Product Development Manager, Menswear

REISS; Greater London; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading fashion retailer in Greater London is looking for a highly experienced Product Development Manager for their Menswear department. This pivotal role involves supporting the Head of Product Development and collaborating with various teams to ensure smooth product development and sourcing. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in sourcing, garment construction, and cost management while being a great team leader passionate about innovation and sustainability. The role offers a competitive salary, company bonus, extensive employee discounts, and various workplace benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salary and bonus

Up to 65% employee discount

Access to exclusive sample sales

DigiCare+ wellbeing services

Health support plan

Workplace pension contributions

Enhanced parental leave policies

Electric Vehicle scheme

Cycle to Work programme

Season ticket travel loan

Qualifications

• Experienced in product development with strong sourcing and cost management skills.
• Ability to drive intake margins while maintaining design integrity.
• Proactive and organized with the ability to manage multiple product categories.

Responsibilities

• Support the Head of Product Development to deliver seasonal sourcing strategy.
• Build and maintain relationships with suppliers to drive quality and innovation.
• Manage product costings and ensure pricing aligns with business targets.
• Lead supplier selection and negotiate cost prices.

Skills

Sourcing expertise

Garment construction knowledge

Cost management

Supplier negotiation

Relationship management

Team leadership

Product innovation

Sustainability focus

Job description

What’s the role about?

We’re looking for a highly experienced and commercially driven Product Development Manager for our Menswear department who will support and deputise for the Head of Product Development. In this pivotal role, you’ll help shape the sourcing and product development strategy, working closely with Design, Merchandising, Buying, and Technical teams to ensure the smooth running of the product critical path and achievement of departmental margin targets. You’ll play a key role in maintaining and developing our global supply base, driving innovation, quality, and sustainability through strong supplier partnerships and commercially intelligent product development.

Who you are

• An experienced product development professional with a strong understanding of sourcing, garment construction, and cost management.
• Commercially minded, with proven ability to drive intake margins while maintaining design integrity and brand standards.
• Skilled in supplier negotiation and relationship management, with a collaborative approach to problem-solving.
• Highly organised, proactive, and able to manage multiple product categories and deadlines.
• Confident working cross-functionally with Design, Merchandising, Buying, and Technical teams.
• Passionate about product innovation, sustainability, and delivering the highest quality standards.
• A motivating team leader who inspires excellence and continuous improvement.

What you’ll be doing

• Supporting the Head of Product Development to deliver the seasonal sourcing strategy, ensuring a balanced, innovative, and efficient supply base.
• Building and maintaining strong relationships with suppliers to drive product quality, innovation, and commercial value.
• Managing product costings and driving intake margin, ensuring pricing aligns with both design vision and business targets.
• Leading supplier selection, negotiating cost prices, and reviewing detailed cost breakdowns to engineer products to price point.
• Collaborating with the Fabric team to negotiate fabric and trim costs and identify sustainable material opportunities.
• Managing the product critical path, troubleshooting delays, and ensuring timely product sign-off and delivery.
• Partnering with Design and Buying to evolve product concepts into commercially viable collections aligned with our brand identity.
• Attending fit sessions as needed, advising on construction and cost implications to ensure best results in both fit and margin.
• Working closely with the ESG team to drive the development of sustainable fabrics, trims, and practices.
• Leading, coaching, and supporting the Product Development team to deliver best-in-class product and process execution.

What we’ll do for you

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Aviva DigiCare+ wellbeing services.
• Medicash health support plan.
• Workplace pension contributions.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Cycle to Work programme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Plus further workplace benefits.