Product Development Assistant - Selfridges Selection

Job Introduction

Selfridges has always been much more than a shop. We’re a social space where everyone is welcome and feels a sense of belonging, a creative playground where culture and commerce collide, and an experimental hub where you can discover the most innovative and sustainable ideas in retail. We’re here to help make the world brighter. And you can be an important part of this. We’ll talk more about the role below, but before we get to that, let’s share with you the good stuff…  

Rewards and benefits 

Life at Selfridges is dynamic, exciting, and always evolving. As well as working with some of the most cutting-edge, iconic and boundary-pushing brands, designers and creatives, we also offer our team members opportunities to help make a positive difference through our network of communities, both within and outside Selfridges. Here are just a few of our rewards and benefits that help make our team experience that bit more extraordinary. 

• Flexible working options to benefit you, your family and your wellbeing that can include part-time, flexi-time, job sharing or working remotely 

• Generous annual leave that increases with length of service 

• Up to five paid volunteering days – from beach cleans to co-ordinating food and clothing donations 

• Family leave that suits your set up including Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Surrogacy and Shared Parental leave policies 

• Defined pension contribution scheme  

• Generous bonus and/or commission scheme  

• Enviable team member discount including sale previews and double discount days 

• Exclusive local discounts on a range of restaurants, bars, beauticians and entertainment 

• Subsidised gym memberships  

• Annual travel pass and cycle-to-work schemes  

• A sustainable car salary sacrifice scheme 

• Several internal communities to get involved in from our Diversity Board and Green Warriors who are leading the charge on D,E&I and sustainability, to the Wellbeings who are always thinking of new ways to champion healthy minds, bodies and routines for our team members 

• Workplace Options, our confidential team member assistance programme for when life gets tricky or you need a little guidance 

• Access to a wide range of training programmes to help your career development 

Read on to find out how you can play your part in Reinventing Retail… 

Role Responsibility

As part of the Selfridges Selection team, you will support the Product Developers in the development and creation of new products. You will own administration of several parts of the process and, in working collaboratively with all other stakeholders, you will ensure we work in a timely and efficient way and that we launch products on time to the highest of standards. ​

You will support with the NPD critical path, ensuring it is up to date and you will be responsible for ensuring all stakeholders are on track to hit their timelines, issuing periodic reports so everyone is clear on progress. ​

As a Product Developer, you will be responsible for:​

• Running the critical path process – ensuring it is up to date and accurate​

• Communicating with all stakeholders to ensure they know what needs to happen and when, and are flagging any risks to achieving deadlines​

• Working with Marketing, Online, Retail Ops and comms teams to launch new products imaginatively and effectively, and acting as a go-to for product queries​

• Running sample provision for Photo Studio and other colleagues, particularly for key launches eg Christmas​

• Providing clear communication to the Selfridges Selection team to help ensure everyone has the same shared priorities.​

The Ideal Candidate

• Highly organised and efficient​

• Able to work on multiple projects at once and prioritise well​

• Customer focused but with a keen eyes on commerciality​

• Great at building rapport and good relationships across multiple areas of the business​

• Able to be a great ambassador for Selfridges Selection – knowledgeable about the range and interested in the food zeitgeist​

• Ability to communicate at all levels and areas of the business and with external parties​

• Systems literate

About the Company

Everyone is welcome 

Selfridges is a place where we want everyone to feel a sense of belonging. We embrace every self and are committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are leading with purpose to not only increase the visibility and recognition of under-represented talent within our organisation, but the wider industry too. Here at Selfridges, everyone is welcome – irrespective of race, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, age or disability, we stand by equal opportunities for all.   

Our awards cabinet  

We’re not ones to brag, but since you asked...Selfridges has won the award for The World’s Best Department Store an unprecedented four times at the IGDS awards, with an additional award for the Best Sustainability Campaign. We were also recognised as a ‘Best 25 Big Company to Work For 2020’ as awarded by The Sunday Times. 

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