Skills
Select one or more knowledge areas or skills to find related occupations.
0 skills selected
Overview
They define clothing concepts, coordinate seasonal and strategic briefs, manage product line or category life cycles and keep development aligned with target customers and marketing strategy.
In job descriptions, look for product concepts, garment quality, market research, colour introductions, assortments, budgets, manufacturing coordination, supply chains, prototypes and category management.
Explore this occupation
Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Clothing development managers connect fashion direction with product execution. They shape garment concepts, seasonal briefs, colour and assortment choices, then keep development within budget and channel plans.
Skills and specializations
Key depth includes garment quality, fabric and accessory choices, manufacturing coordination, supply-chain thinking, budgets, product briefs and category life cycles. Market research and industry trend reading are often central.
Salary context
Pay is best compared through category size, budget responsibility, number of product lines, decision authority and how much the role influences sales and distribution. Strategic concept ownership usually carries more weight than coordination alone.
Career paths
A path may start in garment product development, merchandising, buying, production coordination or textile design. Growth can move toward category leadership, brand product strategy or wider product development management.
Good to know
Check whether the advert names the garment categories, target customer, budget scope, collection calendar and handoff to production or sales. A clear role shows whether it is creative direction, product management or operational coordination.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
Map overview
Click the map to search for clothing development manager jobs.
— Jobs total — Countries with jobs
O*NET relationships
See occupations connected to this ESCO occupation in the official O*NET–ESCO mapping. The relationship type comes from the source and is not a ranking or recommendation.
O*NET relationships: 2
Marketing Managers
11-2021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
Open in O*NETManagers, All Other
11-9199.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
The official mapping connects this O*NET occupation to many ESCO occupations.
Source and method
These relationships come from the official European Commission O*NET–ESCO crosswalk.
Relationship direction: O*NET occupation to ESCO occupation.
Several O*NET occupations can point to the same ESCO occupation, and one O*NET occupation can point to several ESCO occupations.
AltoTrail preserves the source relationship type. The order is technical and does not show which occupation is best, most relevant or recommended.
AltoTrail validates and presents the source relationships without adding ranking or recommendation semantics.
NACE Rev. 2.1
Economic activities linked to this occupation.
14Manufacture of wearing apparel
Alternative labels
Occupation group
product development manager (1223.2.1)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/01bcac9f-7881-4664-bd63-dea700e3b117 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 1223.2.1.1 |
| ISCO group | 1223 |
| Concept type | Occupation |