Senior Product Developer - Apparel & Materials

Rohan Designs Ltd; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive training

Clothing allowance

50% discount on our own clothing

Pension scheme contributions

Life cover based on salary

Employee Assistance Scheme

Job summary

Rohan Designs Ltd in Milton Keynes is seeking a Senior Product Developer to lead end-to-end development and commercialisation of apparel products.

You will manage the Product Development and Materials team, partner with Design, Production and suppliers to deliver on quality, performance, sustainability, and margin objectives. This role requires strong experience in garment construction and costing to ensure on-time, buy-ready products.

Qualifications

• Proven product development experience within apparel, outdoor or technical products.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, grading, materials, trims and testing.
• Experience managing development from concept through production approval.
• Commercially aware with strong costing and margin management capability.
• Experience working with global suppliers and manufacturers.
• Knowledge of product compliance, quality assurance and responsible sourcing.
• Strong project management, communication, influencing and problem-solving skills.
• Experience leading or mentoring development teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead product and material development in line with seasonal strategy, range plans and critical paths.
• Manage and develop the Product Development and Materials team.
• Partner with Design, Production and suppliers to meet quality, performance, sustainability, cost and margin objectives.
• Oversee specifications, BOMs, testing requirements and development documentation within Range Grid and related systems.
• Lead sample reviews, product approvals and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Product development

Garment construction

Fit & grading

Materials & trims

Testing

Costing & margins

Supplier management

Project management

Communication

Mentoring

Tools

MS Office

PLM systems

Job description

Rohan Designs Ltd in Milton Keynes is seeking a Senior Product Developer to lead end-to-end development and commercialisation of apparel products.

You will manage the Product Development and Materials team, partner with Design, Production and suppliers to deliver on quality, performance, sustainability, and margin objectives. This role requires strong experience in garment construction and costing to ensure on-time, buy-ready products.