Product Developer Administrator

Burberry; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Burberry in London seeks a Product Development Administrator to support the Product Development team by handling administrative, financial and logistics tasks with accuracy and pace.

You will move goods through the development cycle, assist with timely vendor payments and provide clear budget visibility, collaborating with Finance, Trade Compliance and cross-functional partners to keep seasonal activity well-organised and aligned with priorities.

Qualifications

• Strong administrative and organisational skills with attention to detail.
• Experience handling purchase orders, budgets, invoices or cost tracking in a product-led environment.
• You should be able to build effective working relationships with internal teams, vendors, couriers and finance partners.

Responsibilities

• Raise purchase orders for raw materials, components and shipments, ensuring information is accurate and vendors are paid on time.
• Coordinate national and international shipments to and from Florence, working with couriers, vendors and internal teams.
• Partner with Trade Compliance to prepare and manage the documentation required for import and export activity.
• Maintain packing lists, sample order trackers and seasonal reports to support visibility across Design, Merchandising and Product Development.
• Track shipment and Product Development budgets, allocating costs accurately and preparing clear analysis for Finance and leadership teams.
• Monitor development activity, including mould costs, delivery progress and seasonal investment, providing updates that support key collection moments.

Skills

Administrative skills

Budget tracking

Communication

Vendor coordination

SAP / Ariba knowledge

Tools

SAP

Ariba

Job description

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Product Development Administrator

Department: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

City: London

Location: IT

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 for a talented Product Development Admin to support Burberry’s Product Development team,ensuring key administrative, financial and logistics processes run with accuracy and care. This role plays an important part in helping goods move through the development cycle on time, while supporting timely vendor payments and clear budget visibility. Working closely with Product Development, Finance, Trade Compliance and wider cross-functional teams, you will help keep seasonal activity organised, informed and aligned to business priorities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Raise purchase orders for raw materials, components and shipments, ensuring information is accurate and vendors are paid on time.
• Coordinate national and international shipments to and from Florence, working with couriers, vendors and internal teams.
• Partner with Trade Compliance to prepare and manage the documentation required for import and export activity.
• Maintain packing lists, sample order trackers and seasonal reports to support visibility across Design, Merchandising and Product Development.
• Track shipment and Product Development budgets, allocating costs accurately and preparing clear analysis for Finance and leadership teams.
• Monitor development activity, including mould costs, delivery progress and seasonal investment, providing updates that support key collection moments.

PERSONAL PROFILE

• Strong administrative and organisational skills, with a careful eye for detail and accuracy.
• Confident working with purchase orders, budgets, invoices or cost tracking in a product-led environment.
• Able to build effective working relationships with internal teams, vendors, couriers and finance partners.
• Clear and proactive communicator, comfortable managing multiple priorities and sharing timely updates.
• Practical knowledge of SAP, Ariba or similar systems would be beneficial.
• Collaborative, dependable and solutions-focused, with an interest in supporting the development of luxury products.

FOOTER

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

Posting Notes: United Kingdom || Not Applicable || London || PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT || HARD ACCESSORIES - CORE || n/a ||

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