Junior Merchandiser/Production Assistant

Fung Group; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global retail company in Nottingham is seeking a Packaging Coordinator to manage packaging samples and coordinate with manufacturing teams. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with production timelines and track certifications. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential. Join us in creating innovative packaging solutions for top brands.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing packaging development processes.
• Strong communication skills with vendors and teams.
• Ability to track compliance and critical path timelines.

Responsibilities

• Manage processing of packaging samples.
• Coordinate tech packs and communicate with factories.
• Ensure timely distribution and approval of packaging samples.
• Track packaging certifications and compliance.

Job description

Are you a movement maker? Are you seeking new and exciting career opportunities?

Here is what you need to know about the job:

We are Orrsum, a proud member of the Li & Fung family.

Orrsum are market leaders in the supply of Hosiery, Underwear & Loungewear to global retailers. With a passion for great product design and a reputation for taking trends, along with the latest technologies and developing product portfolios to match a brand or retailer’s core customer base.

Orrsum currently design, supply, promote & distribute for a number of licenced global brands and own label brands.

Reporting to the product development manager, you will manage processing of packaging samples through the development and production processes. Communicate with vendors actions and timings and track adjustments made throughout weekly approvals.

• Co-ordinate tech packs at points of contract issue and ensure these are shared with the manufacturing factory within the designated timeline.
• Act as point of contact for the manufacturing factory and internal packaging design team to ensure that all comments are issued queries dealt with in a timely manner according to the critical path timeframe.
• Ensure that packaging pre‑production samples are distributed to the packaging design time and ensure that comments / approvals are issued back to the manufacturing factory within the agreed timeline to ensure that critical path dates are maintained.
• Ensure that all packaging files and samples are stored according to the agreed process.
• Communicate with packaging design and merchandise department to ensure that all packaging aspects required for approval are submitted and processed in accordance to the production critical path.
• Track FSC numbers and packaging certifications from manufacturing factories and ensure that details are logged in accordance with business compliance process.
• Work with the product development manager to build customer CP’s.

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As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.