Lead Design & Product Development at VOICE
Publiceringsdatum
05 augusti 2024
Område
Yrkesroll
Typ av anställning
Kontaktperson
Eva Sandboe
Telefon
Background for Recruitment
Since its establishment in 1988, VOICE has built a strong foundation with an integrated value chain that includes the development, production, and distribution of our brands. Our retail concepts have historically driven this development, with in-house brands now making up approximately 90% of our revenue.
Seeing significant potential for further growth and profitability, we have restructured our organization by separating Retail and Brands into two business areas. This strategic move aims to build industry-leading capabilities and leverage synergies between the areas. VOICE aims for substantial growth within its retail operations in Norway, through our own brands. At the same time, VOICE aims to create profitable growth for its own brands through selective distribution in external channels in Norway, but especially through the distribution and sale of its own brands internationally via selective distribution.
To support this strategic development, we are recruiting for three key positions: Head of Design & Product Development, Head of Retail Buying, and Head of Sourcing. These roles will be crucial in integrating functions across the value chain and ensuring our strategic goals are achieved through effective collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.
About the position
As Head of Design & Product Development, you will oversee the design and development of all VOICE brands. Your mission is to ensure the creation of commercially viable collections and assortments that align with brand and retail concept strategies, leveraging synergies across brands.
The role includes managing leaders of various design and product development teams, including those specializing in jeans expertise and pattern construction. This position secures the development of attractive, profitable collections rooted in our brand strategy and aligned with our sustainability goals. By coordinating closely with the retail concepts and wholesale, you will ensure their assortment needs, pricing strategies, margins, and lead times are met. Defining, prioritizing, and coordinating projects across design, product development, sourcing, and retail functions will be crucial.
You will establish common methods for analysis and best practices within design teams, fostering knowledge sharing and competency development. Optimizing and unifying processes and workflows will be key, as well as working with sourcing to achieve production synergies. Setting and following up on goals for sustainable materials and design principles is also essential. Additionally, you will build a customer-focused culture, ensuring customer insights drive product development.
You will work closely with Sourcing, Retail (category), Sustainability, and Wholesale within a matrix organization and report to Director Brands. The workplace will be at our headquarters at Sagene in Oslo.
We are looking for candidates who have:
Deadline for application: August 26
Since its establishment in 1988, VOICE has built a strong foundation with an integrated value chain that includes the development, production, and distribution of our brands. Our retail concepts have historically driven this development, with in-house brands now making up approximately 90% of our revenue.
Seeing significant potential for further growth and profitability, we have restructured our organization by separating Retail and Brands into two business areas. This strategic move aims to build industry-leading capabilities and leverage synergies between the areas. VOICE aims for substantial growth within its retail operations in Norway, through our own brands. At the same time, VOICE aims to create profitable growth for its own brands through selective distribution in external channels in Norway, but especially through the distribution and sale of its own brands internationally via selective distribution.
To support this strategic development, we are recruiting for three key positions: Head of Design & Product Development, Head of Retail Buying, and Head of Sourcing. These roles will be crucial in integrating functions across the value chain and ensuring our strategic goals are achieved through effective collaboration, data-driven decision-making, and continuous improvement.
About the position
As Head of Design & Product Development, you will oversee the design and development of all VOICE brands. Your mission is to ensure the creation of commercially viable collections and assortments that align with brand and retail concept strategies, leveraging synergies across brands.
The role includes managing leaders of various design and product development teams, including those specializing in jeans expertise and pattern construction. This position secures the development of attractive, profitable collections rooted in our brand strategy and aligned with our sustainability goals. By coordinating closely with the retail concepts and wholesale, you will ensure their assortment needs, pricing strategies, margins, and lead times are met. Defining, prioritizing, and coordinating projects across design, product development, sourcing, and retail functions will be crucial.
You will establish common methods for analysis and best practices within design teams, fostering knowledge sharing and competency development. Optimizing and unifying processes and workflows will be key, as well as working with sourcing to achieve production synergies. Setting and following up on goals for sustainable materials and design principles is also essential. Additionally, you will build a customer-focused culture, ensuring customer insights drive product development.
You will work closely with Sourcing, Retail (category), Sustainability, and Wholesale within a matrix organization and report to Director Brands. The workplace will be at our headquarters at Sagene in Oslo.
We are looking for candidates who have:
- Relevant higher education.
- 5-10 years of experience in leading design and product development teams.
- Proficiency in Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint), Infor PLM, and InDesign.
- Strong communication skills in English and one Scandinavian language.
- Inspiring leadership skills with the capability to coordinate large teams.
- Process-oriented with the ability to identify and implement efficient working methods.
- Visionary approach with an understanding of future trends in the fashion industry.
- A newly created leadership position where you can significantly shape and develop VOICE brands in a growing company.
- Opportunity to update your wardrobe with attractive staff purchase schemes.
- A stimulating and creative work environment with a culture focused on collaboration, learning, and development.
- A role in a company where sustainability is an integral part of our business strategy.
Deadline for application: August 26
