Knitwear Product Manager

An exciting opportunity has come up for a knitwear product manager to join a European retail office, bringing strong UK high street retail experience and a passion for product, fashion and commercial excellence.

This is an exciting opportunity for a UK/EU retail professional looking to take their experience into a European-based role, working within an established international retail environment.

The Role

You will take ownership of the knitwear product area, managing the product lifecycle from initial concept and development through to production and delivery. Working closely with design, merchandising, buying, sourcing and supplier teams, you will ensure the knitwear range delivers against the brand's quality, price, margin and critical path expectations.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage the end-to-end knitwear product development process.
• Work closely with design and buying teams to develop commercially successful collections.
• Manage suppliers and factories, ensuring product quality, pricing and delivery deadlines are achieved.
• Oversee product costing, margins, specifications and critical paths.
• Identify key trends, fabrics, yarns, finishes and commercial opportunities within knitwear.
• Build strong relationships with international suppliers and cross-functional teams.
• Proactively resolve product development and production challenges.

The Ideal Candidate

• Proven experience in a buying and product development across true knitwear
• Strong background within UK/EU high street fashion or retail.
• Excellent understanding of the UK retail market, customer expectations and commercial product requirements.
• Strong technical knowledge of knitwear, yarns, constructions, gauges and garment finishes.
• Experience working with overseas suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Commercially astute, highly organised and confident managing multiple product categories and deadlines.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, international retail environment.

This is a great expat opportunity to work in a thriving international office. In return there is a competitive tax free salary, plus full expat package and a return flight home each year.