Product Development Internship with World Largest Sportswear Brand
Gradfuel, Netherlands
Job Description
Would you like to complete aonce in a lifetime internshipabroad with one of theworld’s largest sportswear brands?
We push the boundaries of products, experiences, and services.
We’ll never launch a product unless we consider it perfect. Our product development teams create every shirt, every shoe and every piece of equipment for thousands of athletes and fashion lovers as if it was one of a kind.
With passion woven into every stitch, our teams ensure that each product embodies excellence. But translating designs, drawings and renderings into real products requires a lot of decision making and close collaboration with our Marketing and Design teams. Together, we create products that exceed expectations.
We all share an infinite imagination and a critical eye for details and costs.
If you are someone who already has the final product in mind when you see the first ideas, you should join us and together we'll turn concepts into precision-crafted masterpieces that inspire athletes and fashion enthusiasts worldwide.
GROW YOUR CAPABILITIES THROUGH MEANINGFUL TASKS amp; PROJECTS
- Prepare presentations
- Build material boards
- Maintain the fabric library
- Collaborate on the product development process including style creation, organization of fittings, comment creation, costing and sample management (including testing), benchmark studies
- Work closely with key partners such as Factories, Liaison Offices, Marketing, Design, Innovation
- Support the development team on current projects and work on own individual projects as assigned e.g., handling of ranges
Requirements
Preferred but not required
- Student of Product Development, Clothing/Textile Technology, Manufacturing, Garment/Textile Design, Sports Technology, Engineering (Footwear, Textile) or similar
- Passion for the respective product category
- Fluent English language skills (written amp; spoken)
- Strong MS Office skills (especially Excel amp; PowerPoint)
- Knowledge of 3D programs such as Clo3D, Rhino, Blender or similar is beneficial
- Knowledge of graphic programs such as Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator is beneficial
- Attention to detail
- Basic understanding of materials and costing
Benefits
- Opportunity to travel to complete a 6 month placement abroad!
- Opportunity to spend 6 months working from a world-class HQ in Germany, with top of the range facilities including a pool and gym!
- Employee discounts on products from one of the worlds largest sports-fashion brands
- Chances to attend and take part in on-campus events and sponsored events/games
- Structured training and development, access to LinkedIn Learning, Language Training
- Possibility to join a mentorship program, networking opportunities or employee resource groups
- International intern community and work environment
- Regular development conversations as part of your role
- Inspiring campus with canteens, cafes, reflection rooms and sport facilities including an on-site gym and many more sports facilities
- Company sports program including classes and events focusing on sports and mental health
- Flexible and agile working arrangements (40% home office possible)