Location: Bradford - BD4 6HN / Hybrid
Salary: Competitive
Contract Type: Permanent, full time

We're looking for a new Product Assistant to join our team. Reporting to the Senior Product & Range Manager you’ll support our product team playing an instrumental role in the timely delivery of our products for M&S. You’ll look after a range of activities to ensure they are launched on time and all associated administration is complete enabling our customer and internal stakeholders to deliver the right product in their customer’s baskets at the right time to maximise sales and efficiencies.

Your main responsibilities will include:

Support product leads in all aspects of product administration associated with the product lifecycle such as:
o Keeping CDP’s (critical date path) plans on track

o Manage product briefs, requests for quotes and data requirements

o Manage sample requests

o Sales and ranking reports

o Managing costs including sharing final costings

o Sample management including lead sample approval meetings with the customer

Formulate and agrees CDP timings with Product Developers, attends meetings and updates tracker accordingly ensuring all administration is completed ahead of daily/weekly calls and ensuring relevant internal parties are kept updated with changes
Key contact for a range of stakeholders Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure the right people have the right information in a timely manner to deliver the product
Prepare and distribute regular reports and information packs, ensuring content is accurate and continuously improved based on the audiences needs
Market analysis including competitor shops, products reviews, team updates and recommendations
Briefing in FSDU requirements to internal partners and admin tasks around this.

This is a new role joining a team supplying a well-known, much loved retail brand, with lots of opportunity to showcase your talents.

To be successful, were looking for:

Previous experience of working in an administrative or similar support role, managing a range of activities with competing priorities and deadlines
Previous experience of managing data and updating systems accurately and in a timely manner
Experience of report writing, sharing insightful, timely updates and analysing information to continuously create improvements
Excellent communication skills, comfortable with a range of stakeholders, internal and externals with experience of building strong relationship to achieve common goals
A digital mindset, comfortable and proactive in using digital tools to create efficient processes
Proficient with Microsoft including Excel, Teams, Word and PowerPoint
A team player, attentive, proactive and a natural preference for seeing the needs of your team and flexing your support to meet diverse needs
High organised, exceptional attention to detail and comfortable working at pace

Based at our Dawson Lane site in Bradford, close to key motorway links you’ll be able to take advantage of:

Competitive salary
26 days holiday plus bank holidays
Health cashback scheme
Pension benefit
Flexible working opportunities including working from home opportunities
Free onsite parking for when you are in the office
A variety of other cultural and lifestyle benefits, aimed at promoting a positive work/life balance

You may have experience in the following roles: Product Administrator, Product Coordinator, Product Development Assistant, Category Assistant, Merchandising Assistant, Buying Assistant, Range Administrator, Junior Product Manager, Product Support Assistant, Commercial Assistant, Product Lifecycle Coordinator, Product Launch Assistant, etc.

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