard to age, ethnicity, ability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, nationality, race, religion or sexual orientation.