Product Development Specialist

2 months ago

Leicestershire, United Kingdom u&i Search Full time

Company Overview

u&i Search is a leading recruitment agency specializing in placing top talent in various industries. Our client is a renowned family-run business with over 75 years of experience in designing and manufacturing fashion accessories. They have a strong portfolio of private label customers and their own branded division.

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly organized and detail-oriented Junior Product Technologist to join our client's team. As a Junior Product Technologist, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the technical, ethical, and quality standards of our products. You will work closely with the production team, suppliers, and other stakeholders to ensure timely delivery and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  • Auditing: Conduct factory audits in conjunction with the PL team to ensure that all supply partners meet our standards. Share information and knowledge to update the central location.
  • Compliance: Ensure suppliers/factories close non-compliances and re-audit where there have been failures. Provide regular updates to the business on status changes.
  • Testing: Specify, review, and act upon required product tests, chemical, environmental compliance, and product safety requirements across the Brands product portfolio.
  • Product Performance: Attend product development meetings and engage in product risk assessment, highlighting areas of concern and advising technical solutions and product improvements.
  • Approval: Ensure that all product components are delivered from suppliers and are commercially approved on-time to maintain delivery dates.
  • Critical Path Management: Attend critical path meetings and keep all critical path documentation up to date with approvals.
  • AQL Procedure: Establish in-country AQL requirements and ensure suppliers adhere to this, capturing issues at source wherever possible.

Requirements

  • Self-motivated: Ability to work under own autonomy or as part of a team.
  • Passionate about driving standards: Building a positive impact in the supply chain.
  • Attention to detail: Maintain high-quality standards in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities with meticulous time management skills.
  • Problem-solving skills: Ability to think critically to overcome technical challenges.
  • Good interpersonal skills: Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams and suppliers, approaching everything with enthusiasm.
  • Experience with Microsoft Office programmes.
  • Interest in fashion and apparel brands.
  • Knowledge of materials, production processes, and quality control for accessories along with industry regulation and compliance standards would be an advantage.
  • Right to work in the UK essential and driving license and own car needed due to remote location.

What We Offer

  • Salary depending on experience.
  • Excellent benefits package including excellent holiday entitlement, private health care, bonus, and pension. Plus other softer benefits like discounted staff sales and wellbeing events.

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