Senior Product Developer

Hatley Petite Maison Bleue Inc.; Lasalle; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Canadian apparel company is seeking a Senior Product Developer to oversee technical development and guide the team in apparel creation. The role requires a degree in Fashion Design and 5-7 years of relevant experience. Candidates must have a strong understanding of garment fit, proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, and be fluent in English and French. The position offers a salary of $70,000 - $85,000 annually, with benefits including employee discounts and full insurance coverage.

Benefits

Employee discounts on all products

Full insurance coverage

Flexible hours & summer schedule

Paid time off

Qualifications

• 5-7 years of experience in a related role, Ladieswear an asset.
• Ability to accurately sketch and measure garments.
• Fluency in both spoken and written English and French.

Responsibilities

• Create and maintain style technical information.
• Guide the team through the seasonal development process.
• Measure/analyze sample submissions accurately.

Skills

Garment fit understanding

Adobe Illustrator expertise

Organizational skills

Time management skills

Team collaboration

Education

Degree in Fashion Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Title

Senior Product Developer ( full-time / Permanent)

Cette offre d'emploi est aussi offerte en français sur une offre d'emploi séparée afin d'alléger la description de poste. Nous la publions aussi en anglais puisque nous travaillons avec des clients et des fournisseurs internationaux.

REPORTING TO : Product Developer Director & Creative Director

Why Hatley? Why not make Hatley your home away from home...

• Opportunity to diversify your skills by taking part in different projects.
• Company activities
• Employee discounts on all Hatley products
• Full insurance coverage
• Contribution to your RRSP
• Relaxed, family environment
• Easily accessible by public transit
• Free parking and coffee
• Flexible hours & summer schedule

Hatley Little Blue House is a leading Canadian company designing and manufacturing better apparel and giftware for the whole family. In business for 30 years, Hatley is best known for its fun, well designed and nature-inspired products. It\'s Hatley\'s mission to manufacture quality garments in an ecologically responsible way, and to give back to the community. Sold in 30 corporately owned stores, online, and in over 4000 independent boutiques around the world, Hatley is one of Canada\'s fastest growing retail brands. With a dedicated and passionate team of motivated people, Hatley offers an inspiring and dynamic work environment. Visit our website and read more about Hatley\'s fun-filled story :

Job Description :

The role of the Senior Product Developer will be to create and maintain style technical information. As well as help guide other members of the team through the seasonal development process, with a strong emphasis on collaboration and mentorship.

You will work directly with the Sr. Designer to execute all aspects of ladieswear development, including the graded spec, technical sketches, construction details, and fit sample assessments. You will manage the communication of this information to the vendor in a timely and accurate manner that helps facilitate the success of each style.

Additionally, the Senior Product Developer will assist in completing other aspects of seasonal development, which may include print recolouring and art spec development.

Technical Development duties and responsibilities, may include but not limited to :

• Develop style technical packages; complete accurate technical sketches and relevant design detail images, define all construction elements, and create a fully graded specs.
• Communicate fabric and knitwear development with overseas vendors.
• Create and release Technical Packages using Yunique PLM following the seasonal development timeline.
• Measure / analyze sample submissions accurately, and communicate comments to the vendor in a timely manner
• Responsible for conducting fit sessions with the Design team and guiding jr. members of the team through the fitting process.
• Communicate design, fit and construction issues to vendors in a clear and concise manner. Follow up on all issues and manage the issue until resolved.
• Maintain existing Hatley fit / style / quality standards.
• Responsible for the creation, record keeping and communication of new style numbers
• Manage incoming and outgoing samples.
• Be flexible and able to assist the team on design related issues as they arise i.e. : photoshoots, parcel shipping, product charts, etc...

Design duties and responsibilities, may include but not limited to :

• Assist in maintaining line sheets (updates / revisions).
• Accurately draw technical design sketches using Adobe illustrator.
• Approving and commenting on submissions; (samples, fabrics, L / Ds, print strike offs, graphic tees, and embroidery S / O's)
• Creation, sizing, and updating of art specifications; including graphic t-shirt and knitwear art.
• Creation of print colour sheets, recolouring of prints and overall management of print / colour files
• Build style BOM's for new development, adding colour chips to PLM and edit existing information in PLM
• Create excel tracking charts for each vendor with seasonal style assortment

Requirements :

• Successful graduated of a College or University, with a degree in Fashion Design.
• 5-7 years of experience in a relatable role, Ladieswear an asset.
• Strong understanding of garment fit and pattern making philosophy.
• Outstanding knowledge of Adobe Illustrator. As well as working knowledge of Microsoft Excel. Additional PLM understanding an asset.
• Ability to accurately sketch garments.
• Ability to accurately measure garments.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Able to guide junior members of the team through collaboration and teamwork, facilitating a smooth workflow and timeline for all development.
• Must be fluent in both spoken and written English and French.

Please send resumes and / or portfolio links to :

Nicholas Oldland

Job Types : Full-time, Permanent, Casual

Pay : $70,000.00-$85,000.00 per year

Benefits :

• Casual dress
• Company events
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Flexible schedule
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Store discount
• Vision care

Ability to commute / relocate :

• Lasalle, QC H8R 3A2 : reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location : In person

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