Head of Footwear Testing

Role: Head of Footwear Testing

Location: Kettering, Northants 
Salary: up to £48,000.00 per annum

Hours: 37.5 hrs per week

Our esteemed client based in Kettering have an exciting opportunity for a Head of Footwear Testing to lead and inspire the Footwear Testing team to deliver and exceed budgetary and customer expectations whilst ensuring compliance with quality standards, enhancing the companies brand and reputation.

About The Role

As Head of Footwear Testing your key responsibilities will include:

• Business generation for the department to maintain/increase market share
• Lead and inspire the Footwear Testing and Innovation teams
• Contribute to, maintain and execute coordinated sales, marketing and business development plans
• Ensure the Footwear Testing team continues to offer current information, support and guidance to members
• Develop and maintain a lean culture of continuous improvement
• Ensure effective personal development plans are in place for the team to develop to their full potential
• Represent the companies external contacts, including members, non-members, governmental and NGO
• On time completion of Spotlight/Bulletin articles
• Maintain an appropriate UKAS scope and extend where necessary
• Be aware of serious implications of deficiencies in this area and ensure team observes the same
• Departmental Quality Management systems and documentation to be up to date and in order
• Ensure Health & Safety compliance
• Support overseas operations 

About You

• Demonstrable experience of leading and inspiring/motivating a team
• Demonstrable success in business development and experience of working to budgetary requirements
• Comprehensive understanding and empathy with industries we serve – particularly footwear
• Extensive knowledge of footwear constructions and manufacturing techniques
• Able to liaise, network and interact culturally and technically with senior industry figures internationally
• Strong interpersonal skills, able to build rapport with team members at all levels
• Inspirational, approachable, compassionate and diplomatic
• Able to effectively delegate
• Very well organised and efficient with excellent attention to detail
• Technical background with ability to comprehend complex technical testing standards
• Able to strategically plan for departmental development
• Able and willing to travel

Desirable

• Experience in footwear manufacturing or sourcing
• Leadership qualification
• Experience of travelling

Benefits Include Staff benefits include 25 – 30 days (service related) annual leave; life assurance; a group personal pension plan; income protection; free parking; flexible working hours.

Please apply today for immediate consideration to (url removed) or call me on (phone number removed). 

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