Product Developer - Textiles

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

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