Roles And Responsibilities
Understand the Brand DNA
[Customer Age group, Financial limitation, Expectation on the Brand and Design]
Understand Action calendar [ Line assortment] Map
Proto &
Size spec and manage the timeline
Understand Buy plan
Map PP/Gold seal and manage the timeline with in 3days
Flash the Number of Proto /pp/Dexter update/ Size spec
Received request and resolved and pending details to the line manager /Team lead
Understand Categories in the Brand and various Fits/Blocks
Understand COE function and ensure COE to deliver right info to the Vendor
[Size spec/ Vendor ref sample/Patterns/Marker] etc
Design Handshake [understand the design sheet and Make sure design information is
sufficient enough to the Vendor/COE]
Preparing the size spec for every style ensure to upload the size spec in the PLM and
make supplier to understand the specs
Lead Sample review and approval along with Design team, ensure that comments given by
design team is incorporated in the
Proto
PP/Gold seal
After sample review comments to be sent to the vendors /update in PLM within 48 hrs
Establish the connect with Sourcing/Brand/Design /Internal team lead and members.
Conduct weekly meeting with stake holders and Review Buy plan have clarity on
samples no for succeeding week and month
KPI Reporting on weekly basis with Line manager /Dept lead
Right 1st time [Monitor Proto and PP sample review and rejection rate with root
cause analysis]
Timeline management
Size spec update on style level + season wise master chart + style attributes
Review buy plan in the weekly meeting
Publish proto and pp approval within timeline;
[ pp sample s/b approved within 45 days prior to delivery]
Dexter update
Maintain Master data sheet of sample approval on sample tracker.
Brand/style ids/type of samples/status of approval / If rejected – Reason for rejection
[1. design /fit change 2. Spec related issue/Pattern related issues
Workmanship/out of tolerance]
Ensure Fit integrity is delivered to the customer [ Block check] etc
Understand the customer return [action plan to reduce the customer return]
Vendor pattern management [using COE ensure that vendor patterns are correct]
360-degree feedback should be taken from stakeholders after agreement with
Team lead, based on which improvement plan has to be discussed once in 3 months
Qualifications & Experience
7-8 years of experience with Fashion Background.
Familiarity with Fits process/ Size & graded spec/ Size attributes for men, women and kids.
Understanding of Pattern making/ Garment construction/ Risk assessment for knits and
woven material.
Ability to communicate with vendors/ cross functional teams
Comfortable with Timeline/ Data management
Preferable experience of understanding one of the pattern/marker making software.