Product Developer Woven Shirts

Just Brands - Fashion & Retail

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EUR 42,000 - 65,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

End-of-year bonus

Staff discount

Gym access

Daily lunch

Job summary

Just Brands is seeking a hands-on Product Developer for woven shirts to own end-to-end development from fabric sourcing through SMS handover. You will balance creative innovation with commercial viability, manage supplier relationships, costing and margins, and drive on-time delivery across design, logistics and buying teams.

With 3+ years in fashion product development (woven shirts preferred), fluency in English and willingness to travel internationally, you will help deliver high-quality,

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Fashion, Product Development, Business, or similar.
Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in fashion product development and/or buying, preferably within woven shirts.
Strong technical understanding of woven fabrics, garment construction, trims and ability to manage multiple seasonal deadlines.
Awareness of fashion trends and good taste level.
Commercial awareness around costing and margins; price negotiations for margin impact.
Willingness to travel internationally for supplier visits and trade shows.
Fluency in English required; Dutch advantageous.

Responsibilities

Source and develop fabrics and garments for men’s shirt collections, aligned with range plan, quality, margin and sustainability.
Balance creativity, product selection and profitability while actively managing costs to achieve target margins.
Identify and manage product, supplier and delivery risks using data and forecasting to support SMS allocation decisions.
Manage the product lifecycle from concept to salesman sample, monitoring the critical path and resolving bottlenecks.
Collaborate with Design, Logistics, Buying and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of the correct product, quantity and quality.
Attend proto meetings with Merchandising, Design and Sales to discuss collection details (fabric information, prices, MOQs, margins, risks).
Build and maintain international supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, quality and delivery of SMS.
Be responsible for fit and quality of SMS and hand over of production-ready garments to the Buying team.
Drive innovation by monitoring market trends, technologies, materials and production developments.
Ensure sustainable sourcing, effective stakeholder communication and accurate product data across systems including Delogue and Navision.

Skills

Technical product knowledge

Supplier management

Costing

Margins

Quality

Fit

Critical path management

Cross-functional collaboration

Forecasting

Market awareness

Education

Bachelor's degree in Fashion/Product Development/Business

Tools

Delogue

Navision

Job description

Product Developer responsible for the end-to-end development of men’s woven shirts, from fabric sourcing and concept to SMS and production handover.

Strong focus on technical product knowledge, supplier management, costing, margins, quality, fit and critical path management.

Looking for a hands‑on, commercially minded and proactive professional with 3+ years of relevant experience, ideally in woven shirts

PME Legend, Cast Iron and Vanguard

Each have their own voice, their own audience and their own place in the market. In woven shirts, strong product needs more than a good idea. It needs sharp product development, solid supplier management, smart decisions and a clear grip on quality, timing and margin.

Woven shirts is one of those categories where every detail matters: construction, fit, fabric, trims, costing, SMS planning and delivery. When the process runs well, collections land stronger, margins stay healthier and the business performs better.

But what really sets us apart is how we work together.

We’re team first. No ego, no unnecessary layers, no endless talking, no corporate theatre. We back each other, speak up, take ownership and keep pushing for better. We work hard, stay sharp and make sure there’s room to enjoy the ride too.

That’s where you take the wheel.

Why this role matters

As the Product Developer for Woven Shirts, you will be responsible for developing the collections, balancing creative innovation with commercial viability. You are a key player in managing the product lifecycle, driving cross-functional collaboration, and maintaining strong supplier relationships. Your expertise ensures delivery of high-quality, on-brand, and sustainable collections that align with the company's financial and strategic objectives.

What You’ll Do

Source and develop fabrics and garments for our men’s shirt collections, in line with the range plan, quality, margin and sustainability requirements.

Balance creativity, product selection and profitability while actively managing costs to achieve target margins.

Identify and manage product, supplier and delivery risks, using data and forecasting to support SMS allocation decisions.

Manage the product lifecycle from concept to salesman sample, monitoring the critical path and resolving bottlenecks proactively.

Collaborate with Design, Logistics, Buying and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of the correct product, quantity and quality.

Attend proto meetings along with Merchandising, Design and Sales to discuss collection details such as fabric information, Prices, MOQs, Margins, risks etc

Build and maintain international supplier relationships, negotiating pricing, quality and delivery of SMS.

Be responsible for fit and quality of SMS and hand over of production-ready garments to the Buying team.

Drive innovation by monitoring market trends, technologies, materials and production developments.

Ensure sustainable sourcing, effective stakeholder communication and accurate product data across systems including Delogue and Navision.

What Makes This Role Exciting

You will play a crucial role in developing collections that align with our brand identity, market trends and financial objectives. You'll manage the entire product lifecycle up and until sales man samples, foster strong partnerships, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality, sustainable products.

You’ll probably love this role if…

like being hands‑on across the full product development process

enjoy balancing quality, timing, sustainability, costing and margin

get energy from solving issues before they slow things down

prefer practical ownership over endless discussion

want to work in fashion product development where detail and commercial instinct both matter.

What You Bring

Bachelor's degree in Fashion, Product Development, Business, or similar

Minimum 3+ years of relevant experience in fashion product development and/or buying, preferably within woven shirts.

A strong technical understanding of woven fabrics, garment construction, trims and the ability to manage multiple seasonal deadlines simultaneously.

Awareness of fashion trends and a good taste level.

Commercial awareness around costing (and bottom‑up costing techniques), price negotiations for margin impact.

Available to travel internationally for supplier visits and trade shows when needed

Fluency in English required; Dutch advantageous

What Just Brands Is Really Like

We’re team first. In Product, that means we challenge each other on quality, timing and margin, keep communication clear and own what we commit to. No ego. Just practical collaboration, sharp follow‑up and a team that enjoys building better product together.

You’ll Join a Company Where

People help each other out

Ideas and people matter more than job titles

Hard work matters, and so does enjoying the ride

If something can be better, we improve it.

What You Get

You step into a role with direct impact on product quality, timing and commercial performance. As part of a small, high‑impact team, you’ll help shape stronger shirts collections for brands with real market presence.