Product Developer Clothing

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

Job summary

A prominent football club is looking for a Product Developer Clothing to join their team in Liverpool. The role involves developing seasonal clothing ranges, overseeing technical specifications, and collaborating with manufacturers. Applicants should have experience in clothing development within a global brand, strong communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft tools. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous holiday allowance, and exclusive club perks. This full-time position is based at the Distribution Centre, with a commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension scheme

Life Assurance Cover

Financial guidance

Car salary-sacrifice scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Season-ticket loans

Shopping discounts

Will Writing Service

Employee Assistance Programme

Health Cash Plan

Volunteering opportunities

Exclusive LFC perks

Qualifications

• Experience working with clothing manufacturers across Asia and Europe.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities effectively.
• Strong organizational and time-management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Create products with required features and costs.
• Produce detailed technical specifications for products.
• Maintain fabric library and assess samples.

Skills

Experience in clothing product development

Excellent administration skills

Strong verbal and written communication

Negotiation and persuasion skills

Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

High proficiency in Microsoft packages

Knowledge of PLM systems

Job description

We have an exciting opportunity for an individual to join our Liverpool FC team as a Product Developer Clothing. In this role you will be responsible for the development of specific seasonal ranges of clothing, in line with critical path deadlines.

Responsibilities

• To create products with the required features, costs and lead times for your specific ranges.
• To produce accurate, detailed technical specification 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 to 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.

Qualifications and Skills

• Experience in clothing product development within a global sports or lifestyle brand, and working with clothing manufacturers across Asia and Europe.
• Ability to present accurate information clearly, thrive in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• 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.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills, along with knowledge or experience of working within PLM systems.

About the role

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

• Competitive salary.
• 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays) and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days.
• 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.
• Purchase season‑ticket loans.
• 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, priority tickets for matches, events & concerts and more!

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion

We have an unwavering commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and are always looking to make 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 in this area 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.

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.