GUCCI Shoes Product Assistant (Maternity Cover)

Job description

Summary
About Gucci

Influential, innovative and progressive, Gucci is reinventing a wholly modern approach to fashion. Under the new vision of creative director Alessandro Michele, the House has redefined luxury for the 21st century, further reinforcing its position as one of the world’s most desirable fashion houses. Eclectic, contemporary, romantic—Gucci products represent the pinnacle of Italian craftsmanship and are unsurpassed for their quality and attention to detail. Gucci is part of the Kering Group, a world leader in apparel and accessories that owns a portfolio of powerful luxury and sport and lifestyle brands.

Your Opportunity
The Product Assistant will join Gucci Design team and will support Shoes Design team managing all administrative and secretarial activities. The new joiner will support our Designers to plan and carry out all daily activities.

Job Description

How you will contribute (key accountabilities)

·  Manage the sketches development, prototyping and sample developments alongside product development and design teams
·  Clearly communicate daily with product developers and designers to ensure developments are executed correctly and deadlines are met
·  Keep track of all developments for samples and prototypes and store all information in share drive and ICloud folders
·  Sort through and manage samples received on a daily basis
·  Log and send the samples received to the appropriate person in the team
·  Liaise with internal teams to ensure the approval of samples and all materials are made in time to meet the production schedule deadlines
·  Support the Design Director with the creation of shoes overview

Things That Should Be in Your Background

·  A previous experience in a similar role
·  Sound design knowledge  of the product category: shoes
·  Good organization skills and great attention to details when completing a task
·  Fluency in Italian and English
·  Excellent Excel skills
·  Knowledge of Adobe Suite, Photoshop is a plus

Other Attributes That Will Help You in This Role

·  Availability to travel to Florence
·  Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to interface regularly with internal and external personnel at all levels
·  Proven ability to build and to maintain relationships
·  Hard-working, resilient and flexible
·  Problem-solving and solution-orientated with a ‘Can-do’ attitude
·  A strong team player who is considerate of colleagues
·  Ability to be discrete, confidential and reliable at all times

Why work with us?

Gucci is committed to building a diverse workforce. We believe diversity in all its forms – gender, age, nationality, culture, religious beliefs and sexual orientation – enriches the workplace. It opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to adapt to a changing world. As an Equal Opportunity Employer we welcome and consider applications from all qualified candidates, regardless of their background.

Job Type
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Start Date
2020-10-21

Schedule
Full time

Organization
GUCCIO GUCCI S.P.A.