Senior Product Developer
Location: St Albans, Hertfordshire
Our Client is a multichannel operator with well-developed and highly successful wholesale and franchise businesses with customers mainly in the UK but also across Europe. They provides Pro Football Kits and also work with numerous Football and Rugby Clubs in the UK and also throughout Europe, supplying Sports Fashion Apparel, Accessories. The role requires a proactive Product Developer with more than 5 years' experience in a similar role.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the end-to-end product development lifecycle from concept to launch.
- Work closely with Supply Chain/ Design and Sales Team - reporting into COO.
- Drive product innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Responsible for developing and keeping track of all development across a multi range of product, which can look to include; SMU ranges across Pro ,White Label and Retro
- Review and analyse fabric hangers/ colours and feedback comments / approvals accordingly
- Be able to hold fit sessions and document comments in a clear and concessive manor
- Share clear communication with suppliers and customers, worldwide - daily
- Build and maintain supplier relationships to ensure quality standards are met at all times
- Work inline with the critical path to ensure all timelines are met and managed - daily upkeep of our PSR is essential
- Attend and report back in cross-functional meetings with design , sales and product team every week
- Submit development/ bulk samples with comments to our wide customer base ensuring to receive feedback / approval within 48H
- Face production challenges with a practical hands on approach
- Continually check and maintain quality standards
- Send parcels to customers daily
- Assist in organising and maintaining sample library
- Action testing/ review reports and determine next steps
- Work with suppliers on the most cost effective techniques to support business on target margins
Requirements
- A Senior Product Developer/ Garment Technologist with 5 or more year's experience in a similar role
- A fashion related degree
- Technical Skills across Men's, Ladies and Childrenswear
- Passionate about product
- A problem solver - able to take initiative and act accordingly
- A great communicator with and enthusiastic and engaging manner
- Keen attention to detail
- Able to work in a fast-paced environment and work to a set critical path
- Self-motivated with a willingness to learn new skills and demonstrate a can-do approach
- Knowledge of garment construction, fabric, fit, patterns, grading , excel, Microsoft word and Outlook
- Have basic understanding on fabric, print techniques, garment testing
- Able to drive to our Head Office near St Albans
- Office based role - 5 days a week
- Location - St Albans
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