Role: Head of Footwear Testing
Location: Kettering, Northants
Salary: up to £48,000.00 per annum
Hours: 37.5 hrs per week
Our esteemed client based in Kettering have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Footwear Testing to lead and inspire the Footwear Testing team to deliver and exceed budgetary and customer expectations whilst ensuring compliance with quality standards, enhancing the companies brand and reputation.
About The Role
As Head of Footwear Testing your key responsibilities will include:
Business generation for the department to maintain/increase market share
Lead and inspire the Footwear Testing and Innovation teams
Contribute to, maintain and execute coordinated sales, marketing and business development plans
Ensure the Footwear Testing team continues to offer current information, support and guidance to members
Develop and maintain a lean culture of continuous improvement
Ensure effective personal development plans are in place for the team to develop to their full potential
Represent the companies external contacts, including members, non-members, governmental and NGO
On time completion of Spotlight/Bulletin articles
Maintain an appropriate UKAS scope and extend where necessary
Be aware of serious implications of deficiencies in this area and ensure team observes the same
Departmental Quality Management systems and documentation to be up to date and in order
Ensure Health & Safety compliance
Support overseas operation...