By Charlotte
Production and Buying Manager
| company: | By Charlotte |
| job title: | Production and Buying Manager |
| location: | Rosebery |
| work type: | Full-time |
| level: | Mid-level |
Role Description
Founded in 2012 by Charlotte Blakeney, cult jewellery brand By Charlotte has emerged as a leading name in the global fine jewellery market. Amidst rapid expansion and growth, we are looking for inspiring, creative, kind and like-minded individuals to help us further increase our market share and shape the future of our brand.
The ideal candidate will hold at least five years of experience in on and offshore production within a relevant industry. They will have proven experience identifying new manufacturing opportunities whilst optimising a current supplier network to deliver best-in-class procurement and ensure a quality product is delivered on time. They will be experienced negotiators to ensure optimal brand value can be delivered to our customers. They will align with the empowering culture we have fostered at By Charlotte.
We are looking for:
- Strong communication skills with the ability to liaise with senior internal stakeholders and cultural sensitivity to all external offshore stakeholders.
- Solid understanding of critical path and timelines, with exceptional time management skills
- Sound business acumen with the ability to read, interpret and analyse business data, particularly in a production facility context.
- Sound verbal and written communication, with effective listening and negotiation skills.
- Sound conflict resolution and collaboration skills, with the demonstrated ability to use internal and external networks to resolve issues.
- Ability to work independently while being able to contribute successfully to cross-functional teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with Design to source, develop and deliver product objectives per priorities, on time and on budget.
- Setting the Critical Path & Product Development objectives, deliverables, accountabilities, and processes. Vetting and approval of related functions and resources to meet objectives.
- Accountability for Critical Path success and communication. Identifying pain points and taking action to resolve current challenges, mitigate risks, and uphold best practices.
- Actively seeking external sourcing and manufacturing partners to build a robust and value-generating supplier pipeline.
- Establishing productive supplier relationships, including evaluation and vetting of core competencies, manufacturing capacity, raw materials, sample process, delivery timelines, pricing, and QC. Negotiating terms of trade.
- Managing and driving the internal QC process to ensure the product is meeting expectations and negating any long-term issues.
- Delivering product construction, material supply, and component deliverables to meet cost, quality/ grade, timeline, and volume objectives.
- Driving the RJC Certification process and ensuring the business’ sustainability manufacturing goals are achieved and that internal processes align to plan.
- Leading communicator between internal and external stakeholders.
- Contributing to product edit and selection within a design-led workflow.
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