Balenciaga Product Manager - Jersey

Paris • France

Friday, December 13, 2024

Balenciaga, a prestigious fashion house founded by Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917, is renowned for its avant-garde and uncompromising designs. As part of the Kering Group since 2001, Balenciaga continues to influence the global fashion landscape with its innovative ready-to-wear, leather goods, and accessories collections. The brand's commitment to excellence is reflected in its creative direction under Demna, who has led the artistic vision since 2015.

1. Lead the development of jersey collections for both men's and women's lines, ensuring alignment with the studio's vision, quality standards, pricing, and timelines.
2. Collaborate with the studio to launch collections, providing technical insights to translate creative concepts into tangible products.
3. Conduct material research with manufacturers, manage material orders, lab dips, and dye follow-ups, ensuring adherence to deadlines, pricing, and development costs.
4. Communicate effectively with manufacturers to ensure understanding and feasibility of designs.
5. Proactively oversee the development of models, treatments, and prints with manufacturers, maintaining the development schedule and issuing alerts as needed.
6. Ensure compliance of pieces, manage conformity updates, and handle special orders.
7. Facilitate clear communication of information with the studio throughout the development process and coordinate with other departments (workshop, fabrics, supplies, merchandising) for model development.
8. Ensure precise handover to the standardization team and oversee hybrid pieces across product categories.
9. Update PLM system with model references, materials, nomenclatures, reception dates, pricing, and non-conformity comments.
10. Maintain daily updates of development tracking tools and monitor budget estimates and actuals, including billing control.

1. 5 to 8 years of experience in product development with technical knowledge of products.
2. Autonomous, positive, and organized professional with a team-oriented mindset.
3. Bilingual in English with proficiency in technical vocabulary.
4. Experience with PLM software.

1. Technical product development
2. Material sourcing and management
3. Project management
4. Effective communication
5. PLM software proficiency
6. Bilingual English proficiency

5 to 8 years of experience in product development, with a strong technical understanding of the product.

Balenciaga offers a stimulating and fulfilling work environment, fostering professional growth within the Maison and the Kering Group. Employees are encouraged to reach their full potential through a commitment to excellence and high-performing teams.

Balenciaga is dedicated to fostering diversity within its teams, believing that diversity in all its forms enriches the workplace and enhances the customer experience. The company is committed to equal opportunity and values-driven talent selection, supporting employees to excel in their roles.