Senior Product Developer, Technical Outerwear Specialist

4 weeks ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Burberry Limited Full time
Job Overview

Burberry Limited is seeking a highly skilled Senior Product Developer to join its Product Development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for delivering the end-to-end product development process for technical outerwear categories.

The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background, excellent communication skills, and the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams. They will be responsible for building and maintaining strong partnerships with design, developing and managing vendor relationships, and ensuring the critical path is adhered to.

The Senior Product Developer will also be responsible for providing leadership and guidance to direct reports, supporting the Senior Product Development Manager, and collaborating with Product Engineering teams.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with design, providing technical feedback and ensuring the design vision is translated into product.
  • Develop and manage vendor relationships, negotiating costs and aesthetic changes to maintain design integrity.
  • Implement and oversee the critical path from concept to pre-production, ensuring deadlines are met and issues are resolved.
  • Deliver prototypes and samples on time, to quality standards, and within the cost price range to achieve target margins.
  • Ensure products are functional, consistent, and fit for purpose, with proactive risk assessment and resolution.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to the Outerwear Developer and Assistant Developer.
  • Support the Senior Product Development Manager and step into their leader role as needed.
  • Collaborate with Product Engineering teams for product testing, leveraging their expertise and protecting the design vision.
  • Support production meetings, ensuring technical requirements for prototypes and samples are met.
  • Coach and develop PD Assistants, and ensure PLM is maintained with 100% accuracy.

Requirements:

  • Ability to work in partnership with Senior Designers, understanding and interpreting their creative aesthetic and design vision and translating this to teams and vendors.
  • Technical capability and product knowledge with ability to confidently influence the Design team and provide on the spot solutions in garment construction, pattern cutting, and fabric construction in the World of Outerwear.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships, delivering clear briefs, and leveraging relationships to meet demands.
  • Critical path management ensuring collections are delivered on time, identifying, calling out, and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges identified.
  • Able to manage within a budget with commercial awareness and understanding of product cost, achieving a balance between creativity and commercial implications throughout the product development process.
  • Demonstrated experience working on site with vendors and operational knowledge of factories, delivering clear briefs, and leveraging relationships and availability to meet demands.
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to negotiate with credibility, share information effectively, and work confidently with cross-functional teams.
  • In-depth knowledge of fashion and products in relevant category – 'fashion sensibility' – knowledge of trends, the market, the luxury consumer, and peer awareness.
  • Computer skills: PLM, Excel, InDesign.
  • Preferred Italian speaking.

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