Product Development Manager

HOUSE of MODO is an independent eyewear group behind brands including MODO, ECO, Lowercase, EyeFly, Italia Independent and ONE:1.

The role

You’ll own the development calendar, the cost and margin of every collection, and getting it to market on time and to standard. You work with designers, suppliers and our commercial teams, and you’re the one who holds the line when a product misses its cost, quality or timeline.

What you’ll do

• Run several collections in parallel from brief to launch, with a clear plan, milestones and decision points
• Report status, risks and decisions needed to management
• Build the costing for every product, from FOB through duty, tariffs and freight to landed cost
• Work back from target price and margin to a target cost, and make the business case for each collection
• Follow up actual cost and margin against the costing after launch
• Source suppliers, materials and components, and negotiate price, terms and lead times
• Hold suppliers to what was agreed
• Manage samples, production follow-up and quality control, and solve issues before they reach the customer
• Make sure products meet the compliance requirements in each market, including testing, labelling and certification, and set supplier terms together with legal

Who you are

• 5 to 10 years in product development, sourcing or production, ideally in eyewear, fashion or consumer products
• You have led development projects end to end and been accountable for the result
• Strong with numbers. You can build a product costing and a business case in Excel and defend it
• You push back when something isn’t right, whether it’s a designer, a supplier or management on the other side of the table
• An experienced negotiator with suppliers in Asia and Europe
• Fluent in English, spoken and written. English is our group language and Swedish is not required
• Comfortable with regular travel

Why HOUSE of MODO

HOUSE of MODO is independent and owner-led. Our brands cover very different products, from titanium frames for independent opticians to audio eyewear with no camera. We have our own factory in the US and a sourcing operation in Hong Kong, and the team in Stockholm works directly with the owner and group management. You’ll follow your products from brief to shelf and see what they earn.

Location

Stockholm, with regular travel to suppliers in Asia and Italy.