BWE Recruitment is currently looking to recruit a Product Development Administrator for an established company based in Hemel Hempstead. This role will be covering a maternity contract and they are looking for someone to start as soon as possible.
Purpose of the job: To effectively co-ordinate the activities of the product development cycle between the UK and China, the Business development manager and design team and carry out administrative duties to facilitate the business with Tesco, Argos and Next accounts
Key contacts: Business Development manager, Product development coordinators in China, Designers, Quality Assurance Manager
Key skills: Attention to detail, accurate entry of data, ability to work to deadlines and tenacious attitude. Organised, good time management and communication skills, Able to work in a close knit team. Excellent level of IT Literacy (Excel and Outlook)
Principle tasks:
- Working alongside the BDM to carry out key administrative tasks.
- Sending out customer product briefs, detailing specific requirements and timescales
- Prepare, maintain and update product development trackers to send out to the team in China and ensuring these are updated on a weekly basis.
- Responsible for administering the quote process, chasing and receiving quotes ensuring the quote forms have been filled in correctly as per each customer requirements and filing for the BDM to review and cost.
- Where applicable entering these on to an internal costing model for the BDM review.
- Fill out and submit quote forms ready to send back to the customer having been checked and agreed by the BDM
- Tracking and organising sample requirements for each customer, compiling a sample tracker for the customer and ensuring the internal trackers are kept up to day
- Chasing samples, and organising samples and packages to be sent to a customers via couriers and DHL to our China team
- Labelling and packaging of all samples to be submitted to customers
- Responsible for uploading New line forms and eatures and benefits for new products
- Updating product database with factory images and product development images
- Coordinating packaging and labelling requirements for all selected products for all accounts
- Critical path submissions and overseeing key dates are adhered to.
- Market and competitor analysis- undertake competitor shops and internet based research to identify key trends for future developments and feedback at product development meetings.
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