Where a leather goods product development manager can go next
5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a leather goods product development manager already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.
Leather goods product development managers coordinate the leather goods design and product development process in order to comply with marketing specifications, deadlines, strategic requirements and policies of the company. They communicate and collaborate with other cross functional teams or professionals involved in leather goods production, such as logistics and marketing, costing, planning, production and quality assurance. They are responsible for the leather goods product collections development which involve activities, such as tracking style development and reviewing design specification in order to meet the design vision. They are also responsible for the manufacturing environment and the rent-ability of the companies.
Also known as leather goods pre-production manager, product development coordinator leather goods, leatherware product development supervisor, leather goods product development supervisor, leatherware product development director, leatherware product development manager, product development manager leather goods, leather goods product development coordinator, leather goods product manager, product development director leather goods, leather goods product development director.
Managers 39 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: leather goods designer, 81%
- 70% and above · short step
- 50 to 70% · real move
- Below 50% · substantial retraining
Table 1 · Within reach
- leather goods quality technician 76% covered · difficulty 23.1
- leather goods maintenance technician 72% covered · difficulty 27.8
- leather goods quality controller 71% covered · difficulty 27.7
- leather goods designer 81% covered · difficulty 22.9
- leather goods industrial engineer 67% covered · difficulty 32.2
Table 2 · What the job itself asks for
A leather goods product development manager needs 24 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.
- develop leather goods collection communication, collaboration and creativity
- footwear and leather goods marketing planning business, administration and law
- develop footwear and leather goods marketing plans management skills
- implement footwear marketing plan communication, collaboration and creativity
- prepare leather goods samples information skills
- apply development process to footwear design information skills
- apply fashion trends to footwear and leather goods information skills
- plan supply chain logistics for footwear and leather goods management skills
- monitor operations in the leather industry information skills
- footwear creation process engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3 · Jobs that lead here
The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a leather goods product development manager does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.
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Leather goods product development manager is filed under Managers, ISCO major group 1. The full index lists all ten groups.
How these figures were compiled
Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a leather goods product 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.