Job Requirements
Job Description: NPD Lead-Daily wear Category, NPD- Mumbai
Job Details
The role is accountable for New product development for Daily wear Category. He / She has to coordinate with all stakeholders to achieve the set target in New designs and Business volume pertaining to Daily wear category.
External Interfaces
Internal Interfaces
- DEC
- Merchandising
- End Customer (at times)
- Mount sources
- Design Co-creation sources
- In house NPD / Downstream / Job work
- Upstream & Stone Sorting
- QA
- Planning & SCM
Job Requirements
Education
- Degree / Diploma in any stream
Relevant Experience
- Minimum 6-10 years of experience in Jewellery Product development
Behavioural Skills
- Drive for Results
- Self-Motivated
- Agile & Customer Centric
- Interpersonal/Influencing skills
- Communication skills (written and verbal)
Knowledge
- Exposure to Daily wear Studded Jewellery design trends
- Market exposure to fast selling product categories
- Product trend analysing / capitalizing
Goal Contribution
Outcome
Performance Measure
1. Value generation through Saleable designs
- Aligning to Daily wear Category team requirements in terms Designs and Variety of styles
- Explore Design co-creation sources across Globe
- Order value generation in line with the Annual Business plan
- Indent value
- Number of new designs developed
2. Introduce Trendy designs
- Offering new designs with variety capitalising their strength and Scout for new design concepts and products in Domestic and International sources
- Value generation
- Addition of New design sources
- 2/3rd Hit rate in designs
3. Fast Fashion / Diamond treats
- Quick introduction of new designs with First mover advantage in design concepts
- Closely work with Jewellery eco-system to capitalize the trends well before the competition captures
- New design collection launch as per timeline
Number of new collection introductions