The Role
About Us:
Showpo is the Australian owned, global, social media led ecommerce brand, redefining fashion retail for the new generation.
Showpo was established in Sydney in 2010 from our Founder & CEO Jane Lu's garage. Forward to now, we have disrupted the traditional retail model, are a global fashion destination and one of Australia's home grown true global success stories. We pride ourselves on empowering women worldwide and being one of Australia's largest and most successful social media brands.
We’re hiring for a newly created role in the Showpo Design team: Product Developer!
This is an exciting opportunity to be part of our in-house Design Team, where you’ll play a hands-on role in supporting the end-to-end product development process. From assisting with initial design concepts and creating tech packs to attending fit sessions and working closely with cross-functional teams, you’ll be involved in the steps to bring our collections to life.
Day to day, you will:
- Assisting Designer with tech packs and new sample development
- Tech Packs - Adding key specifications, blocks and fabrics to tech packs/hand over docs in consultation with designer/product developer
- Overseeing the SKU creation and accurate style attribution in WFX by VAs
- Uploading specs and completing/updating costing, BOM and colourway in WFX
- Sending new development SKUs to suppliers inline with CP
- Fits - typing fit notes, and updating PLM system after fits
- Ensure WFX (PLM) is kept up to date and tidy by GTs/PD/Design
- Weekly fabric/trims research and sourcing with offshore suppliers
- Documenting the receipt of new fabrics and ongoing fabric price and composition inquires
- Gathering all fabrics for design and buy meetings
- Re colouring prints and developing new artwork for designers
- Preparing print artwork files, sending to suppliers and commenting on strike offs inline with CP
- Build relationships with suppliers and attend supplier monthly meetings with Design Room Manager
- Track/manage sample development deliveries to ensure that everything is on-time according to Critical Path using WFX/Periscope Dash
- Responsible for negotiating cost prices to ensure we achieve budget margin % using fit notes & record in WFX, referring to supplier history
- Ensure your styles are all ready with cost prices/attributes for Design Room Manager to export the Line List from WFX for each buy. Export a pre-line list.
Who are we looking for?
- Exceptional fabric knowledge and understanding the design requirements for each style
- Able to work autonomously and also be team oriented
- Strong Skills in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
- Knowledge of Excel and Google Sheets
- Fashion Qualification is required
- 2-3 years’ experience in an administration role. Fashion industry desired
- Strong computer literacy
- Strong organisational skills with high attention to detail
- Strong time management skills and ability to work in a fast past environment
- Ability to coordinate multiple tasks, be flexible and prioritise workload Friendly, thoughtful, honest and hardworking
PERKS!
- Live for fashion? You’ll love working for Australia’s largest social media fashion brand that was founded locally and is expanding globally. The list is growing, but here are some of the things you will enjoy:
- Our embedded culture of Think Big, Get S**t Done and Have Fun gives everyone the ability to make a massive impact across the entire organisation. We are a fun team with a high-growth hustle
- Flexible working environment including working from home
- 50% staff discount on Showpo website!
- Staff sample sales once a month
- Your own individual growth plan developed with your manager
- Celebration is part of our core DNA from social events, to cruises on the harbour, to costume parties and Karaoke. We work hard and celebrate connecting as a team
- Dog friendly office, Breakfast Bar
- Employee Assistance Program (mental health support)
- Company wide I S**t Rainbow Awards - Reward & Recognition Program - come and celebrate your colleagues with bubbles every Friday!
If you’re passionate about fashion, detail-oriented, and eager to grow your career in a fast-paced, trend-driven environment, this role is for you!
At Showpo we are committed to fostering an environment where everyone can belong and be their authentic selves. We strive to craft a culture that reflects the diversity of our customer, where our differences make us stronger and help us become better humans. We celebrate our people and support them, ensuring we’re a workplace welcoming to all, where everyone can bring their whole selves to work. We are on a journey and sometimes might make mistakes, but we are committed to learning, growing and backing up these words with positive action.
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The Company
What We Do
Showpo is an Australian owned, social media led e-commerce brand, redefining fashion retail for the next generation of women.
Founded in Sydney in 2010 by Jane Lu, what started as a platform to disrupt the traditional retail model, is now a global fashion destination. We connect a community of millions around the world to inspiration, discovery and the latest trends, with new styles dropping weekly.
Through a curated offering of apparel, beauty, accessories and footwear, we exist to make fashion accessible, from social to your door.
SHOP: www.showpo.com
FACEBOOK: fb.com/iloveshowpo
INSTAGRAM: @showpo
TIKTOK: @showpo
