Product Technologist - Home Textiles

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We are seeking an experienced Product Development Technologist on a 12 months FTC to lead our Own Label product development within the George Home bathroom, cushions and throws categories.  It's a fantastic opportunity for a Home Textiles expert with a retail or manufacturing background to join a fast-paced, growth environment.

Your Role

• Agree and implement the Quality plans within specific product areas, in line with the category/trading strategy

• Propose individual targets and implement the plans for benchmarking, customer complaint management and consistency within the product area. Develop products and support projects that adhere to Asda’s technical and legislative policies

• Accountable for ensuring suppliers within the category meet Asda policies and deliver products against the agreed specifications. Measuring supplier performance will be key

• Accountable for ensuring the legal label on product specifications are accurate and maintained on the specification system, adhering to the required timings

• Conduct reviews of the market, comp shops, trends workshops etc

• Be the category lead for quality in your accountable areas, working cross functionally to support the senior manager to deliver the overall technical strategic

• Conduct strategic risk assessment reviews of the supply base in conjunction with strategic category plans

• Ensure all visits and audits are completed and communicated to the category as required, following a consistent, robust and documented risk assessment

• Active participation in Horizon Scanning (internal / external) of category area, investigating anomalies, supporting development of policy and processes to mitigate private brand exposure to risk

What you’ll need:

• Proven experience as a Development Technologist or Product Development Manager within retail or manufacturing. Textile NPD experience required

• Track record of delivering product quality management, from concept to launch

• Strong project and people management skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders

• In-depth knowledge of textile/hardline product development, quality standards and legislative requirements

• Commercial awareness and passion for innovation and customer-focused product development

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Everything you'll love

To ensure we balance moments where we know we need to collaborate together and the need for flexibility, Asda has a hybrid way of working with a minimum 3 days a week in one of our Home Offices. Over and above this, each area of Asda may have additional requirements which may require spending more days in the office, visiting suppliers, stores or depots.

You will also get an excellent benefits package including:

• Discretionary company bonus

• Company pension up to 7% matched

• 15% colleague discount in store and online

• Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas.

• Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated

• Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments.

We want all colleagues to be able to bring their best and true selves to work, every day. Simply put, we want our colleagues to be Proud to be Asda and proud to be themselves