Creative & Design
Product Developer
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Your Talent
- A natural team player able to develop strong working relationships with both internal PUMA colleagues and our suppliers.
- Experienced in Apparel Product Development with knowledge of Garment Tech and Order Management.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral as a core requirement of the role is to coordinate information between product suppliers and internal departments
- Detail oriented, resourceful, self-motivated and proactive.
- Excellent computer skills including, Excel, Outlook, Illustrator, Power Point and Word.
- Able to prioritize workloads and manage multiple projects at the same time.
- Willing to travel periodically as required by the business.
- Ability to work independently and multi-task.
- A strong team player within the department and the business.
Your Mission
Puma Teamwear has an exciting job opportunity for a Product Developer to work on the development and delivery of our Licensed match wear and replica kit for our contracted UK and Ireland Football Clubs.
- To work with our suppliers to develop high quality performance apparel for our customers from prototype to final product.
- Working with and building strong supportive relationships with local and overseas product suppliers.
- Working in conjunction with the PUMA product design team on product concepts, prototypes, testing and development through to bulk production.
- Supporting internal PUMA Teamwear departments with product specific needs and expertise.
- Ensuring suppliers meet and exceed PUMA’s high standards of product excellence, quality and performance
- Previous experience in a similar apparel development position or capacity is necessary.
- Work directly with the garment suppliers and support the strong relationship Puma UKI has built with them which will include yearly factory visits.
- Work with garment suppliers on product quality and negotiate cost prices to deliver against financial targets.
- Work with a specialist football design team to develop the seasonal kit base garments based on Puma’s Global seasonal creative direction.
- Develop and perfect product prototypes for fit and function to present to Puma UKI’s Licensed Club partners and bring these to life with bespoke seasonal designs and product stories
- Work directly with Clubs and their account Managers and to approve print strike-offs, trim and product embellishment including Club badges
PUMA provides equal opportunities for all job applicants, regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, or disability. Equality for all is one of the core principles at PUMA and we do not tolerate any form of harassment or discrimination.
PUMA is a global sports brand creating footwear, apparel, and accessories that inspire athletes and everyday movers. The PUMA Group owns PUMA, Cobra Golf, and stichd, operates in 120+ countries, and has around 22,000 employees worldwide.
