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Overview
The role connects design and production by translating specifications into technical requirements, selecting materials and components, preparing patterns or drawings and testing samples against quality and price constraints.
In job descriptions, look for leather goods collections, samples, technical drawings, pattern engineering, materials, components, prototype testing, ergonomics, fashion trends and production-line requirements.
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Open in Job ExplorerWhat the work can involve
This work translates a design concept into a product that a workshop or line can make. It can include technical drawings, materials selection, component choices, pattern work, sample review and prototype testing.
Skills and specializations
Useful strength combines leather materials, product construction, sketching, pattern engineering, ergonomics, fashion trend reading and clear communication with designers, production and commercial teams.
Salary context
Pay is usually read through product responsibility, technical decision scope, prototype complexity, supplier or customer contact and whether the role owns collection development.
Career paths
Career movement can lead toward senior product development, collection management, technical design, sample-room coordination, quality leadership or product management for leather goods.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy focuses on concept translation, patterns, samples, production handover, material sourcing or marketing input. Those details show whether the job is more technical, design-led or commercially linked.
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This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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Occupation group
Product and garment designers (2163)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/d515e82a-ca9f-4be4-9823-33694dff7304 |
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| ESCO code | 2163.2 |
| ISCO group | 2163 |
| Concept type | Occupation |