COMPANY DESCRIPTION

Solent Group work with a diverse portfolio of Retailers and supply bespoke products within various categories, including Health & Beauty, Household Impulse Snacking and Reusable Bags. We are proud to be best-in-class when it comes to own-label product innovation. Our Categories are fast-paced with ever-evolving trends and a host of ground-breaking products coming to market on a regular basis - we add value to retailers by leading and owning each category.
Here at Solent we want people to be extraordinary. We pride ourselves on creating and producing amazing products and brands for our Global Customers. You will be joining a company with offices globally across South Africa, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Vietnam, and the UK.

PURPOSE OF THE ROLE

We’re offering an exciting opportunity to become a key player in our dynamic and rapidly expanding reusable bag division. In this role you will work closely with UK and EU suppliers, our Solent Asia buying team, and a range of internal stakeholders across commercial, technical, design and supply chain departments. This role offers strong development potential, including opportunities for UK and international travel as you grow with the business.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for driving business growth through NPD
• Manage the product development from Concept stage to finished goods
• Managing the production of the required deliverables through HK buying team
• Presentation building for key customer meetings
• Project implementation: Cross functional working with technical & design to ensure we are creating clear market leading briefs
• To manage our project management tool Asana ensure content is accurate and updated weekly
• Review consumer, incite and trend analysis to make informed decisions
• Engage/collaborate with key stakeholders to ensure project viability
• Problem solving & reacting to customer deadlines / requests
• Reviewing emails and project requirements, conducting meetings with teams and stakeholders, scheduling and monitoring metrics
• Market and trend analysis