Job Description
The Role:
To ensure compliance across our client’s product ranges including softines, hardlines and toys. To liaise with suppliers on product approvals and maintain critical path deadlines.
Main Duties:
Product approval
1. To take ownership of the relevant areas of responsibility to meet our business needs, and to be totally committed to these.
2. Escalate failures in process to your line manager
3. Ensure Critical Path deadlines are maintained through supplier monitoring.
4. Ensure that Product Lifecyle Management system (PLM) is updated with all information to ensure accurate reporting
5. Approval of documents including but not limited to the list belowRisk AssessmentsArtworkTest PlansTest ReportsCR & Packaging DataDeclarations of ComplianceDeclarations of Conformity
6. Production Sample Approval
Documentation and Technical Files
7. Maintain technical files, product information files, and regulatory reports.
8. Track and manage compliance documentation across SKUs and regions.
9. Work with Quality teams and Product Development teams to integrate compliance early in the product lifecycle.
10. Work closely with stakeholders and advise on product claims, advertising standards, and legal labelling and ensure they are evidence-based
11. Liaise with clients Quality Assurance to resolve compliance issues or product recalls.
Qualifications
What We Are Looking For:
12. At least 3 years’ of proven successful experience at a similar level in Quality/ manufacturing environment
13. Understanding of critical path management
14. Understanding of product sealing procedures, including product fit for use
15. Experience of working with retailers, brands, buying and sourcing offices, vendors, suppliers and factories
16. Highly organised and a team player with excellent communication skills both written and verbal.
17. High attention to detail and ability to manage multiple product categories simultaneously
18. Achieves high productivity at a fast pace, capacity to work under pressure and produce quality work.
19. Ability to commute to Coventry area once a month for retailer meetings.
20. A responsible, punctual and flexible approach and with a strong work ethic
21. Recognises the need for improvement and takes a common-sense approach to problem solving
22. Supports an honest and open working environment and is flexible and open to change
23. Is self-motivated and proactive, and uses initiative
Additional Information
We currently have 2 positions and please note the Hardlines: must have Electrical Product Knowledge.
Benefits:Competitive Salary, Life Assurance 4 x salary, Private Medical Insurance, Healthcash Care Plan, Income Protection, Group Pension Scheme (match contribution of up to 5 %), Option to buy up to 5 days holiday a year, Perkbox (access to discounts), Employee Assistance Programme – 24/7 confidential support, Free Parking, World-wide career opportunities.
This role is office based 37.5 hours per week. Core hours are 8.45 am to 5.00 pm. The company operates a flexitime system allowing you to vary your contractual start and finish times by 30 minutes, providing your daily contractual hours are worked each day.