BALENCIAGA - RTW Production Director

Job description

About us

Founded by Spanish-born Cristóbal Balenciaga in 1917 and established in Paris in 1937, the original house of Balenciaga defined modern couture with its many innovations to form and technique.

Since his appointment as artistic director in 2015, Demna continues to uphold the vision of Balenciaga through boundary-pushing collections, which have expanded to include women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, accessories, and objets d’art. The brand’s unprecedented interactions with the expanding digital realm, material developments, and today’s social responsibilities keep it at the forefront of modernity.

In 2021, Demna designed Balenciaga’s 50th couture collection—the house’s first since its founder retired in 1968 – reintroducing a standard of cutting-edge elegance.

We are currently seeking for a RTW Production Director who will join our ready-to-wear team in Novara and will supervise all the engineering and production processes for Balenciaga RTW garments.

Your opportunity

As RTW Production Director, you will collaborate with the Design, Marketing, Sales and Finance teams, and you will be responsible for all processes related to product engineering, production planning and control for the Ready To Wear category. You will guarantee the efficiency of these processes both in quantitative and qualitative terms for the garments produced, with an important focus on costs.

How you will contribute

You will be in charge of overseeing the production process for the RTW category, in particular:

·  Managing the Atelier, Production Planning, Quality Control, Engineering and Raw Materials Procurement teams, liaising at the same time with the external suppliers
·  Evaluating the needs in terms of external suppliers
·  Monitoring costs and Quality standards
·  Supervising the margin analysis and price negotiation
·  Monitoring the production schedules and adjust them as needed
·  Supervising the Pre-buy process
·  Coordinating with the Development Team based in Paris to ensure the products to be delivered at the right time
·  Cooperating with Quality Team to set the product quality standards and implement the best quality control programs

Who you are

You have the following requirements:

·  Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering or Economics/Business Administration
·  Good knowledge of English language. French will be considered a plus
·  Deep knowledge of Operations processes related to Fashion Luxury Industry
·  Previous experience (at least 3 years) in a similar role gained into Fashion Luxury.
·  Proactivity, dynamism, agility and flexibility
·  You are willing to travel often (at least once per week) to Paris and other European countries
·  You have strong communication and management skills
·  You are a problem solver
·  You have excellent analytical skills, attention to detail and accuracy 

Why work with us?

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Balenciaga adventure and its philosophy of quality and innovation.

Balenciaga is committed to thriving your professional development within the House or in the Kering Group. We empower leaders to create, build and sustain high performing teams that excel in execution. We guide every employee to reach their full potential in a stimulating and fulfilling workplace environment.

Diversity Commitment

Balenciaga is committed to fostering a diverse workforce. We believe that diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, disability, sexual orientation…-enriches the workplace and our client experience. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we welcome all applications and select our talents based on competencies and in alignment with our brand behaviors. Setting people for success is what we live for. It is part of our interview process to discuss with you how to excel in our company. 

·  Full time
·  Europe
·  Italy