Flexitime Product Development & Compliance Coordinator

Santoro Ltd.; Greater London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexitime

On-site parking

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Santoro Ltd. is a design house creating gift, stationery and lifestyle collections. We seek a New Product Development Assistant to support the product lifecycle from concept through regulatory compliance to market launch.

You will work across product development and regulatory teams, coordinate with international suppliers (APAC focus), manage schedules and documentation, and help ensure sustainability and compliance across UK, EU and USA markets.

Qualifications

• Top grades throughout education including a high degree grade in a relevant subject.
• Ideally 2+ years’ experience in a relevant role but open to ambitious graduate applications.
• Strong organisational skills and a meticulous eye for detail.
• Ability to work accurately and efficiently under pressure.
• Capable of analysing and presenting technical information clearly and concisely.
• Great interpersonal skills and a clear, concise communication style.
• Proactive, logical and solution-focused mindset.
• The ambition and confidence to develop a specialism within this role.
• A good level of proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Good understanding of regulatory frameworks and product standards (desirable).
• Familiarity with import/export documentation processes (desirable).

Responsibilities

• Assist the production team in turning creative concepts into fully realised stationery and gift products.
• Coordinate new product development projects with international suppliers, with a particular focus on APAC suppliers.
• Develop product concepts from a variety of sources, combining online research with in-store comp shopping, to identify trends, opportunities and points of difference.
• Track multiple projects simultaneously, monitoring cost, schedule, and quality requirements.
• Manage supplier sourcing activities, including identifying and vetting potential suppliers and obtaining initial quotations to assess product viability.
• Conduct sample quality control checks and document required improvements.
• Manage and monitor production schedules to ensure timely delivery.
• Liaise with suppliers to obtain technical data, samples, and declarations.
• Set packaging briefs to meet legislative labelling requirements and cross check conformity.
• Maintain product specifications and technical files.
• Drive improvements in the use of materials to improve sustainability.
• Support fulfilment of FOB orders and special customer accounts, including processing manuals, communicating instructions, and managing outcomes.
• Provide ad hoc support to our product development, marketing and sales teams.

Skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Problem solving mindset

Microsoft Office proficiency

Regulatory knowledge

Import/export documentation

Education

Top grades in relevant subject with high degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Santoro Ltd. is a design house creating gift, stationery and lifestyle collections. We seek a New Product Development Assistant to support the product lifecycle from concept through regulatory compliance to market launch.

You will work across product development and regulatory teams, coordinate with international suppliers (APAC focus), manage schedules and documentation, and help ensure sustainability and compliance across UK, EU and USA markets.