Product Developer Clothing

Liverpool Football Club; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sports organization in Liverpool is seeking a Product Developer to create and manage clothing ranges. The ideal candidate will have experience in product development, strong negotiation and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment. This full-time role requires maintaining a fabric library and ensuring timely communication with suppliers, with significant opportunities for personal and professional growth within a diverse and inclusive workplace.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers

Employee Assistance Programme

Special LFC perks

Qualifications

• Experience in clothing product development within a global sports or lifestyle brand.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build robust relationships.

Responsibilities

• Create products with required features and costs for specific ranges.
• Produce detailed technical specifications for each product.
• Assess prototypes and advise amendments to manufacturers.

Skills

Clothing product development

Verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Proficiency in Microsoft packages

Tools

PLM systems

Job description

What will you be doing?

• To create products with the required features, costs and lead times for your specific ranges.
• To produce accurate, detailed technical specifications for each product.
• To approve appropriate commercial branding and trim packages for each range, whilst continually researching and developing new ideas.
• To maintain the fabric library.
• To assess prototype and pre‑production samples with the team against each specification and advise any amendments or improvements to the relevant manufacturer.
• To approve lab dips, strike‑offs, knit‑downs, panels, etc. and to clearly feedback any outcome to the relevant supplier.
• Chasing of samples from suppliers to ensure they are received in line with critical path deadlines.
• To obtain cost prices from suppliers and negotiate these, alongside the Senior Manager, Product Development & Sourcing.
• To ensure style files, progress trackers and departmental records are accurately updated and maintained so that progress against critical path can be tracked and monitored and all actions recorded.
• To provide accurate information on all your products to the Product Team as required.
• To attend fit meetings.
• To present your ranges in a clear and informative manner during review meetings with the wider product team.
• To monitor and highlight any potential delays or issues with bulk production and communicate this to the Senior Manager.

Who are we looking for?

The ideal candidate will have experience in clothing product development within a global sports or lifestyle brand, as well as working with clothing manufacturers across Asia and Europe. They should demonstrate the ability to present accurate information clearly, thrive in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple priorities, and possess excellent administration skills with high proficiency in Microsoft packages. Strong verbal and written communication, exceptional organisational and time‑management abilities, and interpersonal skills to build robust relationships are essential. Additionally, the candidate should have strong negotiation and persuasion skills, along with knowledge or experience of working within PLM systems.

Why should you apply?

This is a full‑time permanent role working 35 hours per week. Your main base will be our Distribution Centre.

Please note, this vacancy may close early if we receive a high volume of applications, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

Benefits

To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary and the following benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%
• Life Assurance Cover
• Free financial guidance and mortgage advice
• Car salary sacrifice scheme for affordable driving
• Cycle to Work scheme to keep you active
• Purchase season ticket loans for easier commuting
• Exclusive shopping discounts & cashback with top retailers
• Will Writing Service for future planning
• Employee Assistance Programme for confidential support
• Medicash Health Cash Plan for everyday healthcare needs
• Volunteering opportunities to give back to the community
• Special LFC perks – retail discounts, partner offers, free LFCTV GO access, and priority tickets for matches, events & concerts

…and much more! LFC Benefits.pdf

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

At Liverpool Football Club, we have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to creating a positive difference in the communities that we operate within. We are proud of our achievements in this area; maintaining the Premier League Equality Standard Advanced Level, becoming a founding signatory of the Football Association’s Football Leadership Diversity Code and being recognised as a leader in this important area on and off the pitch. We take our responsibilities seriously and through the work being done across the club, we are committed to increasing the diversity of our people and becoming an increasingly inclusive workplace for all. We are committed to hiring great people representative of diverse backgrounds, perspectives, and skills across our entire business. If you share our enthusiasm and passion for inclusivity, then we want to hear from you.

Safeguarding and Welfare

Liverpool FC is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all Colleagues and Volunteers to share this commitment.

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