Manufacturing & Logistics Project Assistant (Beauty Brands/Retailers)
Posted 4 days ago by Curated Sourcing
£34,000 Per year
Undetermined
Hybrid
Greater London, England, United Kingdom
Summary: The Manufacturing & Logistics Project Assistant role at Curated Sourcing involves managing complex product manufacturing processes for FMCG beauty tools and lifestyle goods. The position requires strong organizational skills and the ability to coordinate logistics while ensuring compliance with quality standards. The ideal candidate will thrive in a fast-paced start-up environment and possess a keen interest in beauty and fashion merchandising. Advanced Excel skills and effective communication are essential for success in this role.
Key Responsibilities:
- Support the pre-production management team in managing all manufacturing stages from production start to delivery.
- Liaise with production teams in the far east to ensure timely delivery of projects.
- Ensure manufacturing adheres to customer specifications and compliance regulations.
- Work with third-party goods inspectors to verify production quality.
- Obtain pricing from production and logistics teams and calculate onward pricing to customers.
- Manage CRM/Project Management tools to keep project information updated in real time.
- Conduct pre-checks with suppliers regarding stock availability, payment terms, and lead times.
- Accountable for import clearance and delivery bookings.
- Perform final shipment checks and inbound management.
Key Skills:
- Strong experience in product manufacturing and logistics coordination.
- Advanced proficiency in MS Excel and Google Sheets.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks and work under pressure.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
- Experience with compliance regulations in manufacturing.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a small team environment.
- Natural interest in beauty and fashion merchandising.
- Leadership qualities and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
Salary (Rate): £34,000 yearly
City: Greater London
Country: United Kingdom
Working Arrangements: hybrid
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
Are you an project management whizz, seeking an exciting new role in a young start up? Do you have experience in working within a fast paced production environment? Do you have experience dealing with rigorous product manufacturing and logistics coordination for FMCG beauty tools and lifestyle goods?
About Us: Curated Sourcing create on-trend bespoke merchandise on behalf of brands and retailers in the beauty, lifestyle and fashion space. Our customers include Net-A-Porter, SpaceNK, Cult Beauty, Beauty Bay, FeelUnique, Charlotte Tilbury, Jo Loves and Kate Somerville.
About You: You must have strong experience managing complex product manufacturing businesses from concept to delivery. Are highly experienced in product manufacturing and have experience dealing with export/import logistics and freight companies and import/export procedures. Our ideal candidate will be an ambitious, energetic self starter, with super organisation skills. Whether it is managing multiple spreadsheets, booking appointments or communicating with our global team, we are seeking someone who is happy to wear many hats whilst remaining calm and happy under pressure. Resilient and driven, you will thrive off a start-up environment. You will feel comfortable working in a small office environment, initiating new processes and using your initiative to drive these processes forward. As we work with some of the world's most leading beauty brands, a natural interest in beauty and fashion merchandising is strongly desirable. You will also have a great eye for the latest luxury beauty and lifestyle trends.
You Are: Bright, highly driven and have a can-do attitude. A natural flair for product and an eye for detail. Extremely organised and able to work under pressure. Have excellent verbal and written communication A natural leader and out of the box thinker with great aspirations of growing into senior management of a globally trading organisation. Use your initiative to resolve challenges and always look to offer solutions. Passionate and takes pride in your work. This is a highly numerate role and the right candidate must be quick with numbers, advanced in MS excel (the term 'v-lookup' shouldn't make you weak at the knees!) and generally able to retain and recall meticulous pieces of information. You should also be happy and comfortable speaking with members of our production teams in China.
Does this sound like a perfect fit? If yes, we can't wait to hear from you!
Role Brief: Your primary role is supporting our pre-production management team to fully manage all manufacturing stages of each project from production start to delivery. Liaising with production teams in the far east to ensure each project is on track for timely delivery. Ensuring each production project is being manufactured according to the exact specifications defined by our customer and pre-production management team. Supporting the pre-production team to advise compliances requirements per project at the pre-production stage. Ensuring all products are being manufactured to the correct compliance regulations and highest quality assurance checks. Working with our third party goods inspectors to verify production is adhering to the above requirements. Obtaining pricing from our production teams, logistics teams and calculating onward pricing to customer. Advanced Excel skills and speed are mandatory for this role. Main software used will be our internal CRM/ Project Management Tool, Excel (advanced use), Google sheets (advanced use), Snagit, PowerPoint. Managing our CRM/ PM tools to keep project information up to date in real time. Conducting pre-checks with suppliers to confirm stock availabilities, payment terms and lead times Accountable for import clearance and delivery bookings Performing final shipment checks and inbound management.
Please only apply if you feel you possess the skills and experience we are looking for. Only those that apply that meet the criteria will be considered for an interview.