Hardlines Tech Assistant: Quality, Compliance & Innovation

Mountain Warehouse; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Staff discount

Holiday allowance

Pension scheme

Job summary

Mountain Warehouse, a rapidly growing outdoor retailer, is seeking an Assistant Technologist in London. You will help manage category testing, liaise with suppliers, and support product development through quality sign-offs.

Key requirements include at least 1 year in an assistant technologist role, data management skills, and strong collaboration with offshore suppliers. The role offers hybrid working with three days in London and two from home.

Qualifications

• Experienced at testing review.
• Good data management reporting skills.
• Good influencing, negotiation, and communication skills.
• Team player capable of working under pressure to deadlines.
• Organised, methodical with great attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Manage your categories testing and AQL programme in line with the critical path.
• Work with suppliers to collate compliance documents required for import.
• Record product comments in review meetings and follow through with suppliers.
• Managing soft hardline quality sign offs.
• Risk assessing product and delivering product development resolutions.
• Driving innovation in product, performance, and sustainability through benchmarking and technical advances.
• Integral part of the buying team, working with the Product Technologist to advise on technical and sustainable suitability of fabric, construction and fit.
• Monitoring returns data to spot patterns and delivering corrective actions plans.
• Building supplier relationships to influence quality and fit.

Skills

Testing & review

Data management

Negotiation

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

Mountain Warehouse, a rapidly growing outdoor retailer, is seeking an Assistant Technologist in London. You will help manage category testing, liaise with suppliers, and support product development through quality sign-offs.

Key requirements include at least 1 year in an assistant technologist role, data management skills, and strong collaboration with offshore suppliers. The role offers hybrid working with three days in London and two from home.