Responsibilities
Celestino, counting decades of successful presence in the fashion industry, offers high quality clothes, accessories, and home items at unbeatable prices. Focusing mainly on the customer, the company has managed to earn both the love and the loyalty of the Greek market increasing the number of new customers and maintaining the loyal ones. The company’s determination to focus on innovation and ability to constantly develop to adapt to the industry’s shifts, brought the brand to the top of the Greek market, making Celestino (in 2021) #1 Greek fashion e-shop.
With over 50 stores in Greece, a mission that focuses on customers’ satisfaction, an impressive web presence, values that concentrate on the highest professional standards and a healthy working environment, Celestino manages to perfectly combine the modern and approachable image of high street fashion brands with the quality of luxury ones.
About the role
We are looking for a Product Developer/Production Coordinator at Celestino to support our growing Design and Buying departments. Your main goal will be to deliver the end-to-end product development process across all product categories and act as a cross functional liaison with external suppliers and head office teams.
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Design, ensuring their vision is feasibly translated into product
- Establish effective working relationships with suppliers and develop a strong working knowledge of their capabilities
- Collaborate with and communicate across Design, Production, Garment Technology & Merchandising teams to ensure all interests are represented in deliverables
- Understand aesthetic and cost demands and communicate them effectively and in timely manner to suppliers
- Ensure initial product costings are in line with margin targets and manage cross costings where necessary
- Organize an excellent file maintenance system of purchase requests, purchase orders, contracts, invoices, and other important documentation
- Maintain excellent professional communication with suppliers & review of their capabilities
- Responsible for timely handover of collection planning with feedback from internal stakeholders
- Create product tech packs and manage fabric and trim library
- Monitor market changes, competitor prices, and products
Requirements
- 2+ years experience in Womenswear & Menswear development and/or production team
- Fluent in English
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills with a forward thinking & kind nature
- Positive attitude with the willingness to make real change in a growing organisation
- High awareness of general fashion trends and how they relate to pattern silhouettes, fabrics, styles, etc
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office required
- Willingness to travel overseas to visit manufacturers
Benefits
- Exciting avenues for growth and personal advancement
- Access to a comprehensive Private Health Insurance program
- Enjoy the benefits of a Ticket restaurant card
- Enjoy exclusive savings on Celestino products with our employee discount!