Knit & Jersey Development Product Manager M/F

Role Summary

Within the Development team and reporting to the Department Director, the Knitwear/Jersey Development Product Manager manages the development of the house's knitwear collections, from the creative brief through to production.

He/she is the interface between the studio, suppliers, collection merchandising, CSR, and production in order to guarantee compliance with the brand's product positioning, deadlines, costs and quality requirements.

As such, the missions will be as follows

Collection Development

Monitoring of development stages: ensure monitoring of the development process from the launch of the first prototype to the transition to production in pairs with the development technician.

PLM referencing: ensure that all the information necessary for monitoring the products in the collection is entered.

Validation of samples: Before going into production, check that the samples are referenced and in accordance with the quality and CSR objectives set by the company.

Guarantee compliance with the collection schedule.

Be a force of proposal in the search for solutions

Sourcing & Supplier Relations

Ensure daily follow-up with European and Asian suppliers.

Participate in the research of new materials, stitches and knitting techniques to supply the studio

Transverse Coordination

Coordinate exchanges between the studio, the technician, the merchandising collection, production and suppliers.

Monitoring of fittings, prototype reception, pricing and organization of standardizations

Ensure monitoring tools are updated (PLM, collection tables, nomenclatures, pricing).

Requirements

• Higher education in textiles, product development or equivalent, with a knitwear specialization.
• Minimum 3 to 5 years of experience in knitted product development, ideally within a premium or accessible luxury brand.
• Excellent knowledge of knitting techniques, gauges, yarns, stitches and knit constructions.
• Good mastery of textile finishing processes.

Technical skills

• Mastery of textile product development, with particular expertise in knitwear.
• Strong product sensitivity and good understanding of issues related to style, costs, quality and CSR.
• Mastery of Excel and a PLM tool; knowledge of Illustrator is an asset.
• Fluent professional English, both written and spoken.

Personal qualities

• Organization, rigor and sense of priorities.
• Strength of proposal and spirit of initiative.
• Product sensitivity and true fashion culture.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and strong coordination skills.
• Positive, collaborative and caring attitude.
• Responsiveness and ability to manage several subjects simultaneously.
• Attention to detail and high standards of quality.

Benefits

Travel 3 or 4 times a year, in Europe and Asia

About the Company

Since its creation in Paris in 1998, Maje has been able to build its own stylistic language and sketch a subtle gap between modernity and the assumed offbeat, by focusing on real pieces and sharp details. The Maje spirit is a resolutely feminine silhouette, at once sober, glamorous and daring. The brand is successfully continuing its international development and has more than 600 points of sale and nearly 1,700 talented employees in 50 countries.

In 2025, Maje will achieve a turnover of more than 467 million euros. In recent years, the house has approached the digital transition with great ambitions and is accelerating its responsible momentum. Inclusion and diversity are also at the heart of our concerns, because we are convinced that innovation and creativity are born from the diversity of perspectives and profiles. Because we want to offer our employees and candidates an inclusive environment, in which everyone has their place, whatever their origin, background, preferences, etc.

It’s your turn to enrich our history! Dare adventure and challenge, come express your talents within the Maje Family!