leather goods product developer
Leather goods product developers perform and interface between design and actual production. They analyse and study designer’s specifications and transform them into technical requirements, updating concepts to manufacturing lines, selecting or even designing components and selecting materials. Leather goods product developers also perform the pattern engineering, namely they make patterns manually and produce technical drawings for various range of tools, especially cutting. They evaluate prototypes, performing required tests for samples and confirming the customer’s quality requirements and pricing constrains.
Also called: leather product engineer, leather technologist, leatherware engineer, leather product technologist, leather product designer & developer, leatherware product developer, leather product designer and developer, product leather goods developer
- 21
- essential skills
- 0
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
- 2163
- ISCO-08 group
Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- leather goods product development managerWhat changes?19 skills in common
- leather goods designerWhat changes?17 skills in common
- footwear product developerWhat changes?14 skills in common
- footwear product development manager13 skills in common
- leather goods production manager12 skills in common
- footwear designer11 skills in common
- leather goods manufacturing technician9 skills in common
- leather goods quality manager9 skills in common
Essential skills
21- apply development process to footwear design
- apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods
- communicate commercial and technical issues in foreign languages
- develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans
- develop leather goods collection
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- ergonomics in footwear and leather goods design
- footwear and leather goods marketing planning
- footwear creation process
- implement footwear marketing plan
- innovate in footwear and leather goods industry
- leather goods components
- leather goods manufacturing processes
- leather goods materials
- leather goods quality
- prepare leather goods samples
- reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing
- sketch leather goods
- use communication techniques
- use IT tools
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