Senior Product Developer, Womenswear

What’s the role about?

We’re looking for a highly experienced Senior Product Developer for our Footwear & Accessories team to lead and drive the sourcing and product development strategy across Reiss Womenswear. Reporting to the Head of Product Development, you’ll work closely with Design, Merchandising, Buying, and Technical teams to oversee the product critical path, ensuring timelines, margins, and quality standards are met. You will manage the quality, construction and technical specification of Accessories products, through all stages of style development and production. You will take ownership of supplier relationships, drive innovation across the supply chain, and ensure sustainable and commercially viable products for the Footwear and Accessories categories.

This role is a 12-month fixed term contract.

Who you are

• Proven experience in product development within footwear or accessories in a premium fashion environment.
• Strong commercial acumen with expertise in product margin management, costings, and supplier negotiations.
• Experienced in managing the critical path, ensuring product delivery aligns with timelines and design intent.
• Skilled in leading, mentoring, and developing a team, driving performance and supplier collaboration.
• Experience in Accessories technical – advising Design team on production friendly options, commenting on product through all stages of style development from prototype to bulk production, and test report management.
• Excellent communicator, able to influence and work collaboratively across Design, Buying, Merchandising.
• Knowledgeable about sustainable materials and practices, with a track record of embedding sustainability into product development.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead the development and implementation of seasonal sourcing strategies for footwear and accessories, improving the supply base and product offering.
• Source and maintain strong relationships with existing and new suppliers to ensure innovation, quality, and efficiency.
• Drive intake margin and product pricing, negotiate costs with suppliers - ensuring target margins are achieved while maintaining design integrity.
• Lead supplier selection, and oversee cross-costing of products to ensure optimal placement.
• Manage and own the Product Critical Path across all footwear and accessory categories, reporting milestones, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring product is signed off within required lead times.
• Collaborate with Design and Creative teams to develop new, trend-led ranges, progressing products from concept through to finished samples ready for production.
• Lead fit meetings, advise on technical or cost implications, and ensuring clear and succinct feedback is provided to factories
• Work with the Sustainability team to develop responsible and innovative materials and trims.
• Manage the Product Developer and Trainee Product Developer on team.

What we offer

• Competitive salary and company bonus.
• Up to 65% employee discount.
• Access to exclusive sample sales.
• Aviva DigiCare+ wellbeing services.
• Medicash health support plan.
• Workplace pension contributions.
• Enhanced parental leave policies.
• Electric Vehicle scheme via Octopus Energy.
• Cycle to Work programme.
• Season ticket travel loan.
• Plus further workplace benefits.

If you want to start your story at Reiss as our Senior Product Developer, don’t miss out - apply now!

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We recognise the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.

It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, colour, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.

We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.