Product Developer - Home Textiles
Oldham
NJR Recruitment are currently working with a world leader client in home textiles, supplying major retailers in the UK and across the globe. Due to their ever-expanding growth this client has a new opportunity for a Product development manager to join their team.
Responsibilities:
Market Analysis / Good understanding of market
Feeding back strategies to factory (seasonal, promo)
Working with factories & design on new product ideas
Setting up factory calls and tours
Benchmarking
Collating all cost information (prices, MOQ's, lead-times)
Working with factories and Category Assistant on product development
Cross costing
Helping/supporting with factory issues
What you'll need to succeed:
In addition to the below, the successful candidate will need to have previous experience working in Product Development - preferably within a retailer/importer environment.
- Good understanding and aware what is happening in the market place & competitors - more training on competitors.
- Need to be able to pull together PowerPoints
- Building relationships with factories
- Good eye for product & design
- Good understanding of pricing/costings
- Understanding technical aspects of product development - working with QA and gaining more technical knowledge.
- Need to have spreadsheet ability. Eg. formula's, v-look ups
- To be able to work independently and in a team
- Good communication skills, sharing vital information with correct people
- Involved in any factory issues and problem solving
- Textiles experience preferred
If you are interested in this role, please apply online or speak to one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR15030