Product Development Manager

2 weeks ago

Melbourne, Australia Jivaro Full time

Drive end-to-end product development, ensuring fit, quality and on-time delivery
- Collaborate with design & offshore vendors to bring innovative apparel to market
- Lead and mentor a skilled technical team, fostering growth and best practices

Looking for your next big career move in product development? This is an exciting opportunity to step into a senior leadership role with a growing performance apparel business, shaping high-quality products from idea to finished garment.
As the Product Development Manager, you’ll lead a hands-on technical team and take full responsibility for the development lifecycle. From partnering with design on initial concepts to guiding offshore vendors through sampling and production, you’ll play a key part in delivering innovative apparel that exceeds customer expectations for fit, function and durability.

**What you’ll be doing**
- Oversee the entire product development process, ensuring collections are delivered on time, within budget, and to brief.
- Collaborate closely with designers to translate creative concepts into technically sound, production-ready products.
- Run and document fit sessions, manage size specs, and maintain core blocks to guarantee consistency across the range.
- Develop and refine tech packs, ensuring every detail — from construction to grading and BOMs — is accurate and up to date.
- Build strong relationships with offshore manufacturers, managing sampling rounds, troubleshooting technical challenges and driving quality outcomes.
- Implement wear testing and performance trials to validate that products meet real-world demands before sign-off.
- Contribute to special collections and one-off initiatives, bringing a proactive, solutions-focused mindset to new projects.
- Mentor and develop a small team of garment techs, fostering an environment of learning, accountability and shared expertise.
- Communicate clearly across the business, helping commercial, marketing and retail teams understand product details and technical considerations.

**What you’ll bring**
- Proven experience managing the end-to-end development of apparel, ideally within performance, activewear or technical categories.
- Strong garment engineering knowledge, with a passion for delivering the perfect fit and finish.
- Confidence working with global suppliers, managing timelines and resolving issues to keep projects on track.
- Experience leading or mentoring a technical team, with a collaborative leadership style.
- Excellent communication skills — able to break down complex technical details for non-technical stakeholders.
- A quality-driven mindset with a love for solving problems and elevating product standards.

You’ll join a high-energy team that’s passionate about innovation, quality and getting the details right. It’s a chance to take ownership of your category, drive technical excellence and see your work come to life in products customers love — all within a supportive, forward-thinking environment.

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