Senior PD Admin Assistant - China
About Oh Polly
Founded in 2015, Oh Polly is a fast-growing, social first fashion brand that creates trend driven, high quality premium products. With a focus on innovation, global responsibility, and ethics. We’ve built a combined social following of over 10 million across our brands, including Bo+Tee; our activewear line. Operating across multiple global offices, we are a dynamic team offering ambitious individuals the chance to thrive, grow, and take their careers to the next level.
The Role
We are seeking a proactive and organized PD admin assistant the Product Development team within a fast paced garment manufacturing environment.
Supporting daily with operational coordination, status tracking, cross-functional communication, fitting administration and sample management. The role requires strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities across global teams.
Key Responsibilities
Status Reporting & Meeting Coordination
Send daily sample status updates via internal communication channels.
Prepare weekly collection meeting recaps ahead of meetings, consolidating feedback from relevant stakeholders.
Coordinate and assist with collection meetings/risk assements alongside Product Development and Technical teams.
Distribute meeting recaps and action points to UK teams following meetings.
Provide regular updates on concepts, styles, timelines, and submissions.
Product Development Support
Review Technical Packs (TPs), cross-checking for discrepancies and flagging concerns to relevant teams.
Participate in new collection/style handover meetings.
Track and monitor lab dips and approvals.
Maintain and monitor internal systems including AT, Trello daily ensuring :
- ETA are correct
- Tracking uploads are completed
- Styles are moved into correct workflow columns
- Each fit images are accuretly recorded
- Ensure clear paper trails and communication updates are maintained within Trello
- Cost is uploaded and updated
- Support upkeep and accuracy of Airtable systems, ensuring required fields are completed and updated correctly by PD.
- Track material handovers and follow up with fabric and trim development teams to ensure timely progress.
Administrative & Communication Support
Support communication between local and UK teams.
Assist in resolving urgent development and technical queries
Confirm pantone short colour names
Confirm and update hardware selection
Ensure communication records are maintained within Trello where required.
Manage aesthetics uploads to UK teams in line with current processes, including first sample pricing documentation.
Coordinate internal reviews prior to submissions being shared externally.
Follow up on UK held samples and provide status updates to internal teams.
Request CAD updates where significant design changes occur.
Support creation of internal team documentation including:
Process guidelines
Training materials
Team structure documentation
Shoot Sample Coordination:
Liaise with global teams to coordinate and summarise shoot sample recaps.
Cross check sizing, packing lists, and shipment tracking information for accuracy.
Send weekly updates outlining predicted shoot sample ETAs for China.
Monitor timelines against critical shoot deadlines.
Coordinate communication with UK shoot teams regarding shoot schedules.
Maintain and update collection statuses within Airtable throughout shoot stages.
Fittings & Technical Coordination
Track and monitor sample progress between Product Development teams and sample rooms.
Assist with daily fit schedules and status reporting.
Attend fittings and support priority scheduling where sample volumes are high.
Coordinate VC fitting schedules with UK teams and prepare style lists for fittings.
Support clear fit photo submissions where required.
Monitor fit photo quality and ensure processes and standards are consistently followed.
Share weekly model measurements with relevant teams.
Skills & Requirements:
Strong organisational and administrative skills
Excellent attention to detail
Ability to manage multiple workstreams simultaneously
Strong communication skills across global teams
Experience using Photoshop,Excel, Illustrator desirable but not essential
Ability to work in a fast paced product development environment
A university degree in Fashion,Textiles,Buying is desirable but not essential
Understanding of garment development and fitting processes preferred
This Company is an equal opportunities employer
Oh Polly job positions are open to all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.
- Department
- Product Development
- Locations
- Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Some of Our Perks & Benefits
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Competitive Salary
We review our salaries regularly
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Enhanced Holiday Entitlement
You deserve a break after all your hard work
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Your Birthday Off
To celebrate being you
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50% Discount on Company Products
By far our most popular benefit
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Flexible Working Options
We want to make it work for you
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Enhanced Company Pension
Your future is important
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Corporate Gym Membership
Helping to keep you healthy in body and mind
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Enhanced Maternity/Paternity Leave
Extra help for your most precious time
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Personal Development Plan
We prioritise developing our people
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Cycle to Work Scheme
Its good for you and your environment
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Company Sick Pay
To help when you are not 100%
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Bright Modern Open Plan Offices
They really are lovely places to work
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Employee Assistance Programme
Supporting physical and mental health
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Employee Rewards Platform
To say thank you and give recognition
Workplace, Culture & Diversity
Our culture is diverse, creative and collaborative. Our teams are committed, ambitious and hard working. We offer an environment to flourish, develop and take your career to the next level.
All of our clothes are designed in the U.K and we are passionate about nurturing fresh and upcoming talent within the fashion industry – whether this is through working with the latest bloggers or spotting the next marketing guru in the making!
We work with hundreds of women across the world, with 70% of global senior management positions in the UK and LA being held by women – a striking contrast to the majority of fashion brands globally. Furthermore, there is no gender pay gap among workers in the same roles, regardless of where they are based around the world.
We are currently experiencing phenomenal growth and there are many opportunities to join our fun and dynamic teams across the globe. Click on our current vacancies or contact our recruitment team, they would love to hear from you!