Assistant Product Manager - Girls

Our client is a fast paced and demanding sourcing office with global operations. They now have an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Product Manager focused on girls and baby girls jersey to join their sourcing office in Sri Lanka. 

Asst Product Manager – The role:

•  As a key player in developing latest design collections, forge a strong partnership between UK buying offices and the Sri Lankan design teams, ensuring seamless collaboration. 
• Undertake & oversee shopping trips, factory visits, and fabric sourcing trips to keep abreast with the latest trends. 
• Biannual visits to the UK Head Office to showcase key collections to buyers.
• Drive excellence by motivating development teams to uphold top-tier service standards. 
• Continuously introduce fresh ideas, wash projects, and printing techniques to UK teams. 
• Align with the UK designers to push trend-forward products. 
• Support development from design to production, ensuring the right product at the right price and lead time. 

Asst Product Manager – The candidate:

• You will have a background in either buying or design.
• Experience of working with girls jersey/knits would be ideal in a buying or sourcing context.
• Strong on leadership, creativity and teamwork.
• Must be results oriented with personal drive, initiative, motivation and resilience.
• Excellent negotiation /communication skills and able to influence and persuade.
• Attention to detail and accuracy are key.
• Able to make decisions, problem solve and be both analytical and strategic thinking.
• Commercial acumen – organised and a good planner.

Asst Product Manager  - The Package:

• Attractive salary with beneficial taxes
• Other benefits –
  Housing and transport allowances, home trip and business travel to UK , relocation assistance, membership of exclusive expat clubs/gym, health insurance, etc
   

Due to the anticipated interest in this role only short-listed candidates will be contacted.
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