Product Dev & Sourcing Lead for Market-Driven Range

Tilz Collection; Leeds; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Workplace pension

Performance bonus

Training and development

Job summary

Tilz Collection is building a year-round product range and seeks a Product Development and Sourcing Manager. You will research markets, engage with customers, and source suppliers to bring new products from concept to launch.

You will own compliance, costing, and readiness for commercial sign-off with Directors guiding key decisions. You will lead supplier conversations, coordinate packaging in collaboration with designers, and build a twelve-month product calendar to meet Q2 2027 launches.

Qualifications

• Substantial experience in product development, sourcing or buying within food, drink, gifting or consumer products.
• Experience sourcing and developing new products with UK and international suppliers, including briefing, sampling and specification.
• Experience using market data to identify opportunities and build the business case.
• Experience managing allergens, labeling and certification for food or regulated products.
• Strong commercial fluency: build cost, margin and pricing cases.

Responsibilities

• Market research to identify product opportunities and gaps.
• Attend trade shows to source products, materials and trends.
• Engage with customers and buyers to understand needs and inform development.
• Create a 12-month product calendar aligned to strategy and launches.
• Lead supplier conversations from first contact to sign-off and manage samples.

Skills

Product development

Sourcing

Supplier management

Market research

Costing and pricing

Regulatory compliance

Project management

Negotiation

Job description

Tilz Collection is building a year-round product range and seeks a Product Development and Sourcing Manager. You will research markets, engage with customers, and source suppliers to bring new products from concept to launch.

You will own compliance, costing, and readiness for commercial sign-off with Directors guiding key decisions. You will lead supplier conversations, coordinate packaging in collaboration with designers, and build a twelve-month product calendar to meet Q2 2027 launches.