Burberry Senior Fabric Developer

Burberry; City Of London; Presencial; GBP 65.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Burberry in London is seeking a Senior Fabric Developer to lead fabric development across multiple product categories, driving innovation and building strategic supplier partnerships to support creative direction.

You will lead and mentor a team of Fabric Developers and Assistants, collaborate with Design on prototypes, and ensure fabrics meet quality, performance, cost and margin targets while delivering craftsmanship and operational excellence.

Formación

• Strong experience in fabric R&D, testing, and finishes at garment level.
• Experience managing vendor relationships to meet creative and commercial requirements.
• Commercial awareness including budgets, costs and margins.
• Ability to balance creative ambition with quality, timing, and cost.
• Clear, collaborative communicator across cross-functional teams.
• Organised, responsive, and able to prioritise changing requirements and risks.

Responsabilidades

• Lead R&D of new fabrics, finishes and technologies per direction and product needs.
• Partner with Design on development and prototype launches to translate concepts into fabrics meeting expectations.
• Own fabric development critical path, manage risks and drive issues to completion.
• Build relationships with vendors, issue briefs, understand capabilities and capacity.
• Deliver fabrics within quality, cost, and margin targets, ensuring functionality.
• Lead and nurture a team of Fabric Developers and Assistants, balancing priorities.

Conocimientos

Fabric R&D

Vendor management

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Team leadership

Descripción del empleo

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

We aim to provide an environment for creative minds from different backgrounds to thrive, bringing a wide range of skills and experiences to everything we do. As a purposeful, values-driven brand, we are committed to being a force for good in the world as well, creating the next generation of sustainable luxury for customers, driving industry change and championing our communities.

JOB PURPOSE

Burberry is looking a Senior Fabric Developer to join our London team. In this role, you will lead fabric development across multiple product categories, driving innovation, building strategic supplier partnerships, and championing technical excellence. You will also provide leadership and development to the team, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous growth.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the research and development of new fabrics, treatments, finishes and technologies in response to creative direction and product requirements.
• Partner with Design on development and prototype launches, translating creative ideas into fabrics that meet quality, performance and aesthetic expectations.
• Own the fabric development critical path, anticipating risks, proposing solutions and driving issues through to completion.
• Build effective relationships with vendors, providing clear briefs and developing a strong understanding of their capabilities, capacity and availability.
• Deliver fabrics within agreed quality, cost and margin parameters while ensuring they are consistent, functional and fit for purpose.
• Lead and nurture a team of Fabric Developers and Assistants, balancing priorities and resources to deliver exceptional craftsmanship, innovation and operational excellence.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Strong experience in fabric research and development, including testing, performance standards, treatments and finishes at fabric and garment level.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and working with suppliers to deliver against creative, technical and commercial requirements.
• Relevant commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets, product costs and target margins.
• Able to balance creative ambition with quality, functionality, timing and commercial considerations.
• Clear and collaborative communicator who can negotiate credibly and work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Organised and responsive, with the ability to prioritise changing requirements, identify risks and take considered action.

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.