Kenzo Product Developer

About Kenzo

Founded in Paris in 1970 by Kenzo Takada, Kenzo is a singular luxury house where Japanese sensibility meets the energy of the French capital. Now part of LVMH, the Maison is renowned for its bold prints, cultural dialogue, and joyful approach to fashion, accessories, and fragrance. As an employer, Kenzo offers a creative, international environment that values curiosity, craftsmanship, and contemporary vision. Its teams contribute to a brand legacy defined by openness, color, and movement, while benefiting from the standards, resources, and global perspective of one of the world’s leading luxury groups.

Role & Responsibilities

• Monitor collection development files from sketch through finished production piece, liaising with Style and Merchandising departments to ensure clarity on creative expectations, product details, target prices, and delivery timelines
• Organize sketch presentations with internal workshops and external technical bureaus, ensuring proper documentation and traceability
• Update collection tracking documents and input product information into PLM systems
• Participate in collection fittings and communicate feedback to pattern makers and external technical partners
• Establish and maintain product nomenclatures in PLM, updating throughout the fitting process
• Track material consumption calculations and ensure supply availability or procurement orders
• Launch and monitor strikeoffs and embellishment trials including screenprinting, printing, embroidery, and specialized treatments; track artwork evolution and manage costing through supplier quotations
• Coordinate collection production launches and monitor factory deliveries within agreed timelines
• Submit technical files, patterns, and material specifications to manufacturing facilities
• Verify product conformity prior to showroom placement
• Track and communicate modifications to commercial teams
• Process and reconcile purchase orders across ORLI and PLM systems
• Generate purchase order documents and validate invoices
• Calculate industrial cost prices accounting for supplier minimum order quantities
• Follow up on adjustments during runway presentation preparation
• Conduct normalization fittings with quality assurance; transmit documentation, alerts, and validate nomenclatures for production release

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in a similar role within a luxury fashion house or luxury goods company
• Advanced proficiency with ORLI and PLM software systems
• Solid technical knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, and assembly processes
• Demonstrated excellence in stakeholder collaboration, organizational capability, and attention to detail

Skills

Experience

Minimum 3 years in product development or collection management within a luxury fashion or luxury goods environment

Workplace

Culture

Kenzo fosters a vibrant, multicultural workplace where Parisian sophistication meets bold, playful creative energy inspired by global perspectives. As an employer, it encourages individuality, collaboration, and artistic curiosity, offering teams an environment that values innovation, craftsmanship, and the freedom to challenge conventions.

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