Product Design and Development Manager | 12 month-fixed term contract | Hybrid

About the Company

Our client is a fast-growing consumer business known for creating innovative lifestyle and home products. Their collaborative culture empowers creativity, ownership and continuous improvement while delivering exceptional customer experiences across Australia and international markets.

- Hybrid work environment with flexibility and autonomy
- Growth opportunities within a high-performing product team
- Exposure to product innovation and market-leading launches
- Collaborative culture focused on learning and development
- Work with passionate teams across design, marketing and retail

About the Role

This is a unique opportunity for a creative and commercially minded Product Design and Development Manager to lead product creation from concept through to launch. Reporting into senior creative leadership, you'll work across design, procurement, marketing and executive stakeholders to deliver innovative products that resonate with customers. You will be working on the creative direction of products, producing product and trend research, competitor analysis. This role translates that research and direction into textile prints, material selections and product recommendations and refinements across this company’s products.

This role is a 12-month fixed term cover contract.

Key Responsibilities

- Research trends, colours, materials and market opportunities
- Create product concepts, textile prints and pattern designs




- Drive product development from idea through to launch
- Manage timelines, stakeholders and project delivery
- Develop product briefs supporting successful campaigns
- Project management and coordinating the entire product development cycle (from product research and direction, design for assigned categories, to discussions with Executive teams).
- Maintaining centralised and up-to-date product information
- Provide timely and accurate product information to support the development of marketing materials

Skills & Experience

- 4+ years of proven experience in project management, product marketing, product design or product development (preferably working in consumer goods / eCommerce)
- Familiarity with launching new products and managing the product lifecycle from initial concept to market launch
- Textile pattern-led design, print development or trend forecasting skills
- Knowledge in textile construction and print production processes
- Adobe Illustrator proficiency and tech pack experience
- Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills
- Degree in Textile, Product Design or related discipline
- Robust aesthetic eye, with the ability to translate trend and product direction into textile design concepts

This is an urgent requirement, so if you are interested in the above, we would love to hear from you! To be considered for this role you must have full working rights in Australia.

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📌 Product Design and Development Manager- eCommerce / retail- 12 month FTC (Melbourne)
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📍 Melbourne