Product Developer – Menswear / High Street

Location Manchester – office based

Salary to £35k + Bens

It’ been a great start to 2025 for our growing Manchester based clothing manufacturing client and with this expansion comes the hire of a new Product Developer to join their dynamic and innovative team! They are looking for a Product Developer with a passion for transforming creative ideas into high-quality, high street ready products, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

The client pride themselves on designing and producing high street fashion that is tread lead, commercial and has a huge amount of repeat business . As they continue to grow, we’re looking for a talented and detail-oriented Product Developer to work closely with the design, production, and sourcing teams to bring our product t life for the high street retailers they provide for

Duties :

• Attend customer meetings, help to take design and order briefs and discuss any issues that may arise with the Buyer, Account Manager and Technical Team.

• Work alongside the account manager for timely approvals in line with the critical path.

• Review the customers packs sent by the customer and create a range planner

• Request any missing information from the customer

• Brief the packs along with the size specs, testing requirements, packaging and range planner to our factory highlighting sample requirements, date required and request prices.

• Check the samples tracker and ensure that the samples are on track.

• Check lab dips on receipt and send to the customer, chase in the comments

• Check all submission are as the tech pack once received, review with key stakeholders and submit to the customer, chase in comments.

• Work with the tech team to ensure submissions are in tolerance.

MUST HAVE TO BE SHORTLISTED

Previous and recent experience in fashion product development in Menswear at a high street supplier or high street retailer .

Experience working with buyers and attending briefings

Strong knowledge of fabrics, garment construction, and production processes.

Ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

Excellent communication and negotiation skills for working with suppliers.

Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, PLM systems, or similar tools is a plus.

Commutable to Manchester town centre and eligible to work in the UK

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