Location: Pune, India The Product Development Manager will lead and inspire a high-performing design team of designers, driving creative vision from concept through to final product. The ideal candidate will have an expert understanding sourcing products, demonstrated success in vendor management, and helping translate creative vision and themes into high-quality collections. This role requires a collaborative and extremely well-organized leader who thrives in a fast-paced, results-driven business, and is a mentor as well as a hands-on sourcing and vendor manager.

Key Responsibilities:

- Trend Research & Market Analysis: Proactively identify trends and consumer insights using global trend research and competitor benchmarking. Adapt macro trends into commercially viable concepts for retail and e-commerce.
- Team Leadership: Manage, and mentor a team of designers - setting clear goals, providing feedback, and fostering a collaborative, cutting-edge environment. Lead by example, working hands-on with both juniors and peers.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Collaborate with the Digital team to understand customer needs and requirements.
- Vendor Management: Work with vendors to deliver complete technical specifications, including patterns, fabric choices, and stitching techniques to the selected vendor and coordinate closely through to final production and delivery of the merchandise.
- Sourcing and Technical Oversight: Create mockups, Review samples, and approve construction details. Troubleshoot quality issues alongside vendors, ensuring brand consistency and superior quality.




- Pricing: Ensure best-in-class execution for product lines, balancing aesthetics with technical feasibility, production efficiency, and target margin requirements.
- Project & Calendar Management: Ensure multiple projects are tracked and delivered on schedule, aligned with go-to-market and seasonal deadlines.

Required Qualifications:

- Bachelor s degree in Product or Vendor Management, or related field.
- 2-3 years of experience developing home d cor products (primarily textiles)
- Exceptional communication, presentation, and time management skills.
- Knowledge of sourcing, fabric selection, and manufacturing processes.
- Comfortable working under tight deadlines and rapid product development cycles.
- Ability to manage a team of designers to deliver on product developments

Preferred Qualifications:

- Master s degree in Product Design

- Demonstrated success leading, coaching, and inspiring design teams

- Experience in a retail or e-commerce environment
- Expertise in trend research and study competition for retail success.

Key Attributes

- Highly organized and structured
- Excellent team player and motivational leader
- Agile, adaptable, and resourceful in a changing market
- Strong sense of aesthetics, commercial mindset, and problem-solving ability

Disclaimer: This job posting has been aggregated from external source. Role details, content, and availability are subject to change. Applicants are advised to confirm the latest information directly on the company website before applying.

📌 Product Manager (Pune)
🏢 Altrove In
📍 Pune