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Assistant Product Technologist – Home & Lifestyle

Our client, a leading international retailer, is seeking an Assistant Product Technologist to join their Home & Lifestyle team in Dublin. This is an excellent opportunity for a detail-oriented individual to support product quality, compliance, and development across a diverse product portfolio. Dublin based.

Package

• Generous Salary DOE
• Bonus
• Pension
• Health
• Career Progression

Key Responsibilities of this Assistant Product Technologist include:

• Support the Product Technologist in the development and delivery of high-quality products that meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements, and company quality standards.
• Assist with product testing, sample approvals, and technical assessments, ensuring products are fit for purpose and commercially viable.
• Investigate quality issues, testing failures, customer complaints, and product returns, helping to identify root causes and implement corrective actions.
• Monitor testing submissions and quality data, highlighting potential risks and opportunities for improvement.
• Work closely with suppliers to resolve technical queries, improve product quality, and ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Identify potential risks relating to product fit, fabrics, components, and supplier performance, making recommendations to support continuous improvement.
• Analyse competitor products and market trends to support quality benchmarking and product development initiatives.
• Support the delivery of training, quality updates, and best practice initiatives across internal teams and supplier partners.
• Contribute to ongoing projects and continuous improvement activities within the Product Technology and Quality Assurance function.

Key Requirements of this Assistant Product Technologist include:

• Previous experience in Product Technology, Quality Assurance, Product Development, Technical Services, or a similar role.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Understanding of product testing, quality assurance processes, and compliance requirements.
• Ability to assess risk and make sound commercial recommendations.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Proactive, collaborative, and eager to learn within a fast-paced retail environment.
• Experience within homewares, lifestyle products, retail, or consumer goods would be advantageous.

Aoife Clarke is handling the recruitment for this role in complete confidentiality. Please upload your CV below and she will be in touch should you have the correct experience for the position. For more jobs like this, please visit the Excel Recruitment website. Unfortunately, due to volume only suitable applicants can be contacted.

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