Senior Specialist, Product Development

Liverpool Football Club; Knowsley; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A well-known sports organization is seeking a Senior Specialist in Product Development. In this full-time role, you will be responsible for creating clothing collections, negotiating with suppliers, and ensuring product specifications are met. The ideal candidate should have experience in clothing product development, exceptional communication skills, and proficiency in Microsoft Office. You will enjoy a competitive salary and a benefits package that includes health plans and discounts.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme matching up to 5.5%

Life Assurance Cover

Free financial guidance and mortgage advice

Car salary sacrifice scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Exclusive retail discounts

Medicash Health Cash Plan

Volunteering opportunities

Special LFC perks

Qualifications

• Experience in clothing product development within a global sports or lifestyle brand.
• Ability to thrive in a fast‑paced environment while managing multiple priorities.
• Exceptional organizational and time‑management abilities.

Responsibilities

• Create products with required features, costs, and lead times for specific ranges.
• Produce accurate, detailed technical specifications for each product.
• Approve branding and trim packages, researching new ideas continuously.
• Assess prototypes against specifications and advise manufacturers.
• Negotiate cost prices with suppliers alongside Senior Manager.

Skills

Clothing product development

Strong verbal and written communication

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Experience with PLM systems

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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

Job 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/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/issues with bulk production and communicate this to the Senior Manager.

Qualifications & Experience

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.

Employment Details

This is a full‑time permanent role working 35 hours per week. Your main base will be our Distribution Centre. To reward your hard work and commitment we offer a competitive salary, 25 days holiday (plus 8 bank holidays and the option to purchase up to an additional 5 days) and access to our benefits kit bag which includes but not limited to:

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 many more. LFC Benefits.pdf

At Liverpool Football Club, 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.