Key Responsibilities
Overall product development working in a four-point approach to product
1. Seasonal ranges by brand
* Overall ownership of key categories / brands becoming an expert in your space.
* Curating product ranges by season touching all applicable price points and formats.
1. Trend led product
* Being an expert in your space, identifying trends or trending products.
* Responsible for reacting to trends, working with factories and internal teams to be first to market.
1. Customer specific product
* Responsible for reacting to customer specific briefs set by sales.
* Sourcing, costing and sampling adhering to short deadlines whilst delivering best cost and quality product.
1. Everyday 365 product
* Applying an adaptable approach to continuous development on everyday core skus.
Product sourcing / supplier management
* Identifying key suppliers and suitable factories understanding the appropriate sourcing route and preferred supplier for product.
* Establishing and maintaining good relationships with existing and potential new suppliers.
* Completion of new factory profile forms and ensuring all new factories are approved by QA.
* Negotiation of trading terms.
* Cost negotiation and completion of costing sheets ensuring margin is in line with company expectations.
* Ensure products costs are in line with material costs with the support of the head of PD.
* Responsible for samples across all lines negotiating samples with factories minimising costs to the business.
* International travel as and when required to visit supplier's showroom / factories.
* Attending trade shows to meet with suppliers to manage relationships and to source new suppliers.
* Regular video calls to maintain and strengthen supplier relationships.
* Sourcing of new trends, hot products.
* Creating product briefs for suppliers and factories, working with design and QA to ensure we are up to date with standards for products and factories.
* Manage the performance of suppliers, with support from the head of PD dealing with issues quickly and effectively ensuring minimal impact to the business.
* Working with the sales team on reactive briefs for the customers, ensuring the appropriate sourcing route is utilised.
Critical path management
* Ownership of the product Development Critical Path Management.
* Ensuring product critical paths and weekly workloads are on track to achieve deadlines from concept to pre-production with design and factories.
* Ensuring deadlines are adhered to and follow up on all sample issues to resolve and drive to completion.
* Identifying, calling out and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges identified at all stages.
* Monitoring order Critical Path with Merch to ensure intake dates are met.
Only relevant candidates will be contacted
Salary description
£30000.00 - £45000.00 per year