Product Manager

Altrove In; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrove In in Pune, India, seeks a Product Development Manager to lead a high-performing design team and translate creative vision into final product lines for textiles and home décor.

The role requires hands-on sourcing, vendor management, and mentorship, with a focus on delivering collections that meet quality, timing, and margin goals in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Product or Vendor Management or related field.
• 2-3 years of experience developing home décor products (textiles).
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of sourcing, fabric selection, and manufacturing processes.
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines and rapid product development cycles.
• Ability to manage a team of designers to deliver on product developments.

Responsibilities

• Trend research and market analysis; adapt macro trends into viable concepts for retail and e-commerce.
• Lead and mentor a team of designers; set goals and provide feedback.
• Collaborate with the Digital team to understand customer needs.
• Vendor management; coordinate with vendors from specs to final delivery.
• Sourcing and technical oversight; review mockups, samples, and construction details.
• Pricing strategies balancing aesthetics, feasibility, production efficiency, and margins.
• Manage multiple projects and ensure on-schedule delivery aligned with go-to-market deadlines.

Skills

Communication

Presentation

Time management

Sourcing

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Product or Vendor Management

Job description

Location: Pune, India

The Product Development Manager will lead and inspire a high-performing design team of designers, driving creative vision from concept through to final product. The ideal candidate will have an expert understanding sourcing products, demonstrated success in vendor management, and helping translate creative vision and themes into high-quality collections. This role requires a collaborative and extremely well-organized leader who thrives in a fast-paced, results-driven business, and is a mentor as well as a hands-on sourcing and vendor manager.

Key Responsibilities

• Trend Research & Market Analysis: Proactively identify trends and consumer insights using global trend research and competitor benchmarking. Adapt macro trends into commercially viable concepts for retail and e-commerce.
• Team Leadership: Manage, and mentor a team of designers - setting clear goals, providing feedback, and fostering a collaborative, innovative environment. Lead by example, working hands‑on with both juniors and peers.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with the Digital team to understand customer needs and requirements.
• Vendor Management: Work with vendors to deliver complete technical specifications, including patterns, fabric choices, and stitching techniques to the selected vendor and coordinate closely through to final production and delivery of the merchandise.
• Sourcing and Technical Oversight: Create mockups, Review samples, and approve construction details. Troubleshoot quality issues alongside vendors, ensuring brand consistency and superior quality.
• Pricing: Ensure best-in-class execution for product lines, balancing aesthetics with technical feasibility, production efficiency, and target margin requirements.
• Project & Calendar Management: Ensure multiple projects are tracked and delivered on schedule, aligned with go-to-market and seasonal deadlines.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor s degree in Product or Vendor Management, or related field.
• 2-3 years of experience developing home d cor products (primarily textiles)
• Exceptional communication, presentation, and time management skills.
• Knowledge of sourcing, fabric selection, and manufacturing processes.
• Comfortable working under tight deadlines and rapid product development cycles.
• Ability to manage a team of designers to deliver on product developments

Preferred Qualifications

• Master s degree in Product
  Design
• Demonstrated success leading,
  coaching, and inspiring design teams
• Experience in a retail or
  e-commerce environment
• Expertise in trend research and study
  competition for retail success.

Key Attributes

• Highly organized and structured
• Excellent team player and motivational
  leader
• Agile, adaptable, and resourceful
  in a changing market
• Strong sense of aesthetics,
  commercial mindset, and problem-solving ability