Developer / Product Manager
Surprise Paris is hiring a Developer / Product Manager in Paris, FR. It's a full-time, mid level role paying €48k / yr.
Surprise Paris — Product Development — Paris, FRAbout the role
Surprise Paris is hiring a fashion Product Developer / Product Manager to drive its collections and enrich its product offer. You will work alongside passionate, autonomous colleagues across design, production, retail and e-commerce, from collection planning to quality control on the factory floor. The role calls for rigour, organisation and a real business sense, with a salary of up to EUR 48,000 per year. It is a full-time, hybrid role in Paris, with one remote day per week after probation.
What you'll do
- Support designers in creating and developing collection plans
- Create and manage tech packs, materials, measurements and finishes, guaranteeing their accuracy and compliance at every stage
- Follow prototypes, samples and fittings through to production approval, with systematic quality checks at each iteration: measurements, drape, washes, finishes
- Guarantee finished-product compliance on quality, cost and timing, with measurements on the grading scale, washes and treatments per the validated standard, and flawless finishes before sign-off
- Manage supplier and factory relationships, with real quality follow-up at every step
- Source the right materials at the right price, systematically checking their technical compliance: composition, drape, wash behaviour
- Track development and production calendars, and run regular in-factory quality checks on measurements, washes and finishes to catch and correct non-conformities before shipment
- Liaise between the design, production, retail and e-commerce teams
- Track collection budgets
- Anticipate risks on timing, quality and costs, and set quality checkpoints at every key development milestone
- Contribute to continuous improvement of product processes, especially quality control procedures for measurements, washes, finishes and compliance
What you'll bring
- Two to three years of experience in collection development or product management (a plus)
- Solid knowledge of fashion, product and textiles
- Strong organisation, rigour on details and full autonomy
- A natural ease with suppliers and negotiation
- A real business sense: pricing, margins, deadlines
- Comfort in a fast-growing, entrepreneurial environment
What we offer
About Surprise Paris
Surprise Paris is an ambitious, creative French fashion brand in full growth, based in Le Marais in central Paris. The team is made up of passionate people who value autonomy, creativity and a dynamic way of working. The brand is growing its collections and enriching its product offer.
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