Product Development Assistant

Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents

PURPOSE: Product Development Assistant – Footwear & Accessories

To assist in the development and execution of quarterly collections that fulfils both the requirements of the Designer and the Product Team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Working with the Product Development team to build and maintain design packages
• Fabric, trim and leather sourcing as applicable - working closely with the designers to ensure fabrics and components achieve both their requirements and those of the business
• To attend and actively contribute to design/development meetings up to SMS delivery
• Day to day maintenance of the critical path (range plan) is vital for both the Product Development, Technical and Planning departments.
• Ensuring product kit codes are correct in the in-house system
• Manage and execute the critical path for the quarterly cad brochures

THE PERSON:

• Understanding of product construction and manufacture
• Clear and precise written communication skills
• At least 1 year's experience in a similar role
• Intermediate MS Office skills
• Able to use own initiative

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 10am – 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts 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 discount and regular sample sales
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Birthday vouchers
• Regular opportunities to attend gigs / events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.