Product Development Specialist

3 weeks ago


Leicestershire, United Kingdom u&i Search Full time

Junior Product Technologist - Technical Role

Our client, a renowned family-run business with over 75 years of experience, is seeking a highly skilled Junior Product Technologist to join their team. As a key member of the technical team, you will be responsible for ensuring the delivery of high-quality products that meet the company's technical, ethical, and quality standards.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Auditing: Collaborate with the PL team to conduct factory audits, sharing information and knowledge to ensure that all supply partners meet the company's standards.
  • Compliance: Ensure suppliers and factories adhere to packaging and labelling regulations, working closely with the packaging design and suppliers to maintain product standards.
  • Testing: Specify, review, and act upon product test, chemical, environmental compliance, and product safety requirements across the brand's product portfolio.
  • Product Performance: Attend product development meetings, engage in product risk assessment, and advise technical solutions and product improvements.
  • Approval: Ensure 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 maintain up-to-date critical path documentation with approvals.
  • AQL Procedure: Establish in-country AQL requirements and ensure suppliers adhere to them, capturing issues at source wherever possible.

Requirements:

  • Self-motivated and able to work under own autonomy or as part of a team.
  • Passionate about driving standards and building a positive impact in the supply chain.
  • Attention to detail, ability to maintain high-quality standards in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities and meticulous time management skills.
  • Problem-solving skills and 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.

Package:

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


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