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Polène Paris

Direct-to-consumer luxury leather handbags

New Product Industrialization Project Manager

Program ManagementConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeÎle-de-France, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Five to ten years of experience, including substantial experience in leather goods.
  • Confirmed experience managing industrial or product-development projects, including a multi-project portfolio, project timelines, and milestone reviews.
  • Knowledge of industrial costing and the construction of leather-goods cost prices.
  • Ability to facilitate prototype reviews and conduct product risk analyses with technical teams.
  • Ability to work in a matrix environment and coordinate stakeholders with diverse roles and backgrounds.
  • Fluent Spanish, required for regular travel to manufacturing sites in Spain.

Responsibilities

  • Manage a portfolio of industrial development projects from industrialization through production launch.
  • Build and monitor project schedules, identifying and addressing risks and blockers as they arise.
  • Facilitate project reviews, document outcomes, and track resulting actions.
  • Define product qualification pathways with technical and quality teams, including engineering-office masters, production approval, and partner-workshop masters.
  • Facilitate prototype reviews covering product construction, materials, finishes, and hardware, and challenge solutions proposed by technical teams.
  • Ensure the development and accuracy of each new product’s price sheet with methods and costing teams, and flag cost deviations.
  • Track invoices for industrialization components and financial commitments associated with each project.
  • Coordinate project stakeholders on a daily basis, including prototype workshops, partner workshops, and methods, quality, and collection teams.
  • Contribute to structuring and continuously improving the industrialization process by formalizing milestones, building project-management tools, and capturing lessons learned.

About the Company

Polène Paris

Direct-to-consumer luxury leather handbags

Polène Paris creates luxury leather goods, focusing on handcrafted handbags and accessories designed in Paris. The company sells its products directly to customers online and through select retail partners, aiming at a global audience of fashion-conscious buyers. Its products are made with premium materials and built to be timeless, emphasizing quality craftsmanship over trendiness. Polène sets itself apart by combining traditional handcraftsmanship with modern, understated design and a selective distribution approach, rather than relying on mass-market channels. The goal is to grow a premium brand that offers durable, elegant pieces that resonate with discerning customers through strong social media presence and influencer collaborations.

Company size
501-1,000
Company stage
Seed
Total funding
$1.4M
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2016

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