Pippa Small is looking for a dynamic and highly motivated jewellery professional to join our Notting Hill team as a Production Manager. Strong interpersonal skills are a must to work closely with our global production teams in India, Myanmar, Afghanistan, Palestine, Colombia & Bolivia.
Pippa Small is a boutique luxury and ethical jewellery brand based in Notting Hill. Pippa works with both charities and directly within diverse communities to set a new standard for ethical jewellery practices, the brand enables the creation of sustainable jobs and supports cleaner, fairer mining practices, always putting people first.
Responsibilities:
* Responsible for liaising with all production suppliers to ensure production is carried out to appropriate quality and in a timely manner.
* Overseeing the entire critical path of the jewellery, from design development and manufacture to pricing and delivery.
* Quality Control of all production, assisted by Wholesale & Production Assistant.
* Assisting Creative Director in developing, pricing, and preparing seasonal collections for market, at least twice annually.
* Working closely with the Wholesale Manager to ensure timely production for stockist deliveries.
* Responsible for overseeing custom orders, from quotes through to delivery.
* Working closely with Creative Director on stone approvals pre-production.
* Responsible for pricing all jewellery.
* Processing purchase orders, allocating jewellery to the various locations/stockists, uploading jewellery to the system.
* Assisting with stock management.
* Analyse the current market, identify gaps and needs notable competitor price positioning in order to provide suggestions for new product launches.
* Shared management of Wholesale & Production Assistant with Wholesale Manager.
* Negotiating costings and systems with suppliers as and when necessary.
Qualifications
* At least 4 years’ experience working in jewellery.
* Knowledge of working with coloured gemstones & diamonds.
* Experience working with factories remotely.
Skills
* Possess an eye for detail, inherent interest in jewellery and a strong product sensibility.
* Ability to work flexibly among quickly-changing priorities and consistently deliver to tight deadlines.
* Attention to detail.
* Problem solver.
* Highly organised
* Excel experience essential.
Reporting to Sales & Marketing Director and Pippa Small.
Please apply with a cover letter and CV.
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