Aje was created in 2008 to translate the effortless Australian lifestyle into fashion.

Designed for an elegance grounded in ease, our garments empower our customers to feel relaxed, assured and beautiful. 

Our company strives to invite freedom of self-expression in each architectural store environment, bringing our customers confidence and beauty that elevates their everyday to an occasion. 

Join icon fashion house Aje as the Product Coordinator - Aje Athletica & Studio at our Aje Head Office in Melbourne.

About this opportunity:

Design/development:

• Work closely with the design and merchandising team to ensure quality products are delivered in line with the company expectations and parameters.
• Managing all development deadlines in adherence with the critical path, prioritising workflow under the guidance of the Product Manager.
• Assist the designers by setting up tech packs including BOM and tech CADS for the factories
• Support all suppliers and the wider team to solve specific make, fabrication, or construction queries.
• Process lab dips, strike offs, and submissions to the factory
• Ensure effective workflow by ongoing communication with suppliers, ensuring their
• understanding of tech packs and responding to questions and technical issues
• quickly and efficiently.

Critical Path/Production:

• Work closely with the Production Manager to ensure seasonal timelines are maintained according to the company-wide critical path, while seamlessly working on multiple seasons simultaneously.
• Ensuring all risks to Production delivered to retail are mitigated and reduced.
• Upload styles into AP21
• Create and maintain a shared production tracking document to ensure production is tracked across all stages.
• Ensure that all suppliers adhere to the delivery window for each purchase order placed.
• Liaise with the design team to ensure any design issues that may affect production and delivery timelines are resolved with urgency.
• Manage and approve all production fabrics, linings, and trims against set standards from design.

Garment Tech and Product:

• Attend production fit sessions to monitor development progress.  
• Provide a weekly update in the Product Meetings to design and production departments on workflow.
• Request, track, and monitor Pre-Production and Shipment Samples in line with
• critical path – key dates.
• Track Receipt and Approval of pre-production and shipment samples within an acceptable timeframe. Distribute to relevant tech team members for processing.

You will bring:

• Degree or equivalent accredited course in Fashion
• Minimum 2+ years’ experience in fashion retail head office.
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Microsoft Excel, and Google Drive
• Thorough understanding of aspects of the design and product development process
• Proactive interest in keeping at the forefront of the industry and bringing in best practice initiatives.
• Experience in working with offshore vendors
• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to react quickly to feedback and adjust planning and designs accordingly.
•  Understanding of aesthetic and quality standards of designer-level products
• Highly organised individual with Impeccable follow-up and precise attention to detail
• Self-motivation, problem-solving and critical thinking

What do we offer? 

• Generous salary packaging
• It is hard not to embrace the Aje style with generous employee discounts, staff wardrobes, pre-order programs, clothing allowances and regular sample sales
• Your growth is our growth, training and development programs are recommended and encouraged! 
• Career progression
• Celebrate milestones such as, Birthdays with Aje leave benefits
• Access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program designed to support your wellbeing
• No key achievement and success goes unnoticed 
• Referral incentives