Product Sourcing Assistant
- Recruiter
- First Base Employment
- Location
- Stonehouse
- Salary
- 20000.00 GBP Annual
- Posted
- 13 Jul 2017
- Closes
- 31 Jul 2017
- Sectors
- Media & Digital Media
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Stonehouse, GBP20,000 per annum +
My Client based in Stonehouse are currently looking to expand the team and are recruiting for a Product Design and Sourcing Assistant. The successful candidate will perform a vital role as the company continues to develop its product range and expand sales throughout the UK and overseas; and will have a large impact on the future success of this business.
Main duties will include but not limited to the following:
1. Assisting the Creative Director with sourcing and developing new products and ranges to add to existing collection.
2. QC checks and accurate record keeping in relation to the company's compliance, safety testing and factory audits.
2. Writing specifications for new products.
3. Liaising with suppliers and the Chinese office on daily basis.
4. Arranging samples for approval.
5. Recording weights, sizes and materials for each product on the company record system.
6. Responsible for organising safety testing of new products and ensuring test certificates are kept up to date.
7. Registering of product designs. (Patent Office Registration). Maintaining records of test certificates including retesting of products to schedules.
8. Organising fit tests for all new products prior to launch.
9. Assistance with writing of instruction sheets.
10. Liaising/negotiating with suppliers to secure best costs.
11. Developing supplier relationships.
12. Monitoring the process of specific key customer orders including labelling, QC, carton labels and shipping.
Key skills required:
1. Logical, organised person
2. Some design ability needed
3. Team player
4. Good communication skills
5. Must be confident in excel, word, publisher
6. Must have good finance/mathematical skills
7. Problem solver
8. Negotiation skills
9. Decision maker
10. Ambition to progress
Experience:
1. Sourcing/buying experience would be beneficial
2. Design experience beneficial
3. Excellent knowledge of the Microsoft Packages is essential
4. Experience in working in a small dynamic team
5. Knowledge of Product and compliance would be useful but not essential
This role is permanent, and considered full-time Monday - Friday 08.30am - 4.30pm.
Holiday entitlement is 24 days plus bank holidays