Company

Product Creation Development

Director,ProductDevelopment

$15000–25000k ~AI est. Tokyo, Japan FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for Director candidates.

The Brief

“Director, Product Development. Skills: Product development, Team leadership, Process improvement. Lead development team. Develop development team”

What You'll Achieve.

Fit Approved On Time Buy Ready for all TCC models; Deliverables support I2C process and timeline; Establish quality control process; Set standard for raw material; Set standard for product development; Ensure Arc'teryx brand standards are met; Enable execution of design; Continuous improvement of I2C calendar; Manage organizational capacity for newness; Optimize workload across functions; Enable successful change attitudes; Fulfill seasonal requirements; Balance seasonal deliverables; Balance concept deliverables; Drive Product Development KPI's; Report on Product Development KPI's

Industry & Context.

Product Creation Development
Problems you'll solve

Identifying root cause; Developing solutions

Eligibility Requirements

Travel required, Travel to Hong Kong, Travel to Vancouver, Travel to factories in Asia

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, 10+ years experience, 8+ years leadership role, Knowledge of raw materials, Knowledge of technical construction, Knowledge of sourcing/costing, Experience communicating with vendors, Experience travelling to vendors, Complete understanding of product lifecycle, Knowledge of Arc'teryx products, Knowledge of apparel processes, Ability to influence stakeholders, Ability to collaborate with stakeholders, Set clear vision, Align team around objectives, Foster commitment to objectives, Demonstrate initiative, Demonstrate agility, Demonstrate commitment, Excellent interpersonal skills, Excellent communication skills, Detailed and accurately oriented, Organizational skills, Proactive in identifying root cause, Develop solutions, Inspire breakthrough thinking, Inspire continuous improvement

Nice to Have

Degree in Apparel Design, Degree in Textile Design, Degree in Merchandising, Degree in Engineering, Travel to Hong Kong, Travel to Vancouver, Travel to factories in Asia

What You'll Do.

Lead development team

Develop development team

Grow development team

Be responsible for development

Be responsible for Fit Approved On Time Buy

Drive deliverables of development process

Adhere to deliverables of development process

Collaborate with Supply Chain teams

Collaborate with Design teams

Collaborate with Merchandising teams

Collaborate with Product Operations teams

Collaborate with People & Culture teams

Support building creation office

Support building development team

Verify sourcing strategy

Collaborate with global sourcing teams

Collaborate with global costing teams

Collaborate with strategic partners

Collaborate with direct developers

Establish quality control process

Set standard for raw material

Set standard for product development

Support training of new factory resources

Ensure Arc'teryx brand standards are met

Support TCC cross functional teams

Enable execution of design

Partner with HQ Product Operations team

Make continuous improvement of I2C calendar

Adhere to I2C process

Manage organizational capacity

Optimize workload across functions

Enable successful change attitudes

Partner with Product team leads

Ensure adequate resources

Fulfill seasonal requirements

Balance seasonal deliverables

Balance concept deliverables

Align with Product Creation Development

Align with Raw Materials

Align with Sourcing teams

Collaborate with leadership

Support identifying process improvement areas

Support identifying business calendar improvements

Support identifying team structure requirements

Drive Product Development KPI's

Drive Product Development metrics

Report on Product Development KPI's

Report on Product Development metrics

Participate in Product Development team meetings

Participate in Product Development trainings

Seek up to date information

Provide engagement training

Strengthen vendor relations

Travel to manufacturers

Strategize process on buy ready

Strategize process on prototype turnaround

Evaluate process on buy ready

Evaluate process on prototype turnaround

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Various teams across Supply Chain; HQ Quality team; TCC cross functional teams; HQ Product Operations team; Product team leads; Product Creation Development; Design; MP&A; Raw Materials; Sourcing teams; Cross-functional stakeholders

Communication Scope

Interpersonal skills; Communication skills; Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

I2C calendar management, Process management, Workload optimization

Full Job Description

## If you were in the Director, Product Development (TCC) now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for Leading, developing and growing a small development team in the Tokyo Creation Centre Being responsible for the development and Fit Approved On Time Buy Ready for all TCC models Driving and ahering to the deliverables of the development process that support the I2C process and timeline. Collaborating with various teams across Supply Chain, Design, Merchandising, Product Operations, and People & Culture to support in building up the creation office and development team in Tokyo Verifying the sourcing strategy with the global sourcing/costing teams on the strategic partners who direct develop for TCC seasonal models from the Makers Phase stage Collaborating with HQ Quality team to establish a quality control process to set up a standard for the pre-seasonal raw material and product development Supporting in the training of new factory resources and ensure that Arc’teryx brand standards are met Supporting the TCC cross functional teams (Design and Merch) to enable the execution of the design vision; providing expectations, goals and deliverables through owning the I2C calendar Partnering with the HQ Product Operations team and making the continuous improvement of the I2C calendar for TCC, including the process management and adherence Managing the organizational capacity of TCC for newness each season; setting guardrails and optimizing workload across each function to enable successful change attitudes Partnering with Product team leads to ensure they have adequate resources to fulfill seasonal requirements Balancing seasonal and concept deliverables in close alignment with Product Creation Development, Design, MP&A, Raw Materials and Sourcing teams Collaborating with leadership to support in identifying areas of process improvement, business calendar and team structure requirements for TCC Driving and reporting on Product Development KPI’s a

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