Christian Dior Senior Product Manager — Outerwear & Outdoor Special Projects
Christian Dior Couture seeks a Senior Product Manager — Outerwear & Outdoor Special Projects in Paris. Full-time role overseeing product development and PLM.
Overview
Christian Dior Couture is a preeminent luxury fashion house within the LVMH group, renowned for couture, ready-to-wear and accessories. The house combines artisanal heritage with global operations, offering creative rigor and high standards of craftsmanship across product, production and client-facing functions.
Role & Responsibilities
- Lead and coordinate end-to-end product development for Outerwear and Outdoor Special Projects, ensuring delivery on quality, timing and budget targets.
- Act as the primary interface with the design studio, manufacturers, material and components development teams to translate creative intent into production-ready garments.
- Organize and participate in fittings; record detailed fit and construction notes and drive corrective actions.
- Manage PLM codification, create and update bills of materials and nomenclatures within the PLM system.
- Oversee fabric and component shipments to manufacturing sites and coordinate logistics with suppliers.
- Perform price and cost analyses to inform sourcing and commercial decisions.
- Drive model standardization in collaboration with Production and support budget tracking and reconciliation.
- Line-manage one product manager and one intern, providing guidance and performance feedback.
Qualifications
- Master's degree (Bac+4/5) in fashion, fashion business, or equivalent education.
- Minimum 5 years' experience in product development for sportswear/outerwear, ideally within luxury or premium apparel.
- Fluent English; Italian is a plus.
- Demonstrated product sensibility for outerwear and ability to propose technical solutions to support design.
- Proven organisational skills with the capacity to prioritise and meet strict deadlines.
- Strong interpersonal skills; dynamic, flexible and collaborative team player.
Skills
Experience
Minimum 5 years of progressive experience in product development for Sportswear/Outerwear, with demonstrated exposure to luxury or high-end apparel supply chains.
Education
Master's degree (Bac+4/5) in fashion design, fashion business, or equivalent.
Workplace
The successful candidate will be located in Paris, Île-de-France, France. 3.344 luxury roles are listed in Paris on Cerulean, 107 posted in the last 48 hours. Across the Île-de-France region, Cerulean lists 3.756 open positions — 119 listed in the past two days. Cerulean currently advertises 4.313 open roles in France, including 147 added in the last 48 hours.
Culture
The house fosters excellence, creativity and meticulous craftsmanship within a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment. Teams operate at the intersection of haute couture and industrial production, valuing technical rigour, discretion and a commitment to sustaining luxury standards.
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