Accessories and Footwear Technologist

at  QHQ

Our Client, a highly successful premium B Corp Brand, is looking to recruit an Accessories and Footwear Technologist. A lovely role working with a wide variety of quality products.

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

Experience working on Accessories and Footwear including Women’s, Children’s and Men’s products. An excellent knowledge of multi product Accessories is essential

• Appropriate degree/ equivalent qualification.
• Excellent computer literacy, organisational and communication skills.
• Willing to be adaptable and eager to learn a wide variety of skills and to be flexible across several product categories.
• The ability to prioritise, multitask, manage time and work under pressure.
• Have an aptitude for attention to detail.
• Good decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Professional and credible with the ability to work on own initiative.
• Understanding of construction, product review process, testing and safety standards.
• Good understanding of UK, EU and Global product regulations

THE ROLE:

Reporting to the QA Clothing Technical Manager, you will assist delivery of the departments KPI’s and strategy.
You will be required to support drive operational efficiencies on the Department and be proactive with ideas for improvements in process.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

To ensure the construction methods are maintained to comply with the brands high standards.

• Leading the product reviews
• Measuring and typing comments in excel.
• Discuss risk assessments at proto stage regularly with the Supplier, Designer and Buyer as necessary.
• Monitor product returns and customer complaints and report to QA Technical Manager and Senior

leadership

• Attend weekly Critical Path meetings with B&M to ensure information is updated and on track.
• Filing technical specifications, reviews, test reports and collate required certifications for product

compliance and sustainability claims.

• Ensuring relevant correspondence are linked to product so that traceability exists, demonstrating due

diligence.

• Approve care labelling and testing requirements as well as communicate decisions to the supplier.
• Ensure all products comply with international testing and trading regulations, non-compliances must be flagged.
• Report on quality issues in accordance with product approval processes, test results and tolerance

levels. Ensure non-compliances are relayed for appropriate management decision and advise appropriate stakeholders of potential issues.

• Ensure production samples are approved with appropriate reference samples and briefs.
• Carry out regular store visits to report on quality standards and to examine competitors.
• Product data input on the required systems.
• Complete seasonal product reports for senior leadership meetings.
• Support other departments when cover is needed.
• Where necessary go on trips with the Buyer and/or Designer to suppliers around the world.
• Liaise with DC QC team to ensure that products are inspected appropriately.
• Investigate quality issues, find solutions and report findings to the QA Technical manager
• Ensure emerging issues are resolved quickly and effectively, involving supplier, buyer, merchandiser,

Technical Manager as necessary.

• Ensuring traceability of Gold Seals into the warehouse is maintained, and that progress and status of QC inspections is always visible.
• Ensure all damaged goods, manufacturing faults, transit damages are processed in an appropriate manner and that all costs are recharged to responsible parties through correct process.
• Ensure international compliance documentation is accessible in the central system to prevent shipping delays