Product Designer and Developer

Quarterly range review
Conceptualising and planning new additions to the range.
Prioritisation of new or redeveloped products according to range review
Physical prototyping: Creating prototypes of new items by means of sculpting in various media.
Repairing, re-sculpting or re-drawing items due for upgrading or sending to a new supplier.
Liaising with suppliers for new samples and production of the above.
Briefing packaging, labelling, swing tags, instruction cards, care cards, stickers, etc to Graphics department or to the supplier.
Providing Graphics with samples to photograph.
Creating product information: Weight, materials, dimensions, volume, components, assembly instructions, care instructions, all supplier details, all assembly details, etc.
Creating specification sheets with the above data for internal and external use
Supplying all product data, selling points, product attributes to copywriter
Supplying data capturer with sample products and all product information mentioned above as well as selling points, copy, etc, for item card details and product Bulletin.
Product shipment quality checking and creation of shipment inspection reports
Providing feedback to manufacturers re technical issues.
Informing the relevant staff re the above QC feedback.