Product Development Assistant, Knitwear

Department: PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT

City: Milan

Location: IT

INTRODUCTION

At Burberry, our people and culture underpin how we deliver for our customers and our brand. We are building a high‑performance culture that encourages creativity and collaboration, and enables colleagues to do their best work.

Guided by our reimagined purpose, To Embrace the Elements with Open Arms, we bring together diverse perspectives, skills and expertise to create exceptional luxury products and experiences. Our purpose also informs the standards of behaviour we expect, how we lead and how we make decisions across the business.

JOB PURPOSE

The Product Development Assistant will join Burberry’s Product Development team in Milan, supporting the end-to-end development of our collections. You will help keep product information, samples, budgets and development activities accurate and on track, working closely with Product Developers and creative partners. This is an opportunity to build your product development expertise while contributing to the craft, quality and precision behind Burberry collections.

RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintain accurate product information in PLM throughout the collection development process, ensuring data is complete and up to date.
Partner with Product Developers to support effective relationships with manufacturers and suppliers, helping keep shipments on time and within budget.
Coordinate collection documentation, development boards and collection books to provide clear and reliable information for the wider team.
Track and report product development, prototype and sample costs, supporting effective budget management.
Organise, maintain and archive samples, swatches, specification sheets, colour cards and other key product information.
Provide responsive administrative and product information support across the Product Development and Design teams.

PERSONAL PROFILE

Some experience or exposure to knitwear product development, with an interest in continuing to build your expertise within luxury fashion.
Experience working with mills.
Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to manage high volumes of product data accurately.
Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage changing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Clear and collaborative communication skills, with confidence sharing information across teams and external partners.
Commercial awareness, including an understanding of product costs, budgets and the wider luxury fashion market.
Comfortable using digital tools for product development and administration, with experience of PLM, Excel or InDesign beneficial.

FOOTER

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

Posting Notes: Italy || Not Applicable || Milan || PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT || READY TO WEAR - CORE || n/a ||