Junior Development Assistant

London (East), London (Greater)
09 Nov 2021
07 Dec 2021
Contract Type
Full Time

Job Description:

A studio-based role, supporting the development team function with regards to collection developments in both RTW and Fabrics.  This role reports into the Product Development Team. 

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Assisting with logistics and shipments for the product development team to ensure timely arrival of raw materials and goods.
  • Seasonal stock checking of continuous raw materials and daily logging of seasonal raw materials.
  • Maintaining the archives for trims, knitwear, denim, linings, and components organised.
  • Responsible for keeping track of lining and trim colour cards. Ordering new ones should they be required. 
  • Creating sampling send out packs to manufacturers.  Coordinating the process to independently gather all materials, toiles, and patterns for the send out packs. Keeping send out area organised and tidy.
  • Creating pre-production sample send out packs.
  • General upkeep of the Product Development area, including end of season tidying.
  • Helping PD’s create and dismantle development boards, keeping boards organised and prepared in a suitable manner for meetings.
  • General errands. Sourcing zips, trims and threads. Dropping off packs to factories, collecting samples from local factories.
  • Creating directional diagrams for all fabrics, creating tile backgrounds for lay plan costings.
  • Creating the hand over books and sales books at end of season.
  • Data input with regards to product and materials through Zedonk software system
  • Participation in pre-show activities
  • Organisation and upkeep of raw material archives


  • Degree level or similar
  • Knowledge of garment construction, pattern cutting and textile is helpful
  • Zedonk / PLM / PDM experience would be an advantage + MS office skills
  • Initiative and drive
  • Organised and efficient and critical path focused
  • Team player
  • Good communication skills
  • Analytical and problem solving

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