Senior Fabric Developer

Burberry is looking for a Senior Fabric Developer to join the London team.

In this role, the Senior Fabric Developer will lead fabric development across multiple product categories, driving innovation, building strategic supplier partnerships, and championing technical excellence. The successful applicant will also provide leadership and development to the team, fostering a culture of high performance, collaboration, and continuous growth.

Responsibilities of the Senior Fabric Developer:

• Lead the research and development of new fabrics, treatments, finishes and technologies in response to creative direction and product requirements.
• Partner with Design on development and prototype launches, translating creative ideas into fabrics that meet quality, performance and aesthetic expectations.
• Own the fabric development critical path, anticipating risks, proposing solutions and driving issues through to completion.
• Build effective relationships with vendors, providing clear briefs and developing a strong understanding of their capabilities, capacity and availability.
• Deliver fabrics within agreed quality, cost and margin parameters while ensuring they are consistent, functional and fit for purpose.
• Lead and nurture a team of Fabric Developers and Assistants, balancing priorities and resources to deliver exceptional craftsmanship, innovation and operational excellence.

What Burberry is looking for:

• Strong experience in fabric research and development, including testing, performance standards, treatments and finishes at fabric and garment level.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and working with suppliers to deliver against creative, technical and commercial requirements.
• Relevant commercial awareness, including experience managing budgets, product costs and target margins.
• Able to balance creative ambition with quality, functionality, timing and commercial considerations.
• Clear and collaborative communicator who can negotiate credibly and work effectively across cross-functional teams.
• Organised and responsive, with the ability to prioritise changing requirements, identify risks and take considered action.

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