Summary
Founded in Florence, Italy, in 1921, Gucci is one of the world’s leading luxury brands. Under the leadership of President and CEO Francesca Bellettini and the artistic direction of Demna, the House continues to redefine luxury and fashion while celebrating creativity, Italian craftsmanship, and innovation.Gucci is part of the global luxury group Kering, which manages renowned Houses in fashion, leather goods, jewelry, and eyewear.
Reporting to the LG Technical Senior Manager, the Handbags Pattern Making and Prototyping Manager leads and coordinates all activities related to pattern making and prototyping for women’s handbags. This role acts as the primary interface between the Design and Technical teams, responsible for translating creative concepts into technically feasible models and prototypes, ensuring stylistic consistency and adherence to collection calendars. The position collaborates closely with all involved teams to anticipate and resolve technical challenges, guaranteeing quality and precision throughout the development process.
Job Description
Key Accountabilities
- Serve as the main point of contact between Design and Technical teams for the transformation of creative ideas into patterns and prototypes for women’s handbags.
- Coordinate and oversee all phases of pattern making and prototyping, ensuring technical feasibility without compromising aesthetics.
- Facilitate communication and problem-solving between creative and technical teams.
Requirements
Functional
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
- Proven experience in pattern making and prototyping of handbags.
- Deep knowledge of leather goods manufacturing processes.
- Leadership and team development abilities
- Fluency in both Italian and English
Key challenges
- Acting as a bridge between Design and Technical teams
- Translating innovative design concepts into technically feasible patterns and prototypes while maintaining aesthetic excellence.
- Managing tight development calendars while ensuring quality and precision in results for special projects
Gucci is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, disability, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.
Job Type
RegularStart Date
2026-01-31Schedule
Full timeOrganization
Gucci Logistica S.p.A.Top Skills
What We Do
A global Luxury group, Kering manages the development of a series of renowned Houses in Fashion, Leather Goods and Jewelry: Gucci, Saint Laurent, Bottega Veneta, Balenciaga, Alexander McQueen, Brioni, Boucheron, Pomellato, DoDo, Qeelin, Ginori 1735 as well as Kering Eyewear and Kering Beauté. By placing creativity at the heart of its strategy, Kering enables its Houses to set new limits in terms of their creative expression while crafting tomorrow’s Luxury in a sustainable and responsible way. We capture these beliefs in our signature: “Empowering Imagination”.
