From leather goods designer to leather goods product development manager
15 of the 24 essential skills of a leather goods product development manager are already essential for a leather goods designer — about 63% of the job, before you learn anything new.
These numbers compare two occupations, not you and a job. What you personally already cover depends on what you have actually done.
- 15
- skills carry over
- 9
- would be new
- 63%
- of the target job covered
- 24
- essential skills of a leather goods product development manager
What a leather goods product development manager does
Leather goods product development managers coordinate the leather goods design and product development process in order to comply with marketing specifications, deadlines, strategic requirements and policies of the company. They communicate and collaborate with other cross functional teams or professionals involved in leather goods production, such as logistics and marketing, costing, planning, production and quality assurance. They are responsible for the leather goods product collections development which involve activities, such as tracking style development and reviewing design specification in order to meet the design vision. They are also responsible for the manufacturing environment and the rent-ability of the companies.
What carries over
15 skillsEssential in both jobs. This is the part of the move you have already made.
- 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
- 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
- use communication techniques
- use IT tools
What would be new
9 skillsEssential for a leather goods product development manager and not for a leather goods designer. Note that the taxonomy describes activities rather than tools, so some of these may be things you already do under a different name.
- distinguish accessories
- distinguish fabrics
- health and safety in the workplace
- manage staff
- monitor operations in the leather industry
- plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods
- prepare leather goods samples
- reduce environmental impact of footwear manufacturing
- work in textile manufacturing teams
Other moves from leather goods designer
2 roles- leather goods product developer17 skills in common
- footwear product developer12 skills in common
← leather goods designerleather goods product development manager →The other way round
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How far are you from being a leather goods product development manager?
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