François Ferchaud Email & Phone Number

Givisiez, Canton De Fribourg, Suisse

-Develop line plans & product briefs for summer and winter Bikewear (performance and MTB) lines based on retail needs and market potential- Manage product lifecycles from concept to launch- Research and analysis of the market for upcoming trends and needs- Work with designers and product development team to develop new products and lines to meet target market requirements- Coordinate the workflow with the different suppliers- Global presentation for sales, marketing, planning/production team, management and product teams- Marging and planning control- Managing PLM system- Present brand new collection during sales and forecast meetings- Fabrics and trims selection and approval

Albertville

- Develop line plans & product briefs for Adult, Teenager, Kids and Baby lines based on retail needs and market potentia- Driving the development of new products with the brand strategy- Manage product lifecycles from concept to launch- Research and analysis of the market for upcoming trends and needs- Work with designers and product development team to develop new products and lines to meet target market requirements- Coordinate the workflow with the different suppliers- Product presentation for the sales meeting- Marging and planning control- Marketing/product informations for Workbooks, Hang tags,Manages, Master line lists...- Sales support with key accounts and tradeshows- Strategy orientation meeting presentation to the general mangement team- Factory trips for product development and price negociation- Present brand new collection during sales meetings- Fabrics and trims selection and approvals

Annecy

The goal of this program is to train future highly skilled technicians in the areas of apparel, footwear, bags, or textile accessories.Following students with an individual projectThe main directions for students are: - understand a product in terms of market position / creation / manufacturing- work on each design step, from design brief and trends to final products- links between product management - design - development

Dardilly

Product developmentInterface with suppliers Product and technology benchmarkingDESIGNProduct and fashion design Packaging and user manuals creationCatalogs (Product pitch, graphic design)Interior design for shops

Dardilly

Product developmentInterface with suppliers Product and technology benchmarkingDESIGNProduct design Packaging and user manuals creationCatalogs (Product pitch, graphic design)Interior design for shops

Shanghai

PRODUCT DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT-International benchmarking -Sketches-Sourcing (chinese factories)-Creation of models-3D modeling and rendering (Solidworks & photoview)-Prototyping-Testing of productsGRAPHIC DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT-Benchmarking-Sketches-Creation (Illusatrator ; Photoshop ; InDesign)-Sourcing (chinese printer)-Quality controlPACKAGING CREATION AND DEVELOPMENT-Product protection creation (Foam)-Graphic chart creation-Graphic design creation (Illustrator ; Photoshop and InDesign)-Loading plan (logistic part)

Product creationGraphic creationPackaging creation

Master'S Degree, Project Management & International Development

Activities and Societies: Change Management, Conflict Management, French Labour Laws, French Criminal Business Laws, Corporate Social.

Bachelor'S Degree, Performance Sports Textile And Footwear, Bachelor

Sports biomechanics and physiology, Sports industry culture and sports marketing, R&D and product innovation in sports, Sustainable.

B.T.S, Technology, Sketches, 3D Modelisation, 2D Creation

apprenticeship

1St Year, Art History