Manager, Soft Accessories (Design & Development)

Tapestry, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 130,000 - 131,000; Full time

Job summary

Coach, a global fashion house based in New York, seeks a designer to partner with internal teams on seasonal development. You will ensure alignment of trend insights, color palettes, and licensing approvals throughout the review process.

Requirements include a Bachelor's in Fashion/Apparel Design and 4 years' related experience, with CAD proficiency in Illustrator and Photoshop. Salary is competitive, traveling up to 3% may be required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in fashion/apparel design or related field.
• Experience collaborating with designers and licensing teams.
• Ability to translate trend research into design direction.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Coach designers on seasonal development and deliverables.
• Pass trend and color palettes to licensing teams for approvals.
• Coordinate materials, prints, and production timelines with internal teams.

Skills

Trend research

Cross-functional coordination

Project management

Material selection

Communication with teams

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion/Apparel Design

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

Coach is a global fashion house founded in New York in 1941. Inspired by the vision of Creative Director Stuart Vevers and the inclusive and courageous spirit of our hometown, we make beautiful things, crafted to last-for you to be yourself in.
Coach is part of the Tapestry portfolio - a global house of brands committed to stretching what's possible.
A member of the Tapestry family, we are part of a global house of brands that has unwavering optimism and is committed to being innovative and wholly inclusive. Visit Our People page to learn more about Tapestry's commitment to equity, inclusion, and diversity.

Partner with internal Coach designers on seasonal development, product expectations, and deliverables and ensure clear alignment; Conduct seasonal trend research to pass to designers; Pass trend and seasonal color palette to licensing team ensuring all seasonal updates are capture during the progression of the review process; Coordinate with coach internal team to pass seasonal prints based on the deliverables set by teams when needed; Create and implement a process with internal teams to ensure all licensed product follows correct approval process; Work with materials team to secure any tie back material that might be necessary across retail and outlet; Pass RTW fabric/RTW leather/RTW trim/LG material/LG trim back to license team ensuring any nuance of additional treatments/ washes etc. have been captured and accounted for; Work with internal teams to secure material; Work with cross functional partners to ensure all dates are captured for bulk projections and orders for any tie back materials; Follow up with Internal PD/Production Asia to ensure any technique swatches are arranged and shipped to license vendor; Work with Coach to receive material cuttings at both sample and bulk stage to share with license and set up processes to make this seamless; Manage development calendar to ensure all information needed from Coach design is passed in a timely manner; Follow up on all sample status for proto and show sample; Support license account on all approval process (e.g. hardware/trim/print) that has to algin back to internal standards; and handle any late requests to ensure product fits into development and production timeline.

Requires a Bachelor's Degree or foreign degree equivalent in Fashion/Apparel Design, or related field or foreign equivalent; must have 4 years of experience in the job offered or related position; must have experience with the following:

• Experience with examining sample garments on and off models, modifying designs to achieve desired effects.

• Experience conferring with sales and management executives or with clients to discuss design ideas

• Experience selecting materials and production techniques to be used for products.

• Experience with Computer aided design CAD software - Adobe Illustrator / photoshop.

• Experience developing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.

Offering a salary of at least at least $129,605 to $130,000 per year, depending on experience. 40 hrs. per week.

The role may require 3% of domestic travel.