Job Description
Stoneglow a leading UK Candle and Home Fragrance manufacturing are seeking an experience Private Label NPD. The successful candidate will be covering the sales & development and is responsible for managing and running the portfolio and introducing new business for the contract period. You will be a natural, inspirational leader, have a highly commercial approach.
You will have worked for a brand at Sales Manager or Project Developer or similar level, with experience of supplying to a variety of different retailers in the UK and overseas. Working in a Private Label capacity an advantage.
Responsibilities:
· Working within the sales team in reaching targets.
· Working new product development with suppliers and production.
· Manging the up keep on the portfolios passed to you.
· Developing and maintaining strong customer relationships.
· Attending key account meetings, negotiating terms, closing the deal!
· Full understanding of margin, pricing and range plan, playing a key part in range direction and signs offs
· Working with the design and product teams on new product development for the client to ensure we meet the brief
· Ensuring critical path is adhered to with orders delivered on time and within margins
· Ensuring the QC is meet for the client.
· Attend UK and International Trade Shows
The ideal Project development executive will have/be:
· A visionary and strategic thinker
· A skilled, persuasive negotiator – a real people-person
· A self-starter, who rises to challenges and seeing projects through to completion
· Highly commercially aware, with a passion for fragrance
· Results focused, highly organised and an expert multi tasker
· Excellent verbal and written communication
· Passionate guardian of the brand ethos
· Experience in a consumer product area, working for a brand
· A positive, proactive approach – a can-do attitude
· 2years + in project development
· Experience of working on private label development projects is ideal.
· Friendly disposition and a real team player!
· Thrives in a varied role, and in a busy, fast-paced environment, you’re a great multi-tasker.