At Gymshark, our products define who we are. We're looking for a passionate and technically skilled Product Developer (Cut & Sew) to manage the end-to-end development of apparel products, ensuring they are delivered on time, to the highest quality standards, and ready to perform for our global community.
Working at the heart of the product creation process, you'll collaborate closely with Design, Fit, Colour, Raw Materials, Quality, Sourcing, and external manufacturing partners to transform concepts into exceptional finished products. You'll be responsible for managing the development critical path while driving excellence in garment construction, fit, quality, performance, and sustainability.
As a Product Developer, you'll take ownership of products throughout the development lifecycle, ensuring they meet Gymshark's technical, commercial, and aesthetic standards.
Key Responsibilities- Lead and manage the end-to-end product development process across your product categories.
- Own and manage development critical paths, ensuring milestones and deadlines are achieved.
- Take responsibility for garment construction, fit, pattern engineering, and overall product execution.
- Partner with Design and Technical teams to ensure products achieve the intended aesthetic, fit, functionality, and performance requirements.
- Coordinate development activities across Colour, Raw Materials, Fit, Quality, Sourcing, and Production teams.
- Act as the primary technical point of contact for products within your area of responsibility.
- Work closely with suppliers and manufacturers to ensure technical specifications, quality standards, and timelines are met.
- Ensure products are appropriately tested and comply with legal, regulatory, safety, and quality requirements.
- Validate product performance and sustainability claims throughout development.
- Identify and resolve technical challenges proactively to maintain project momentum and minimise delays.
- Maintain accurate development documentation, including technical packs, sample records, approvals, and sealed samples.
- Provide regular updates to stakeholders on product status, risks, and key milestones.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives across product development processes, systems, and ways of working.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, pattern engineering, and technical product development.
- Proven experience managing the end-to-end product development lifecycle and critical paths.
- Understanding of colour development, raw materials, fabric technologies, garment testing, and quality assurance processes.
- Knowledge of product compliance, safety regulations, sustainability requirements, and industry standards.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Design, Sourcing, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain teams.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to product excellence.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience using PLM systems and Microsoft Office.
- Strong supplier management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience within performance apparel, activewear, sportswear, fashion, or lifestyle brands.
- Familiarity with CAD software and digital product development tools.
- Experience working within global sourcing and manufacturing environments.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
Onsite Collaboration: Due to the hands-on and highly collaborative nature of the work within our Product & Supply Chain team, we have a minimum expectation of three days per week onsite at our Gymshark HQ. This ensures we can work closely together to innovate, problem-solve, and deliver world-class products for our community.
BELONGING AT GYMSHARK.
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email [email protected].
ABOUT US.
We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.
THE PERKS.
Standard benefits include:
- Performance-based Bonus opportunity
- Funded Healthcare benefit
- 25 days holiday, additional day for your birthday & Bank Holidays
- Contributory Employer pension scheme
- Flexible benefits programme – including salary sacrifice EV scheme, dental insurance, cycle to work, tech scheme, holiday trading
- Gymshark Employee Discount & long service awards
- Access to High Street cashback and discounts
- Financial, Physical and Mental Wellbeing Support
- Enhanced Family Leave package
- Life Assurance
Office location specific benefits include (HQ/IQ):
- Gym Membership to The Lifting Club (LC)
- Onsite lunch provision & coffee bars
- EV charge points available
Note: The bonus program and benefits have certain eligibility requirements. Gymshark reserves the right to amend these programs in whole or in part at any time without advance notice.
Skills Required
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, fit, pattern engineering, and technical product development.
- Proven experience managing the end-to-end product development lifecycle and development critical paths.
- Understanding of colour development, raw materials, fabric technologies, garment testing, and quality assurance processes.
- Knowledge of product compliance, safety regulations, sustainability requirements, and industry standards.
- Experience working cross-functionally with Design, Sourcing, Quality, Production, and Supply Chain teams.
- Strong project management and organisational skills, with ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and critical-thinking skills.
- High attention to detail and commitment to product excellence.
- Ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively to technical and non-technical audiences.
- Experience using PLM systems and Microsoft Office.
- Strong supplier management and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience within performance apparel, activewear, sportswear, fashion, or lifestyle brands.
- Familiarity with CAD software and digital product development tools.
- Experience working within global sourcing and manufacturing environments.
- Advanced Microsoft Office skills.
- Fluent written and spoken English.
What We Do
Gymshark is one of the fastest growing and most recognisable fitness apparel and accessories brands, supported by over 5 million highly engaged social media followers and customers in 100’s of countries. Imagine working in a world of rapid change, where open minded, ambitious, curious, creative and resourceful people exist. We're always looking for great people and if you can imagine yourself here, this could be the place for you.
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