HOOGA Hiring! Full Time Senior Product Development Manager in Federal Territory - Ricebowl

The Senior Product Development Manager is responsible for leading the strategic development and execution of multi-category product portfolios across Home, Fashion, and Fragrance. This role ensures delivery of innovative, high-quality, and commercially viable products aligned with global brand standards and regional market requirements.

Working cross-functionally with design, sourcing, merchandising, marketing, and operations teams, the role balances creativity with strategic execution to deliver products that are trend-relevant, cost-effective, and aligned with brand DNA.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Product Leadership

• Define and execute seasonal and long-term product development strategies aligned with corporate objectives and brand positioning.
• Translate global business goals into actionable product roadmaps and seasonal development plans.
• Identify market trends, consumer insights, and competitive benchmarks to inform product direction and growth opportunities.
• Collaborate with creative and design teams to translate concepts into commercially viable products.
• Lead innovation in materials, finishes, packaging, and sustainability initiatives while balancing risk, cost, and speed-to-market.

End-to-End Product Lifecycle Management

• Manage the full product lifecycle from ideation, sampling, testing, costing, and production through to launch.
• Develop detailed product briefs including specifications, quality standards, target pricing, and timelines.
• Ensure adherence to global compliance, regulatory standards, and corporate governance policies whilst maintaining brand positioning, aesthetic direction, and quality expectations.
• Oversee fragrance development in collaboration with external fragrance houses and suppliers.

Commercial & Financial Management

• Partner with merchandising and finance teams to ensure margin targets are achieved.
• Analyse sell-through data, performance metrics, and product productivity and recommend range optimisations.
• Monitor development budgets and cost structures to maintain profitability.
• Balance creativity with commercial discipline.

Supplier & Stakeholder Management

• Develop strategic partnerships with global suppliers and manufacturers.
• Lead commercial negotiations on cost, MOQ, and lead times.
• Ensure supplier performance through structured evaluation and governance processes.
• Collaborate with sourcing, supply chain, and quality teams across regions.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Act as key interface between Design, Merchandising, Marketing, Logistics, and Retail.
• Ensure alignment between product development milestones and go-to-market calendars.
• Support go-to-market strategy including storytelling, claims validation, packaging alignment, and launch readiness.
• Present product concepts and performance insights to senior management.

Team Leadership

• Lead and mentor product development team members.
• Foster a high-performance, accountable, and collaborative culture.
• Drive succession planning and capability development within the team.

Quality & Compliance

• Ensure all products meet safety, regulatory, and compliance requirements across markets.
• Implement rigorous quality control processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in materials, construction, and fragrance stability.

Qualifications & Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Product Development, Textile/Fashion Design, Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8-12 years of progressive experience in product development with Home, Fashion, Beauty, or Fragrance industries.
• Strong understanding of textiles, materials, fragrance development processes, and packaging.
• Proven track record managing multi-category product portfolios.
• Experience managing external fragrance houses and regulatory requirements is preferred.
• Experience working with international suppliers and production timelines.
• Strong project management and organisational capabilities.
• High commercial acumen with the ability to interpret sales and margin data.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in product development tools and systems (e.g. Microsoft Office Suite particularly PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, Adobe Illustrator, etc.).
• Flexibility and willingness to travel both locally and internationally as business needs require.