Fashion Product Development Assistant in Leeds

Ben Sherman Head Office; Leeds; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Full time

Job summary

Ben Sherman Head Office in Leeds (LS15) is seeking a Product Development Assistant to provide essential admin support to the Product Team. The role is office-based (5 days in office) with a 37.5-hour week.

The successful candidate will assist with range launches, tech packs, branding, and daily critical-path admin, while developing skills in CAD tools and fashion production processes.

Qualifications

• Previous fashion or textiles experience or work placement an advantage.
• Proactive and uses initiative.
• Strong accuracy skills.
• Ability to produce and edit CAD documents – Illustrator and InDesign experience preferred.
• Strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Book in all departments post and process outgoing post with full records.
• Assist with seasonal range launches: prepare samples, looks books, presentation boards and swatching.
• Assist with seasonal tech packs for cross costing and production.
• Set up the branding packs, packaging guides and care label templates and check artwork from suppliers.
• Manage the daily admin for the casualwear critical paths; logging approvals, chasing suppliers, and contributing to weekly critical path meetings under the support and guidance of manager/s.
• Loading products on our inhouse system ready for POs.
• Completing and documenting monthly and seasonal store reports.
• Attending fit sessions where required.
• Sample management.
• Assist with project work when required.
• Assist with the sample sales when required.
• Admin support to the director and department when required.

Skills

Proactive

Attention to detail

CAD skills

Time management

Team player

Tools

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

Ben Sherman Head Office in Leeds (LS15) is seeking a Product Development Assistant to provide essential admin support to the Product Team. The role is office-based (5 days in office) with a 37.5-hour week.

The successful candidate will assist with range launches, tech packs, branding, and daily critical-path admin, while developing skills in CAD tools and fashion production processes.