Design Operations Coordinator

Overview

As an international leader in bridal fashion, Essense of Australia has been making bridal dreams come true for more than 20 years. With offices in Lenexa, Kansas; Perth, Australia; and Zug, Switzerland, our designs are sold in over 1,200 retail stores across the globe, including our network of company-owned and franchise stores, True Society. Located in the US and Europe, True Society is a collective of premier bridal shops that exclusively offers our designs and delivers the ultimate wedding dress shopping experience to brides of all styles, shapes, and sizes. Together, we are a dynamic and rapidly growing company focused on innovation, excellence, drive, and collaboration.

The Role

We are currently seeking a Design Operations Coordinator to join our bridal design development team in Lenexa, KS. The Design Operations Coordinator will have impeccable attention to detail and accuracy as they will be responsible for processing and proactively monitoring the development of new styles within the collections from the toile stage through to the first sample.

The Design Operations Coordinator will work closely with and support the global designer team, as well as our international manufacturing partners,

This position works within a larger design team to collaborate with other areas of design including planning and development, as well as cross-departmentally with global teams, who all work together to contribute to creating seasonal collections.

*This position will work onsite Monday through Friday*

Responsibilities

What You Will Do: 

• Thoroughly check and assess Toile bill of materials to ensure workability for the factory for allocated labels.
• Communicate regularly with designers and factories to ensure that all toile BOM paperwork is to standard and queries are resolved for allocated labels
• Review and report weekly on progress, delays, and work to solve any issues that arise.
• Liaises with the designers and factories all toile and detail related photos and work in progress items.
• Check, assess and communicate sample BOMS to ensure workability for the factory.
• Create, update, maintain and monitor the styles and stages in PLM software processes as well as updates.
• Liaises with the Designers and Factory on all first sample related photos and queries.
• Follow up with Designers for any outstanding factory queries, comments, and approvals.

Qualifications

What We Are Looking For: 

• Bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design or related degree is preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• Minimum of 3 years previous experience in clothing design assisting, coordination, or relevant clothing design field.
• Experience working alongside design and other business teams/stakeholders.
• Impeccable attention to detail and accuracy
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to self-manage working effectively to a deadline.
• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to convey thoughts very clearly in writing to our offshore factories / vendors as well as colleagues in other countries where email is the primary form of communication.
• Procedure and process-oriented with the ability to carefully follow and contribute to departmental projects and timelines, and clearly document processes for communication.
• Technology savvy, quick at picking up new systems, curious about discovering and leveraging new tools to create efficiencies, and strong working knowledge of MS Office programs. 
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite - particularly Illustrator preferred.
• Familiarity with PLM software preferred.
• Technical knowledge of garment construction including knowledge of sewing advantageous.
• Must have a strong work ethic, be a team player, and the flexibility to support departmental activities outside of the standard work hours.

What We Offer

We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate to our fast-growing global team! In return for your skills, we offer you the opportunity to join an international industry leader and be part of a creative and collaborative culture that empowers its people and promotes teamwork. We recognize and reward excellence, innovation, and loyalty. Our goal is to offer an inspirational and modern workplace that allows for talented individuals to thrive. As such, we provide competitive salaries and a comprehensive benefits package, with significant opportunity for exceptional team members to grow with us as we continue to expand. 

If you have the skills and drive to help us further our growth, please go to https://www.essensedesigns.com/careers/ and follow the prompts to submit a cover letter, resume, and online application.  Please note:  We believe cover letters are important to help us understand why you are interested in this position and your unique story and qualifications.  If you sincerely desire to work with us, please take this into consideration when submitting your materials.