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Product Development Assistant - Footwear & Accessories

Employer
Fred Perry
Location
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Closing date
21 Mar 2023

Job Details

Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952 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:

To work collaboratively with and support a dynamic cross business team covering all aspects of Product Development from Design concept through to global launch

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment with cross functional in-house team. The position therefore requires a team player with a hands-on approach; someone who is able to manage their time well in order to adhere to the Business Critical Path

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITES:

  • Support the Product Team to develop styles as outlined by the Business Plan
  • Maintain and update product critical path from proto sample through to salesman samples/Red Seal, ensuring key timelines are adhered to

 

THE PERSON:

  • Graduate with a relevant degree and/or up to 1 years experience in a similar role
  • Comfortable multi-tasking and managing a varied workload across multiple quarters
  • Enthusiastic and passionate about product with a willingness to learn
  • An integral part of the team who is able to work collaboratively with Design and Quality throughout the end to end process

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Familiar with Adobe Creative Suite & Microsoft systems
  • Knowledgeable on fabrics, yarns and materials

 

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
  • Access to the EAP
  • Flexible working
  • Early finish Fridays
  • Season ticket loan
  • 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
  • Annual Birthday vouchers
  • Regular opportunities to attend gigs / events

 

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