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We are partnering with a prestigious luxury womenswear brand to recruit an experienced Senior Product Developer to join their growing Product Development team
.This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced product developer who thrives within a fast-paced luxury environment and enjoys bringing beautifully crafted collections to life. Working closely with Design, Technical, Production, Suppliers and Manufacturers, you will manage the development process from initial design launch through to production handover, ensuring exceptional quality, fit, craftsmanship and commercial viability across every collectio
n.You will play a key role in driving seasonal collections, supporting the Head of Product Development and helping to deliver iconic core collections, seasonal capsules and exclusive projec
ts.Key Responsibili
- tiesLead the end-to-end development of luxury womenswear collections across multiple product catego
- ries.Create, maintain and update detailed Tech Packs, Bills of Materials (BOMs) and product specificat
- ions.Attend design launches, fabric development meetings, technical fittings and production hando
- vers.Work closely with Design to ensure creative vision is translated into commercially viable products without compromising quality or craftsman
- ship.Manage the critical path throughout development, ensuring all milestones and deadlines are achi
- eved.Monitor sample development with both the in-house atelier and international manufacturing part
- ners.Liaise daily with suppliers, manufacturers and internal teams to resolve technical and production challe
- nges.Identify innovative fabrics, trims, finishes and manufacturing techniques that elevate the collec
- tion.Ensure all counter samples, testing and approvals are completed prior to produc
- tion.Source new suppliers and specialist manufacturers where requ
- ired.Build strong long-term relationships with factories and suppliers across Europe and internation
- ally.Drive product excellence through fit sessions and garment development meet
- ings.Ensure construction methods, finishing techniques and quality standards meet luxury expectat
- ions.Work closely with Technical and Production teams to facilitate a seamless transition into bulk produc
- tion.Anticipate manufacturing challenges early and propose practical solutions to improve efficiency and qua
- lity.Support continuous improvements across product development processes and sys
- tems.Work alongside Production and Sourcing teams to obtain accurate supplier cost
- ings.Monitor development costs, margins and manufacturing feasibility throughout the collec
- tion.Ensure BOMs and product information are accurately maintained within the PLM sy
- stem.Assist with seasonal pricing reviews and cost engineering where appropr
- iate.Support budget tracking across development activi
ties.Skills & Exper
- ience5–8+ years’ experience within luxury or premium fashion product develop
- ment.Strong knowledge of garment construction, luxury manufacturing techniques and product development proce
- sses.Experience working across both Fully Factored and CMT produc
- tion.Excellent understanding of critical path management, product costing and production feasibi
- lity.Experience working closely with European and international factories and suppl
- iers.Confident leading fit sessions and communicating technical comm
- ents.Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple collections simultaneo
- usly.Proactive, solutions-focused and highly collabora
- tive.Experience using PLM systems, Microsoft Office and E
xcel.Ideal Can
didateYou will be passionate about luxury product development and have exceptional attention to detail, with the ability to balance creativity, technical excellence and commercial awareness. You will enjoy working collaboratively across Design, Technical, Production and Supply Chain teams, taking ownership of the product development process and delivering beautifully crafted collections to the highest stan
dards….