Apparel Product Developer — Exclusive Ranges & Global Brands

JD Sports; Sydney; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Birthday leave

Parental leave

Prepaid lunches

Employee Assistance Program

CBD offices

Job summary

JD Sports Australia is seeking an experienced Apparel Product Developer to join our Buying team and help deliver next generation product for the JD customer. You’ll work across top sportswear and fashion brands while developing exclusive ranges from concept through to delivery.

Reporting to the Senior Apparel Buyer, you’ll balance creativity, commercial thinking and execution, building assortments that meet customer demand, sales goals and margin targets.

Qualifications

• 3+ years' experience in Product Development, Apparel Buying or Apparel Design.
• Experience working within a sports fashion, fashion retail or lifestyle retail environment.
• Proven experience developing apparel products from concept through to production.
• Strong understanding of fabrications, garment construction and seasonal product development.
• Excellent stakeholder management and supplier relationship skills.
• Strong negotiation and influencing capability.
• Advanced organisation skills and ability to manage multiple deadlines.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage exclusive and SMU apparel ranges from concept through to delivery.
• Identify emerging trends and translate market insights into commercial product opportunities.
• Collaborate with suppliers, factories and brand partners to deliver best-in-class product.
• Build compelling assortments aligned to customer demand, sales performance and margin objectives.
• Manage the product development lifecycle, including sampling, fit approvals and product sign-off.
• Negotiate costs, lead times and minimum order quantities.
• Monitor performance and identify opportunities for future development and growth.
• Present product updates and commercial insights to key stakeholders.
• Ensure products meet quality, compliance and performance standards.

Skills

Product development

Apparel buying

Apparel design

Fabric knowledge

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Excel

Project management

Tools

Excel

Job description

JD Sports Australia is seeking an experienced Apparel Product Developer to join our Buying team and help deliver next generation product for the JD customer. You’ll work across top sportswear and fashion brands while developing exclusive ranges from concept through to delivery.

Reporting to the Senior Apparel Buyer, you’ll balance creativity, commercial thinking and execution, building assortments that meet customer demand, sales goals and margin targets.