Senior Product Developer
About Club L
Club L is a market-leading online fashion brand, designing and producing timeless, trend-led pieces for every occasion. With a focus on premium quality, inclusive sizing, and affordable luxury, we pride ourselves on delivering fashion that empowers confidence.
Role Overview
We are looking for a highly organised and experienced Senior Product Developer to join our Product Development team. You will play a crucial role in coordinating the development of collections, working closely with Designers, internal teams, and suppliers to ensure the smooth progression of styles from concept to production.
Key Responsibilities
- Develop and coordinate assigned collections in collaboration with Designers, internal teams, and suppliers. Ensure allocating the right style to the right supplier
- Acting as the liaison between designers and supplier to ensure smooth product development journey ensuring product meets delivery deadlines.
- Coordinate the entire development process between internal teams and factories, from tech pack handover through to production shipment.
- Act as the day-to-day point of contact for factories to ensure a smooth and efficient flow of information.
- Attend all fit sessions to manage timescales to be met and communicate any feedback to supplier.
- Coordinate and monitor all development, approval, and communication activities related to fabric, trims, and accessory suppliers.
- Provide clear and accurate instructions to factories to ensure samples are developed to the correct specifications and delivered on time.
- Support with creating measurement charts, measure garments, organise fitting sessions, and provide fitting comments to suppliers from proto stage through to fit approved.
- Prepare, maintain, and follow up on all key development documents, including tech packs, workbooks, measurement charts, fabric and trim selection sheets, fitting notes, and sealing comments.
- Review and negotiate costs with suppliers to meet target FOB prices and maintain profit margins.
- Manage the critical path from initial prototypes through to bulk production, ensuring all timelines are met and deliveries are on schedule.
- Follow up and chase all fit approval and photoshoot samples
- Liaise with designers and Garment Technologists regarding order comments and updates.
- Attend and lead critical path meetings
Skills & Experience
- Proven experience in a similar Product Development role within the fashion industry.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, fabrics, and manufacturing processes.
- Excellent attention to detail with strong organisational and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
- Confident in fit processes, technical documentation, and supplier communication.
- Proficient in using Microsoft Office, particularly Excel. Experience with PLM systems is a plus.
- Ability to speak Mandarin.
What's on offer?
- Bi-annual bonus scheme
- 25 days' annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4
- Cycle to work scheme
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Enhanced maternity policy
- 40% staff discount
- Healthcare Cashplan
- Free onsite gym
- Social events
- Department
- Product
- Locations
- Manchester HQ
Manchester HQ
Perks & Benefits
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Benefit 1
Flexible Working Hours and Early Finish Fridays
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Benefit 2
40% Staff Discount across Club L and Lavish Alice products
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Benefit 3
Bi-Annual Bonus Scheme
Empowered People Empower People
Our employees are our greatest asset – each bringing unique and diverse skills with a collective ambition to drive the brand forward. Nurturing up-and-coming talent in a meritocratic environment that promotes collaboration, communication and curiosity, every natural entrepreneur has an opportunity to thrive no matter their level of experience in luxury fashion. As well as young talent, we’re proud to champion highly innovative and inspirational women, with 64% occupying leadership roles across marketing, creative, customer service and design sectors just to name a few. Our people-first approach is what makes a career at Club L London different and since the start, we’ve taken pride in our incredible teams who share our resilience, confidence and passion.
About Club L London
Founded in 2007 Club L was created with the vision of offering long-lasting luxury styles, trend-oriented collections with a twist and unique, statement designs that offer both exceptional quality and fit in an otherwise saturated market of fast-fashion and throw away goods.
Accessible luxury through considered purchasing, limited edition collections that leave no wastage and responsible and ethical manufacturing are at the heart of the brand, world-renowned for its premium fabrications, inclusive sizing and affordable price points.
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