Senior Product Developer – Clothing & Accessories
Liverpool
Global Activewear & Lifestyle Brand
Salary: Up to £50,000 + Excellent Benefits including:
Salary up to £50,000 + annual bonus
Early finish every Friday
Flexible working hours
Private medical insurance
Free access to onsite gym
Enhanced pension contributions
25 days' holiday + bank holidays
Generous product discount
Quarterly social events, summer parties & festive celebrations
Additional perks including payday lunches & outdoor seating areas
Are you an experienced Senior Product Developer looking to step into a senior role with more ownership, autonomy, and impact?
This global activewear and lifestyle brand is continuing its rapid growth and is now looking for a Senior Product Developer to lead multiple categories, drive product excellence, and influence the direction of future ranges. You'll play a leading role from concept through to production, ensuring every product delivers on fit, function, quality, and commercial performance. This is the perfect opportunity for someone confident in technical decision making, highly organised, and passionate about delivering market leading products.
In this role, you'll take full responsibility for product development across your categories, ensuring all products meet brand standards in performance, quality, fit, and cost.
Key responsibilities of the Senior Product Developer:
Leading the full product development process, from concept through to production sign off
Managing the critical path to ensure deadlines, costs, and quality targets are met
Working closely with directors, designers, and product managers to shape category direction
Running fit sessions, providing confident technical and commercial direction
Overseeing sample management and approving styles at proto, SMS, and pre-production stages
Maintaining and improving size charts, grading rules, fit blocks, and construction standards
Managing all lab dips, strike offs, fabric testing, trims, and approvals
Building strong supplier relationships and visiting factories when required
Working with sourcing teams to improve cost efficiencies without sacrificing quality
Ensuring all products meet compliance, testing, and care labelling requirements
Identifying risks early and driving proactive solutions
Championing process improvements to increase efficiency and product consistency
Mentoring junior product developers and being the technical go to within the team
You will have the following skills as a Senior Product Developer:
Proven experience in product development within apparel or accessories
Strong understanding of garment construction, fabrics, grading, and manufacturing
Confidence leading fit sessions and making key technical decisions
Excellent organisation and communication skills
Experience managing global suppliers and offshore production
A proactive, solutions-focused approach
High attention to detail and a passion for product quality
Experience in sportswear, activewear, or technical apparel (desirable but not essential)