Product Developer GIFTING Accessories – Milan (Italy)

Overview

In this role you drive new collection development from ideation to GO STYLE, balancing aesthetics with technical feasibility, cost efficiency, quality, and deadlines. You will collaborate with Style and Marketing, coordinating industrial stakeholders to ensure timely mock-ups and prototypes that meet Maison standards. You’ll lead development through the creative brief to final GO STYLE, while promoting reuse, circular creativity, and design-to-cost practices. This is a cross-functional role with a meaningful impact on product quality and time-to-market.

Responsabilità

Manage requests for new collection development aligned with Marketing briefs

Source materials, techniques, or suppliers per project brief

Monitor mock-ups and prototypes; conduct weekly development follow-ups

Follow up with suppliers; manage development and research orders

Oversee special order samples: orders, deliveries, dispatch

Plan the creative brief through to GO STYLE phase

Develop reuse/circular creativity approaches

Apply design-to-cost and regulatory considerations

Requisiti fondamentali

5–7 years of experience in product development for accessories (metal, leather, multiple materials)

strong interest in leather goods and luxury market understanding

knowledge of leather goods development/design advantageous

proficient in Office suite and PLM

fluency in Italian and English; French a plus

travel required within Italy and France

dynamism and proactivity

strong motivation and flexibility

team player with ability to influence across organizations

Office suite proficiency

PLM knowledge

leather goods development/design understanding