🚀 New Product Development Manager – Sport | Fashion | Lifestyle | Consumer Products
📍 Hertford - Office Based | 💰 £55,000 – £60,000
Are you passionate about creating innovative products that shape the future of sport, fashion, and lifestyle brands?
Do you thrive on turning creative ideas into commercial success across multi-year product pipelines?
This is your chance to join an international brand at a pivotal time — as they disrupt their market and expand globally.
As New Product Development Manager, you’ll own the full product lifecycle – from concept to launch. You’ll lead a rolling three-year NPD plan, drive innovation, and collaborate cross-functionally to bring cutting-edge ideas to market.
💡 What You’ll Do
âś… Lead a 3-year product pipeline with continuous innovation.
âś… Manage NPD end-to-end: concept, sampling, prototyping, testing & launch.
âś… Collaborate across design, marketing, and supply chain teams.
âś… Work closely with Far East manufacturing partners.
âś… Own budgets, timelines, and project communications.
âś… Manage pricing, SKUs & BOMs while supporting forecasting and planning.
âś… Analyse market trends and product performance to refine strategy.
🎯 What We’re Looking For
✨ Proven experience in product development within fashion, lifestyle, performance sports, or consumer products.
✨ Track record of delivering multi-year product pipelines.
✨ Creative + commercial mindset — data-driven yet design-aware.
✨ Experience with international suppliers (Far East preferred).
✨ Excellent communicator, collaborator, and project manager.
✨ Energised by fast-paced, innovative environments.
🌍 Why You’ll Love It
🔥 Be part of a category-leading global brand in one of the UK’s fastest-growing sectors.
🔥 Drive innovation across sport, fashion, and performance design.
🔥 Work in a dynamic, forward-thinking team where your ideas matter.
🔥 Make a visible impact on the brand’s future growth.
Ready to shape the next generation of products?
đź“© Apply now or message me directly for a confidential chat.
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