Job Description
Role: Product Developer
Contract: 1 months (Looking for immediate joiners)
Location: London, UK
Working Pattern: Fully Onsite (Monday to Friday)
Description:
Key Responsibilities
- Implement seasonal development critical paths, ensuring all deadlines are met.
- Launch trials and new designs.
- Work with Design to manage or support material sourcing, development, and prototyping for assigned categories.
- Order raw materials for prototypes and samples, ensuring all information is accurate and complete.
- Organise and schedule prototype fittings, informing Design and Technical Services.
- Attend all fittings - from prototype to first pre-production.
- Communicate prototype and sample forecasts to vendors.
- In collaboration with Design and Merchandising, allocate line styles to fabrics and showroom samples.
- Manage and update sample Bills of Materials (BOMs) and amendments.
- Monitor sample deliveries to all showrooms during seasonal launches.
- Agree on pre-production fitting timetables with Technical Service and Global Sourcing teams.
- Create and manage production BOMs and oversee the collection handover to Supply Chain.
- Maintain daily communication with suppliers regarding prototyping and raw material development.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues promptly, ensuring smooth workflow and clear information flow.
- Provide updates and solutions for issues arising during or after collection development.
Costing & Budget Management
- Support the Product Development Manager, Merchandising, and Global Sourcing teams in costing activities for raw materials, prototypes, and finished goods.
- Monitor and manage the Product Development budget.
Data & Archive Management
- Set up and maintain records of all raw materials.
- Organise and maintain an archive of production standards and seasonal developments.
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Work across multiple projects with cross-functional teams, partnering closely with Design, Merchandising, Technical Services, and Supply Chain.
Personal Profile
- Experience in product development within the luxury fashion industry.
- Proven experience in sourcing and developing raw materials.
- Background in working within a global business.
- People management experience is an advantage.
- Skilled in managing the product development calendar.
- Experienced in collaborating with manufacturers during development stages.
- Strong relationship-building skills with Design and Merchandising teams.
- Highly organised, detail-oriented, and passionate about product design and development.
