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Product Development Intern Jobs in London Area, United Kingdom at Victoria Beckham
Title: Product Development Intern
Company: Victoria Beckham
Location: London Area, United Kingdom
Please note that only current university students are eligible for this placement opportunity
Role Overview:
Placement – 6 or 12-month placement
Victoria Beckham Ltd offers a selection of work placement opportunities for those currently studying at university and looking to gain experience in the Fashion Industry. The placements we offer provide a varied and tangible learning experience that can be applied to roles in the future and support the university learning experience.
The candidate will assist the Product Development team across all product categories, including
Trims, from initial developments and prototypes though to final sign off of the collection.
Job Description:
Working between Product and Trim Development, this role primarily supports the Head of Collection Development and the Product Development Manager along with all members of the PD Team.
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT:
To work with the RTW Atelier in the organisation or building Raw Material dockets to send to
factories, as well as collating the relevant patterns.
Organise shipments and couriers to and from factories.
Ability to anticipate technical problems, have a good knowledge of the impacts for production and anticipate issues, and implement corrective actions plan to find a solution.
Assisting in collating the Technical Sheets (From the Garment Tech Team) to be input into the PLM system.
Launching Dry Clean tests, based on feed back from Quality Meetings.
Assist the Product Developers in all the development across various categories Leather, Denim, Woven + any relevant processes (pleating, washing etc).
Assist the Development team in colouring up the sketches for the product overviews
Assist with packing the collection with the different team members whenever the collection needs to be shipped (showroom/show venue/photoshoots).
Assist in measuring prototypes and SMS.
Assisting with raising PO’s for sampling and yarns.
TRIM DEVELOPMENT:
To set up ‘Internals’ Sheets to colour match trims to self fabrics, ahead of Finishes Meetings, including swatching the sheets where necessary.
Helping to ensure that the Atelier is sufficiently stocked with internals and trims, keeping the Trim Developer up to date.
Organise shipments and couriers to and from mills / suppliers.
GENERAL:
A dedicated and motivated person, with meticulous attention to detail.
Real enthusiasm and interest for a product with High Standard finishes.
Strive to enhance and continuously improve development process.
Good communicator and coordinator with the different teams
Be at ease with Computer Systems / Excel.
Be a good team player and have the ability to work in a team.
Be sociable and pro active.
Ready to hit the ground with “manual” and admin tasks (cut fabrics/DHL Prep, Collection
Shipment…)
Confident in using photoshop / adobe illustrator will be a must
Please ensure you have fully read and understood the requirements before applying for this
position. Internships at Victoria Beckham are only open to candidates who are currently enrolled in a full-time, higher education course. If you are not currently a student, you are not eligible to apply for this position.
