Our Client, an established international on line retailer, is looking for an experienced product development specialist with excellent communication skills to cover a 4 month maternity cover.
This role will be working under the direction of the Senior Product Integrity Technologist EMEA for Fashion and Home
The candidate will be responsible and accountable for ensuring Fashion and Home products sourced for the EMEA business (specifically garments and cut & sew Fashion Accessories) meet customer performance expectations
The role could suit an Assistant Product Technologist or a Product Technologist, dependent on experience
Key responsibilities include
Safety and Quality Process Management
Responsible and accountable for ensuring Fashion and Home products supplied in EMEA meet Global & relevant EMEA Safety and Quality requirements.
Provide technical input and direction to suppliers to modify product to void any safety, regulatory and quality deficiencies
Ensure packaging is fit for purpose
Ensure performance claims are adequately substantiated
Verify product has been manufactured correctly.
Documentation verification
Carrying out systematic reviews of suppliers’ support evidence declaration documentation to ensure that products perform and comply with safety, regulatory and performance requirements
Benchmarking and Product innovation
Keeps up to date with the latest product and process innovation and ensures that Fashion and Home applies such innovation in its NPD
Experience required
Product development experience in a relevant consumer goods regulatory, quality or safety environment is required
Candidates must be confident to interfaces with team members, functional leaders and senior management.
Experience liaising with external auditing and testing bodies would be an advantage
Experience of the fitting/sealing process and pattern cutting would be a significant advantage.