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Where a clothing development manager can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a clothing development manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Clothing development managers define product concepts that are consistent with target consumers and overall marketing strategy. They receive scientific findings and specifications in order to lead the briefing and implementation of all relevant seasonal and strategic concepts, including distribution by channel, product, colour introductions, and merchandised assortments. They ensure realisation and execution within budget. They manage and execute the product line and category life cycle from concept determination through sales and distribution, contribution in market research and industry trends to influence category concepts and products.

Also known as clothing product manager, clothes product developer, apparel product developer, clothing manager, sample room manager.

Managers 23 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: clothing cutter, 64%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
clothing cutter 64% covered clothing quality inspector 64% covered clothing process control tech… 62% covered milliner 61% covered clothing operations manager 61% covered clothing development mana… You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from clothing development manager, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a clothing development manager already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A clothing development manager needs 16 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • history of fashion arts and humanities
  • perform process control in the wearing apparel industry working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • operate computerised control systems working with computers
  • evaluate garment quality information skills
  • manage briefs for clothing manufacturing information skills
  • manufacturing of made-up textile articles engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • coordinate manufacturing production activities management skills
  • manufacturing of wearing apparel engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • apparel manufacturing technology engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • consumer goods industry business, administration and law
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a clothing development manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Clothing development manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a clothing development manager’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.