Product Manager

Coats Digital’s business critical fashion manufacturing software is embedded with deep industry expertise and allow fashion manufacturers to transform key processes from design and development to method-time-cost optimization, production planning and control, fabric optimization.

Our apparel, footwear and textile specific solutions harness industry best practices and the latest technology to improve speed to market, agility, efficiency and sustainability, and are trusted by manufacturers around the world.

Trusted by thousands of brands and manufacturers in 55 countries around the globe to deliver significant, measurable and sustainable improvements in operational and financial performance, while concurrently delivering on CSR commitments.

Role Purpose

To own the drive the vision for multiple Product roadmaps, working with the business, engineering and the customers to delight the users of the product.

To be a known figure outside of Coats Digital – a voice of industry – you will meet with customers in and out of projects, learn about their needs and ambitions, and help shape the strategy at Coats Digital with your up-to-date knowledge.

What you will do (Key Responsibilities):

• Collaborates closely with Product director to lay down the product strategy and roadmap
• Collaborates closely with product steering groups, key business stakeholders and customers to identify and prioritise new features.
• Details new features around User Stories using demonstrations, discussions, etc. ensuring a clear understanding by development/QA team.
• Coordinates with the Development and QA team to ensure timely development, QA and deployment of new features and fixes.
• Validates system change requirements and reviews system change specifications (SCS’s).
• Validates user test cases for functional testing and quality assurance of product (in coordination with QA team).
• Manages creation and updating of software user documentation and other customer-facing artefacts.
• Conducts feasibility evaluation of new client feature requests, identifying development costs and timescales to allow management of expectations.
• Updates the wider Coats Digital team on plans, progress and roadmaps for the product.
• Conducts regular training on new features of software.
• Keeps updated with industry trends and innovating feature-based solutions to create a competitive edge.
• Regularly meets with Customers and attends tradeshows either as a speaker or in the audience.
• Regularly speaks or writes about the challenges in industry, or how their products make a difference

Who you are (Requirements):

• Degree in Engineering/Technology
• 7-10 experience in product management
• Sound understanding of Apparel business function and hands on experience on Apparel manufacturing software.
• Several successfully launched products
• Strong knowledge of apparel manufacturing, sourcing, or design
• A passion for building software solutions that delight all customer
• Willing to take the responsibility for a product(s) evolution
• Agile Methodology
• Eye for value and return
• Business Acumen
• Customer focus with engineering delivery understanding

What will set you apart (Nice to Have):

Connections with key figures in apparel

Working history in apparel

If this role aligns with your experience and ambitions, we encourage you to apply.