Web Design jobs in Wellesbourne

About Us

Gemporia Craft is home to a growing portfolio of creative brands, including HobbyMaker, Sewing Street, JewelleryMaker and Arden Creative Studio. We're also developing the next chapter of CraftStash, an established name in the crafting industry with exciting opportunities to grow and evolve.

Together, our brands bring creativity, inspiration and products to passionate crafting communities through live shopping, ecommerce, product development and wholesale.

We're at an exciting stage in our journey, investing in new talent, developing our own products and brands, and exploring new ways to reach customers in the UK and internationally. We're looking for people who want to be part of that journey and help shape what comes next.

The Role

As Product Development & Design Team Leader, you’ll lead and manage our group-wide product development and design team, turning brand priorities into well-managed, compliant product ranges and reliable launches across every territory we sell into.

You’ll line manage a team of Product Developers and Designers, run a clear development pipeline across our brands, and make sure every product is right for our customers and meets the requirements of the markets it’s sold in. It’s a leadership role with plenty of hands-on product work, ideal for someone who loves product and wants to grow and lead a team.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and develop the team: line manage our Product Developers and Designers through recruitment, objective setting, regular 1:1s, performance reviews and development planning.

• Prioritise and plan: allocate briefs, balance workload and maintain a clear product development schedule across all our brands.

• Turn ideas into products: translate commercial and creative requirements into clear briefs, and steer samples, feedback, approvals and final specifications.

• Work with our suppliers: oversee the team’s day-to-day working with suppliers and manufacturing partners, set clear expectations on sampling, timelines and costings, and act as the escalation point for operational issues.

• Keep products compliant worldwide: build legal, safety and labelling requirements for the UK, EU, US and other markets into briefs from the start, and make sure testing, certification and documentation are in place and signed off by compliance specialists before launch.

• Protect quality and design integrity: maintain high standards of product quality, and make sure our designs are original and our own designs and brand assets are protected.

• Champion responsible products: promote sustainable material and packaging choices, and make sure the packaging data we need is captured.

• Deliver commercially: work with commercial teams and suppliers to hit target costings and margins, and keep buying, marketing and operations informed of launch dates and risks.

• Improve how we work: build practical trackers and processes that make development faster and more consistent.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven line management experience, including objective setting, performance management and developing team members.

• Strong product development, design or sourcing experience in consumer goods, ideally within craft, hobby or jewellery.

• Working knowledge of international product safety and compliance requirements (e.g. UK, EU and US), and experience working with test houses and compliance specialists.

• Experience working with suppliers, including overseas manufacturing partners, on development, sampling and production.

• Commercial awareness of costings, margins and minimum order quantities.

• Excellent organisation, with experience running development schedules across multiple brands or projects.

• Confident communication, with the ability to influence and align commercial, marketing and operations teams.

How We Work

Own It

Take ownership, make decisions and deliver. Challenge It

Question how we work and look for better ways. Support It

Collaborate, share knowledge and help others succeed.

How to Apply

If you’re ready to lead a talented team and shape products crafters love, we’d love to hear from you.

Benefits:

• Employee discount

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Redditch B98 9HF