Product Developer, Soft Accessories

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Product Developer, Soft Accessories

Department: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

City: London

Location: GB

INTRODUCTION

We are seeking an experienced Soft Accessories Product Developer to join our London based Team. In this role, you will deliver end to end product development process in the soft accessories categories within our Product Development function. Acting as an ambassador for Burberry, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation and collaboration and operate as true technical specialists with internal teams and vendors.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Partner closely with Design to translate creative visions into products, providing technical expertise, attending fittings, and offering solutions to achieve seamless results.
2. Build strong vendor relationships, aligning on capabilities, negotiating costs, and maintaining design integrity through collaborative adjustments.
3. Manage the critical path from concept to pre-production, resolving prototype issues, mitigating risks, and ensuring deadlines are met.
4. Ensure prototypes and samples meet quality, cost, and functionality standards, aligning with customer needs and brand values.
5. Collaborate with Product Engineering on testing and compliance, protecting the design vision throughout development.
6. Support and mentor PD Assistants while maintaining accuracy in PLM updates to ensure efficient workflows.

PERSONAL PROFILE

1. Technical Expertise: Degree in Textiles, with strong knowledge of weaving, woven fabrications, yarn types, counts, and a well-established network of Italian and UK yarn suppliers.
2. At least six years in a similar role, ideally within luxury fashion, with experience in scarves, soft accessories, or fabric creation.
3. Collaboration & Supplier Management: Partner with Senior Designers to translate creative vision, provide expert technical solutions, and manage supplier relationships to ensure quality and efficiency.
4. Project & Commercial Management: Oversee critical path management, ensuring timely delivery while balancing creativity with commercial awareness, budgets, and product costs.
5. Skills & Sustainability: Strong communicator with excellent negotiation skills, fashion sensibility, and proficiency in PLM, Excel, and InDesign; sustainability knowledge is a plus.

MEASURES OF SUCCESS FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.