Branding and Compliance Technologist
Purpose:
This is a varied and exciting role working within our Brand Quality & Sustainability Function. This role will focus on the development & management of branded items for the product range, with product compliance and sustainability at the core.
This role would suit a Technologist with experience of the end to end product development cycle and production processes, who is passionate about Sustainability & CSR and wishes to broaden their role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Dealing with day-to-day queries from nominated suppliers & external factories, as well as internal teams.
- Maintaining communication with the Senior Technologist responsible for product presentation handbooks to ensure information remains accurate.
- Liaising with design/PD on new development to ensure accurate, timely and cost effective development of new branding.
- Managing item forecasting and delivery of the items to the required items to the correct location to facilitate bulk production.
- Managing and delivering branding integrity and brand protection objectives within all items of labelling and packaging.
- Managing and collating audit & certification data and collaborating on corrective action planning.
- Ensuring timely implementation of required changes to maintain brand compliance with incoming EPR schemes across our distribution routes.
- Thorough working knowledge of the end to end design, product development, production and retail processes and lead-times.
- A sound working knowledge of the key routes of packaging supply, main audit bodies & sustainability tools available within our sector.
- The ability to interpret legislative policies and propose viable solutions.
- A proven track record in the integration of the best sustainability practices into a Brand’s sourcing and buying model.
The Person:
- A good understanding of our Brand and the brand product across all categories.
- A sound working knowledge of the key routes of packaging supply, main audit bodies & sustainability tools available within our sector.
- A proven track record in the integration of the best sustainability practices into a brand’s sourcing and buying model.
- An eye for detail and a passion for accuracy.
- Understanding of packaging and labelling lead times and challenges, seeking to continually improve the efficiency of the packaging and labelling function to support the brand.
- A sense of ambition, passionate about sustainability, compliance and best practice.
The Hours:
We actively encourage our teams to have a good work-life balance, and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., so employees can choose to start and finish early or start and finish late. (For example, work 8:00am-4:30pm, 10:00am-6:30pm, and so on). We also have a 30-minute early finish on Fridays.
As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the head office acts as a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office-based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.
Benefits:
We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We don’t want to be a good company to work for; we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:
- Annual performance-related bonus
- Competitive salary, reviewed every year
- Generous staff discounts and regular sample sales
- A generous pension scheme with an 8.5% company contribution
- Option to buy an extra 5-day holiday annually
- Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
- Life insurance
- Private healthcare
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Early finish Fridays
- Season ticket loan
- 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
- Annual birthday vouchers
- Regular opportunities to attend gigs or events
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This guide represents a summary of the role; however all team members are expected to be
flexible in the work they undertake, which may change from time to time, according to the needs
of the business.