Pippa Small is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated jewellery professional to join our Notting Hill team as a Production Manager. Strong interpersonal skills are a must to work closely with our global production teams in India, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Palestine, Colombia & Bolivia.
Pippa Small is a boutique luxury and ethical jewellery brand based in Notting Hill. Pippa works with both charities and directly within diverse communities to set a new standard for ethical jewellery practices, the brand enables the creation of sustainable jobs and supports cleaner, fairer mining practices, always putting people first.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for liaising with all production suppliers to ensure production is carried out to appropriate quality and in a timely manner.
• Overseeing the entire critical path of the jewellery, from design development and manufacture to pricing and delivery.
• Quality Control of all production, assisted by Wholesale & Production Assistant.
• Assisting Creative Director in developing, pricing, and preparing seasonal collections for market, at least twice annually.
• Working closely with the Wholesale Manager to ensure timely production for stockist deliveries.
• Responsible for overseeing custom orders, from quotes through to delivery.
• Working closely with Creative Director on stone approvals pre-production.
• Responsible for pricing all jewellery.
• Processing purchase orders, allocating jewellery to the various locations/stockists, uploading jewellery to the system.
• Assisting with stock management.
• Analyse the current market, identify gaps and needs notable competitor price positioning in order to provide suggestions for new product launches.
• Shared management of Wholesale & Production Assistant with Wholesale Manager.
• Negotiating costings and systems with suppliers as and when necessary.
Qualifications
• At least 4 years’ experience working in jewellery.
• Knowledge of working with coloured gemstones & diamonds.
• Experience working with factories remotely.
Skills
• Possess an eye for detail, inherent interest in jewellery and a strong product sensibility.
• Ability to work flexibly among quickly-changing priorities and consistently deliver to tight deadlines.
• Attention to detail.
• Problem solver.
• Highly organised
• Excel experience essential.
Reporting to Sales & Marketing Director and Pippa Small.
Please apply with a cover letter and CV.