Senior Product Technologist

Job Title: Senior Product Technologist

Location : Charlotte Metro, North Carolina, USA

Hybrid: 4 days office, 1 WFH day

Product Category: Hardlines, FMCG, General Merchandise

Company: Our client is a global, award winning Retailer who has recently moved in to the US market. This is a new role to join a startup division for the business, with the opportunity to be one of the first 10 employees within their Product division, instrumental in helping to establish the product quality & safety processes, systems, and strategy.

Department: The Technical/Quality department is responsible for product quality, performance, product specification, social responsibility and sustainable sourcing ensuring that product performs to standards and its country of operations legal legislation.

Role Purpose: The Product Technologist team are responsible for developing, influencing and delivering quality, compliance, sustainability and ethical standards & processes for product category in question. Working closely with buying, suppliers and other relevant stakeholders to ensure the company delivers the right Quality/Price balance.

Requirements:

• Expert in the field of safety & legislation, risk analysis and prevention and product technical development within specialized industry (toys / electronics / cosmetics and formulation / food contact etc.).
• Excellent communication skills within technical function, buying, supply base and global offices and ability to work as a team player showing respect, support and discipline
• Commitment and history of putting the customer first and central to everything they do
• Multi tasked orientated working to tight deadlines where necessary while maintaining entrepreneurialism
• Able to analyse data (KPI’s, customer feedback, sales) to shape future strategy
• Be able to work across multiple countries with relevant stakeholders
• Ability to work across multiple sourcing models (import, private label, direct).
• Able to manage forward thinking for newness and project delivery
• Commutable to Charlotte NC 4 days per week or flexible to relocate there
• Current right to work in the US essential