The Design Room Manager oversees the design workflow, manages supplier relationships, leads garment technicians, and ensures the quality of samples and collections.
About Us:
Showpo is the Australian owned, global, social media led ecommerce brand, redefining fashion retail for the new generation.
Showpo was established in Sydney in 2010 from our Founder & CEO Jane Lu's garage. Forward to now, we have disrupted the traditional retail model, are a global fashion destination and one of Australia's home grown true global success stories. We pride ourselves on empowering women worldwide and being one of Australia's largest and most successful social media brands.
The Role:
Join an incredible team and at an exciting time of growth for us! Lead and manage on-time and quality execution of each season, focusing on sample management from concept to approved shipment sample for Showpo. Manage all relationships with our amazing suppliers across cost price negotiations, sourcing and product development. You will also maintain the critical path along with key stake holders to deliver monthly ranges and manage our team of dedicated garment technicians.
Sound exciting?! Read on...
Day to day, you will:
- Control the design workflow from post design sign off to shipment sample
- Ensure newness, commerciality & workable construction of fabrications.
- Ensure an overall cohesive and balanced RRP collection is presented at the buy
- Ensure the improvement of fit metrics of all designers
- Provide quality control over design outputs and production
- New Fabric Sign Off and Core Fabric Sign Off
- Lead workflow for GT’s ensuring measuring timelines - ensure GTs are optimizing the amount of comments processed
- Build relationships with suppliers and manage supplier monthly meetings
- Attend a Monthly Buying/Ops Process Meeting
- Create annually, maintain and drive the critical path
- Track factory allocation for each style/collection to ensure we have a balance with all suppliers
Who are you?
- Fashion experience with an own design/private label element
- A keen eye for quality
- Internal and external relationship builder with an understanding of the design execution process
- Dynamic leader focused on team cohesion and people development
- A positive and inspiring influence on the team and more broadly!
What's in it for you?
- 50% staff discount, monthly staff sample sales, dog-friendly office, plus discounts at places such as Peaches Pilates studios and cinemas!
- Showpo paid 24/7 GP access through our Updoc employee healthcare benefit! (Including prescriptions and referrals sent straight to your phone)
- Enjoy financial advice and discounts through our Commbank Workplace Banking Program
- We encourage our team to make time for fun - from Games Night and Parties to Friday bubbles and our “I S**t Rainbow” recognition awards
- Plus: brekkie bar, Showpo Coffee Club, Showpo Wellness Club
- What matters to us - we support The Hunger Project through our donations, staff sample sales, yearly edits and awareness.
- We were recently the first ever business in Australia to gain our "Endometriosis friendly" workplace accreditation through Endometriosis Australia
Are you our new Design Room Manager?! Click apply to find out more!
At Showpo we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can belong and be their authentic selves. We strive to craft a culture that reflects the diversity of our customer, where our differences make us stronger and help us become better humans. We celebrate our people and support them, ensuring we’re a workplace welcoming to all, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. We are on a journey and sometimes might make mistakes, but we are committed to learning, growing and backing up these words with positive action.
Top Skills
Cost Price Negotiations
Garment Construction
Product Development
Sample Management
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