Product Development Operations Specialist

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

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.