Product Development Manager (Watches)

Time Management Services Limited; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Time Management Services Limited in Kwun Tong, Hong Kong, seeks a Product Development Manager to own the full lifecycle of fashion watch collections, driving strategies that meet brand calendars, margin targets, and quality standards.

You will combine watch manufacturing expertise with cost engineering and cross-functional collaboration to deliver innovative, commercially viable watches, coordinating with Design, Sales, Supply Chain, and QA to hit market deadlines.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of product development experience in watches.
• Strong knowledge of watch components, movements, cases, dials, straps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end product development from concept to tooling.
• Ensure alignment with brand calendar, margins, and launch deadlines.
• Oversee BOM, cost breakdowns, and value engineering to protect margins.
• Manage vendor networks, production feasibility, and lead-time execution.
• Ensure compliance with safety standards and testing protocols.

Skills

Watch construction knowledge

BOM costing

Value engineering

Vendor management

Cross-functional collaboration

English & Chinese proficiency

Education

Diploma or Bachelor's Degree

Job description

Position Summary

The Product Development Manager leads the end-to-end life cycle of fashion watch collections. This role is responsible for executing product strategies that align with brand calendars, strict margin targets, quality standards, and market launch deadlines. The successful candidate will combine strong technical watch manufacturing expertise, cost engineering precision, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver commercially viable and innovative watch collections.

Key Responsibilities

Product Development & Brand Calendar Execution

• Concept to Sample Sign-off: Oversee development from design briefs and tech packs through sample approval to tooling.
• Trend & Materials Innovation: Track industry trends, movement technologies, and materials to drive product innovation.
• Milestone Alignment: Coordinate cross-functional hand-offs between Design, Sales, Supply Chain, and QA to eliminate launch delays.
• Calendar Management: Drive development timelines according to the Go-To-Market (GTM) brand calendar and critical path milestones.

Target Costing & Value Engineering

• BOM & Margin Control: Manage detailed BOM cost and breakdowns (movement, case, dial, strap, assembly, mark-up) to hit target brand margins.
• Value Engineering (VE): Perform continuous value engineering on watch specifications and construction without compromising design integrity.
• Cost Negotiation: Lead structured cost negotiations and market benchmarking for key watch components and supplier quotes. Execute counter sourcing and cost analysis to ensure margin optimization and profitability.

Vendor Management & Quality Assurance

• Strategic Partnerships: Maintain strong vendor relationships to secure priority capacity and favorable commercial terms.
• Factory Oversight: Manage vendor networks, production feasibility and lead-time execution.
• Compliance & Testing: Enforce global watch safety standards (REACH, RoHS, Prop 65) and technical reliability testing (ISO water resistance, AQL standards).
• Production Handover: Partner with Supply Chain and Logistics to resolve bottleneck risks and ensure on-time bulk production delivery.

Requirements

• Education: Diploma or Bachelor's Degree
• Experience: Minimum 8 years of product development experience in watches.

Technical Skills & Industry Knowledge

• Deep knowledge of watch construction, components (movements, cases, dials, straps / bracelets…), and manufacturing processes.
• Strong expertise in BOM costing and value engineering.
• Familiar with watch regulatory standards (REACH, RoHS, Prop 65) and quality testing protocols.
• Proven control of GTM seasonal launch calendars and critical path timelines.

Competencies:

• Sharp cost negotiation skills with a data-driven approach
• Well organized, detail-oriented with strong analytical capabilities in technical specs and cost matrices
• Proficient in English and Chinese written and spoken.

行業 Industry

• 貿易 Trading

工作種類 Job Category

• 物流 / 運輸 / 船務 (供應鏈管理) Logistics / Transportation / Shipping (Supply Chain)
• 製造 (船務) Manufacturing (Shipping)

工作地點 Location

• 觀塘 Kwun Tong

學歷要求 Education

• 文憑 Diploma