About me
Product Developer, specialising in idea generation and problem solving, with a proven record of building original, high quality, successful retail ranges. A commercially strategic thinker, focusing on the full picture including audience retention and interaction, reducing production environmental impact, as well as designing for longevity; both product life and brand development.
Proactively looking to work with like-minded individuals and businesses to question, challenge and reinvent the way we are producing products and running companies.
Key Skills: Idea generation, Creative direction, Commercial acumen, Strategic insight, Team builder.
Work history
Head of Retail ProductThe School of Life
- London, United KingdomFull Time
Creative Product Director; Generating new concept ideas, managing product development and implementing new business growth strategies for The School of Life's content led retail range.
Responsible for developing and delivering a growth strategy year on year for the retail side of the business.
- Led on idea generation and product production within brand guidelines and mission statement.
- Managed a direct team of 4, plus additional external designers and content contributors. Also part of shared management of wider retail team as well as a key influencer in company management board.
- Oversaw all pricing, cost negotiations, margins and forecasting.
- Identified new areas for business development including white label, collaboration and cooperate gifting.
- Set yearly department targets and forecast in collaboration with Head of Sales.
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Product Development ManagerSUCKUK
- London, United KingdomFull Time
During this role I led the development team and in-house designers to ensure briefs are followed and targets were met to enable the regular addition of new products to the companies growing product range.
- Visited FE suppliers and sourcing fairs.
- Idea generation with an understanding of concept commercial viability.
- Product sourcing, spec sheet creation, project management of suppliers.
- Managed workflow and critical path.
- Developed and managed implementation of designer royalty contracts, created supplier guidelines, arranged AQA inspections and product compliance testing.
- Obtained EU design registration for new products bi-annually and worked with a Hong Kong legal team to register designs in China. Oversaw any legal action being taken against IP infringements worldwide.
Skills
- Product Development
- Product Design
- Busines Strategy
- Sustainability Strategy
- Business Acumen
- Project Management
- Creative Thinker
Education
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BA Product DesignUniversity of Lincoln
- Lincoln, United Kingdom