Product Developer

Product Developer Leicester We are seeking an experienced and passionate Senior Product Developer to join a team in a newly created role. This is an exciting opportunity for someone with strong Ladieswear product development experience, a passion for innovation, and an exceptional eye for detail. As a Senior Product Developer, you will play a key role in transforming creative concepts into commercially successful products. Working closely with the Design team, you will manage the end-to-end product development process, ensuring collections are delivered on time, within quality standards, and aligned with the brand vision. Responsibilities Follow the product development process from their first sketch through to SMS and final handover to the technical team, ensuring design intent is realised. Build strong relationships with suppliers, communicating clearly and negotiating where necessary to meet price points, without compromising on quality or design integrity. Monitor and prioritise workload to the Design Calendar and Critical Path. Ensure sampling for design meetings, key market presentations, and SMS meet quality expectations and delivered on time. Create detailed technical drawings, BOMs, and development packs, ensuring all technical specs and costings meet targets. Complete and set colour standard paperwork for all products. Create detailed bills of materials (BOM) and relevant costing information for factories. Collaborate with design to ensure design samples are made and ready for all design reviews and range sign off meetings. Organising lab dips where needed and arranging dye bags with the colour technician Partner with the technical throughout the fit process to ensure original design vision is upheld while considering brand standards for fit, performance, and integrity. Highlight any necessary changes to the wider team. Deal with Design, garment & fabric technicians to risk-assess each style, ensuring suitability for production. Proactively identify and manage potential issues and help resolve any challenges that arise during the production process. Maintain regular communication with internal departments to ensure alignment to internal critical path and business needs are met efficiently.

Senior Sales Account Manager Essex We are looking for an experienced Senior Sales Account Manager on behalf of our client. This is a rare and exciting opportunity to join a fantastic company. This role is centred around building, maintaining and growing relationships with customers to maximise sales objectives in terms of value, volume, delivery, profitability while ensuring high levels of customer and supplier satisfaction. The role requires strong communication, negotiation, and sales skills, as well as a deep understanding of the products and services being offered. This includes accountability for driving sales growth that delivers optimal margins, while consistently upholding the highest standards of design, service, and quality. The Sales Account Manager will actively contribute to the team's objectives, support commercial goals, and assist in driving the organisation's growth in accordance with the overall business strategy. Key Accountabilities/Primary Responsibilities: Build and maintain strong, long-lasting relationships with customers and suppliers. Acquire new business with potential future customers, further develop and retain business with existing customers. Organise and attend new and existing customer meetings throughout the UK to maximise sales opportunities. Develop customer account plans and strategies to achieve growth and profitability targets. Develop and execute sales strategies to meet or exceed sales targets and gross margin targets. Identify opportunities for open to buys and expanding product or service offerings to existing customers. Negotiate pricing, terms, and contracts with factories and customers. Prepare sales forecasts through GS to track progress and performance. Raise customer orders on GS. Lead Handover meetings with Design & Production teams. Provide weekly updates to the Divisional Sales Director on account status, best and worst sellers, new sales, new business, cancellations and strategy to replace any lost sales. Attend weekly sales meetings led by the Divisional Sales Director and Group Sales & Design Director, Communicate seasonal key messages to the design team ahead of each season, including insights on best and worst sellers, high-volume lines, key licenses, and new opportunities. Share seasonal budget plans with design counterparts to ensure alignment and clarity. Provide the design team with timely updates on new licenses and emerging opportunities. Represent the business at licensing trade shows alongside customers to support relationship-building and market awareness. Collaborate on licensing decks, ensuring they are accurate and updated with relevant information ahead of license meetings. Manage sales forecasts for licensors in partnership with the License Lead, ensuring timely and accurate submissions. Maintain accurate records of customer interactions, contracts, and sales growth/decline activities. Act as the primary point of contact for sales related customer enquiries & requests. Understand customers' needs and business objectives to provide tailored solutions. Conduct market research and competitor analysis to identify trends and opportunities. Provide product recommendations and solutions based on customer’s needs. Ensure that customers and suppliers receive timely and accurate information about costings, orders and product updates. Liaise with Merchandisers to ensure effective administration of orders.

Senior Ladies Designer - Knitwear Leicestershire - Hybrid Our client is a UK-based apparel supplier with over 50 years of experience working with leading retailers including Next, Urban Outfitters, River Island and others. Specialising in knitwear, supported by a global network of partner factories across countries such as Turkey, India and China. The UK studio delivers design, development and sampling with industry-leading speed. As they continue strengthening their product development capabilities, we are looking for a talented Ladies Knitwear Designer to help drive new ideas, product innovation and commercial design across key customer accounts. The Role We are looking for a Senior Knitwear Designer with strong commercial awareness and a passion for product development. This role will work closely with in-house sample unit, customers and overseas factories to develop knitwear collections from concept through to production. You will be responsible for: • Creating commercially relevant knitwear designs for major UK retailers • Developing concepts, colour palettes and seasonal ranges • Working closely with the in-house sampling team to develop prototypes • Collaborating with factories, mills and yarn suppliers • Managing critical paths and sample development timelines • Presenting designs and collections confidently to customers • Supporting bulk approvals and product development through to production What We Are Looking For • 5+ years professional knitwear design experience • Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design development • Experience working directly with factories, mills and yarn suppliers • Strong command of colour, layout and composition • Advanced skills in Adobe Creative Suite (Illustrator and Photoshop) • Experience managing critical paths and sample rounds • Ability to balance customer needs with commercial business goals • Confident presenting ideas and explaining design rationale • Positive attitude, strong work ethic and high productivity Why Join • Opportunity to shape the creative direction of knitwear development • Work closely with an in-house sampling unit for rapid development • Exposure to major UK retailers and international supply partners • Stable, long-term opportunity within a growing team • Collaborative and experienced in-house environment

Junior Content Creator & Brand Executive Manchester Role Overview We are looking for a creative, confident and highly motivated Junior Content Creator & Brand Executive to support the growth of four consumer brands. This is a content-first role focused on organic brand growth, social media content creation and community building across platforms such as TikTok and Instagram. The successful candidate will be responsible for planning, filming, editing and publishing engaging content, while helping shape how the brands look, sound and show up online. This role is ideal for someone who lives and breathes social media, regularly creates content themselves, understands brand culture and wants to build a long-term career in content, brand and marketing. Designed for someone early in their career looking to grow into a senior content, brand or marketing role. Key Requirement This is a content-first role. Applicants must be confident filming and editing short-form video content and should be able to provide examples of content they have personally created for TikTok, Instagram Reels, brands, freelance clients or personal channels. Key Responsibilities Content Creation & Publishing Plan, film, edit and publish high-quality content across TikTok, Instagram and other relevant platforms Create engaging short-form video content as well as static content Manage posting schedules and ensure consistent brand presence Adapt content to suit each brand’s tone, audience and positioning Identify trends and create reactive content where relevant Confidently film content using mobile devices and basic content equipment Brand Building & Creative Development Develop and pitch creative content concepts and campaign ideas Help define and maintain brand identity across organic channels Support campaign launches, product drops and key brand moments Understand how different content styles appeal to different audiences Influencer & UGC Management Identify and outreach to influencers and creators aligned with the brands Manage creator relationships and UGC partnerships Source, brief and organise UGC content Track content performance and learnings Community & Growth Support community engagement across social channels Help grow follower numbers and brand awareness organically Assist with collaborations and partnerships About You Required Confident filming and creating content for TikTok, Instagram Reels and other short-form platforms Experience editing content using tools such as CapCut, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro or similar Able to provide a portfolio or examples of content personally filmed and edited Strong understanding of social media trends and what drives engagement Comfortable on camera where required Passionate about brand, fashion, lifestyle and social media Organised, proactive and eager to develop a career in content and marketing Desirable Experience creating content for consumer brands Experience working with influencers or UGC creators Basic photography skills What is on Offer Opportunity to work closely with growing consumer brands Hands-on mentorship and career development A creative, fast-paced environment with progression opportunities