product-oriented jobs
A style affair...
Each season, as soon as the strategic orientations have been defined, the designing of the collection starts.
The style & product teams will deploy a host of complementary skills: fashion design, marketing, purchasing, multi-channel communication, etc.
At each step, two key aspects prevail - innovation and creativity, for products which are ever more in tune with customer expectations.
style and design
Continually aware of the latest trends, re-interpreting major currents of fashion and putting forward a plan for a collection suited to each brand in collaboration with the product managers, drawing the models for the next collection, re-designing a print, choosing fabrics and colours…
Welcome to the world of style and design!
Key skills:
- Curiosity
- Creativity
- Feel of the product as well as knowledge of fashion
- A liking for teamwork
A few positions:
- Head of the fashion design office
- Fashion designer
- Pattern designer
- Custom work engineer
Françoise
Head of women's fashion design office,
La Redoute, France
Product marketing
Picking up on the latest trends, matching the line of a collection with that of the commercial strategy, mastering the nuances between expense and investment, make sure that "invent" and "sell" go hand in hand…
At Redcats, all product marketing jobs exist, like elsewhere, but more than elsewhere.
Key skills:
- Feel for the product
- Creativity
- Management
- Ability to react quickly and effectively
- A liking for team work
A few positions:
- Product manager
- Group leader
- Brand manager
- Market manager
- Subsidiary manager
Siu
Product manager,
Redcats USA, New York, USA
Communication
Devising the communication strategy, translating the spirit of the brand into words and photos, setting the scene for the product by creating graphic environments, scheduling the season's photo shootings (models, photographers, fashion designers, etc.), designing the pages, merchandising the offer according to each channel's specific communication rules…
Whatever the media, the communication teams are responsible for upholding the image of the brand…
Key skills:
- Imagination and creativity
- Writing and graphic skills
- A liking for team work
A few positions:
- Group Communication Manager
- Layout artist
- Writer
- Catalogue Communication Manager
Stuart
Senior Creative Catalogue Manager,
Redcats UK, United Kingdom
Purchasing
Knowing one's products and market well, selecting suppliers with the purchasing offices, negotiating prices and lead times, buying according to ethical and quality criteria, tracking orders and the arrival of the goods…
Such are the missions assigned to Redcats' purchasing teams, in our Sourcing offices (hyperlink with Redcats Asia) and within our brands.
Key skills:
- Negotiation skills
- Ability to react quickly and efficiently
- International sensitivity
A few positions:
- Buyer
- Purchasing office manager
Wolfgang
Managing Director,
Redcats India, Bangladesh,
Sri Lanka
