Product Development Assistant

FASHION PERSONNEL; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A boutique children's accessory brand in the UK is seeking a Product Development Assistant to manage the development of ranges from design to production. The role requires strong organisational skills, IT proficiency with platforms like Shopify, and a keen attention to detail. The position includes benefits such as 23 days holiday, an annual bonus scheme, and employee discounts.

Benefits

23 days holiday plus bank holidays

Staff social events

Annual bonus scheme

Workplace pension scheme

Generous staff discount

Parking

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role within the accessory industry.
• Ability to manage tasks and meet deadlines.
• Strong IT proficiency and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing development from design completion to production handover.
• Manage sample approvals and critical path.
• Organise and track samples for marketing and production teams.
• Create seasonal line sheets and product descriptions.

Skills

IT skills

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Tools

Office applications

Shopify

Job description

Overview

My client, a boutique children's accessory brand sold around the globe, with key retailers in the UK are looking to expand their team!

Location

Based in Hertfordshire, they are a small and friendly business focused on delivering fantastic products to their customers with the best possible service, both internally and externally - therefore they are looking for someone like-minded to join them!

Responsibilities

• Assist with managing the development of ranges from the point the design is complete to the handover to the production team.
• Manage Critical Path of samples from design to approval, sending design briefs, chasing samples and sample approval.
• Administrate sample comments, price negotiation and order creation.
• Take ownership of sample management, from organisation and tracking to preparing samples for the marketing and production departments, organising distributor and agent samples and ensuring everything is in the right place at the right time.
• Attend meetings for range building, final order sign-off and pre-production.
• Manage and organise fabric swatches, keeping records to include supplier and recyclable information.
• Create seasonal line sheets, input data, writing product descriptions, advising packaging requirements and basic editing of images.
• Organise products and collections on our website and selling platforms.
• Assist in buying other brands to complement our ranges and feature on our website.

Qualifications

• Experience working within the industry in a similar role
• Strong IT skills with experience using Office applications and retail systems and platforms including Shopify
• Highly organised and focused on deadlines with the ability to prioritise when needed
• Attention to detail and accuracy is essential, as you will be working on shared data documents

Benefits

• 23 days holiday plus bank holidays (31 days in total)
• Staff social events
• Annual bonus scheme related to company performance
• Workplace pension scheme
• Generous staff discount
• Parking