Product Developer - Menswear

Location: London
Type: Permanent
Salary: £45,000 - £50,000 Per Annum (depending on experience + Bens)
Senior Product Developer – Menswear - Premium Fashion Retailer
Location - London
Salary to £55k + Bens and hybrid working once a week

Are you a driven and detail‑oriented Menswear Product Developer looking to step into a senior role within a fast‑paced, creative environment? A premium fashion retailer is seeking a Senior Product Developer – Menswear to join its Production team and help shape future collections through exceptional sourcing, product development, and supplier management.

About the Role
As Senior Product Developer, you’ll take the lead on driving the sourcing and product development strategy for Menswear with a focus on Shirts,Outerwear and Accessories . You'll be working closely with Design, Merchandising, Buying, and Technical teams, you will manage the end‑to‑end critical path, maintain strong supplier relationships, and ensure all products meet margin targets while staying true to the creative vision.

Key Responsibilities
Lead product pricing, ensuring all styles achieve target margins while maintaining design integrity.
Drive supplier selection and oversee cost negotiations, ensuring detailed costings and price engineering are delivered.
Strengthen supplier relationships through proactive communication, business reviews, factory visits, and fabric fair attendance.
Conduct regular supplier appraisals and implement corrective action plans.
Cross‑cost styles to optimise product placement and sourcing efficiency.
Partner with the fabric team to negotiate raw material pricing and secure the best fabric costs.
Collaborate with creative teams to develop innovative seasonal ranges.
Issue development specs to suppliers and manage sample tracking for seasonal buy meetings.
Negotiate delivery dates in line with merchandising and production timelines.
Attend fit sessions and ensure technical or cost‑impacting changes are communicated effectively.

Who You Are - The must haves to be shortlisted

Recently experienced in Menswear product development and production within an retail head office environment.
Strong experience in Costings
Strong understanding of the product critical path.
team Player , highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
Confident communicator with strong negotiation skills.
Self‑motivated, collaborative, and solutions‑focused.
Commutable to London and eligible to work in the UK

What’s on Offer
Competitive salary
Company pension
Generous employee discount
Annual bonus scheme
Health & wellbeing benefits
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If you’re ready to bring your expertise to a premium fashion retailer and play a pivotal role in developing standout Menswear collections, we’d love to hear from you.

“We will endeavour to contact you within 48 hours of receiving your CV, however due to the nature of our business this may be delayed due to meetings, holidays and offsite visits. If you have not had a response within 7 days then please assume that your application has been unsuccessful, due to high volume response unfortunately we are unable to reply to all applicants.”

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