Product and Sourcing Executive
* Full time
* Hybrid (1–2 days office, central Edinburgh)
* Reports to Head of Product & Sourcing
* Salary circa £25k (salary based on experience)
Busy B is a well-loved Edinburgh-based stationery brand, creating beautiful diaries, calendars, notebooks and journals sold via our website, Amazon, Faire, and retailers including John Lewis and Waterstones. With sales of £2.5m, this is an exciting chance to make a real impact in a small, creative, and friendly team.
As a Product & Sourcing Executive, you will provide day-to-day support to the product and sourcing team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone starting their career in product development, or sourcing, with a keen interest in learning how products are developed, costed, and delivered. You'll gain hands-on experience managing supplier communication, managing product data, and supporting critical paths in a fast-paced small team environment, where flexibility and initiative are essential.
We're looking for someone highly organised, detail-oriented, and enthusiastic about product development. You'll be resourceful, software-literate, and thrive in a collaborative environment, supporting the Head of Product & Sourcing and wider team. Ideally you'll bring 2+ years' experience in product development, sourcing, logistics, or similar.
Key Responsibilities
* Support the product team with admin tasks such as raising purchase orders, updating trackers, and maintaining product databases across all systems.
* Manage day-to-day communication with suppliers, ensuring accurate updates on costings, samples, and lead times.
* Assist with preparing specification packs, product samples, and approvals.
* Communicate with suppliers on routine queries, sample requests, and updates.
* Coordinate product sample requests, approvals and shipments
* Assist with critical path management, highlighting potential delays or risks.
* Conduct trend and competitor research to support new product development.
* Liaise cross-functionally with design, sales and logistics teams to ensure smooth product flow.
* Provide general support across the team, adapting to business needs.
Skills & Experience
* 1–2 years' experience in a buying, sourcing, or product development role
* Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
* Strong communication skills with proven ability to liaise with suppliers.
* Excellent Excel and data management skills; experience with Oracle Netsuite product systems is an advantage but not essential
* Highly organised, with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
* Commercially aware with an interest in market trends and consumer behaviour.
* Eagerness to learn and a proactive attitude.
* Hands-on experience with overseas sourcing, suppliers, and logistics
* Knowledge of quality standards an advantage, safety and ethical sourcing (FSC, SEDEX, GPSR) is useful but not essential
Personal Attributes
* Positive, flexible, and a strong team player.
* Collaborative, with the confidence to take initiative in a small-team environment.
* Strong attention to detail while able to see the bigger picture.
What We Offer:
* A chance to make a real impact in a small, creative team
* Work with a much-loved, design-led stationery brand
* Hybrid working, with 1–2 days per week in our central Edinburgh office
* Involvement across the full product journey, from ideas to launch
* Supportive, friendly culture with room to grow
* 4 weeks' holiday plus 11 public holidays, with an extra week after 5 years
* Company pension and annual discretionary team bonus
* Birthday and Christmas vouchers
This is a rare chance to grow your career in a creative and supportive team, while helping shape the future of a much-loved stationery brand.
To apply: Send your CV and a short note on why you'd be a great fit to