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Product Developer - Home Textiles

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Posted 3 days ago, valid for 12 days
Location

Oldham, Lancashire OL4 3JA, England

Salary

£28,000 - £33,600 per annum

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Contract type

Full Time

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  • A market-leading textile business in Greater Manchester is seeking a Product Developer for Home Textiles, requiring candidates to have experience in textiles and a good understanding of market dynamics.
  • The role involves sourcing new fabric qualities, collaborating with factories on product ideas, and conducting market analysis.
  • Candidates should be proficient in spreadsheet management, PowerPoint presentations, and have strong communication skills to build relationships with factories.
  • The position offers hybrid working with three days in the office and two days working from home, along with benefits like free parking and product discounts.
  • The salary for this position is competitive, and candidates should have prior experience in a similar role.

Looking for innovative ideas

Sourcing new qualities plains/semi-plains/jacquards/print bases

Client Details

A great opportunity for an Product Developer- Home Textiles to join a market leading textile business in the Greater Manchester office. They design and produce textiles for the Bedroom, living room etc. They have a great reputation in the industry with a number of long service employees. They take Sustainability very seriously and are members of Better Cotton they have also removing single use plastic from the supply chain

Description

  • 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

Profile

  • 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

Job Offer

Hybrid working 3 days in the office a week, 2 days at work from home Free car parking + Monday - Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, 1 hour for lunch + Discount on Product + Flexible working hours

Product Developer - Home Textiles

Product Developer - Home Textiles

Product Developer - Home Textiles

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In order to submit this application, a Reed account will be created for you. As such, in addition to applying for this job, you will be signed up to all Reed’s services as part of the process. By submitting this application, you agree to Reed’s Terms and Conditions and acknowledge that your personal data will be transferred to Reed and processed by them in accordance with their Privacy Policy.