• Job Description

  Req#: 14382

  Are you an innovative, curious and creative person, who loves to research and find new opportunities to put your jewelry knowledge and experiences into use ? Then you will love being a part of our Creative Sourcing team where we discover and develop captivating new inspirations and materials.

  
  As our new Creative Sourcing Manager, you will work closely with the Design team, with development team and with external suppliers.

  You will manage the sourcing and development process of your own projects, and be the main point of contact between the designers, the development teams and the suppliers with a demonstrated creative ability to translate the requirements of the business and execution of design brief into the sourcing process.

  You will deliver to the design team new ideas of materials and techniques into the process that achieve the Creative Vision, Cost and Quality and which are aligned with our brand DNA, as well as you will receive inputs from the design team related ideas to source or develop with in precise timelines and costs.

  This encompasses a wide range of work including:
  

  • Research and discovery of new materials and techniques.
  • Work on existing Pandora collections with the Design team, exploring new incremental materials/techniques ideas in line with the brand’s DNA.
  • Work directly with external suppliers (components/materials) to develop new products and ideas and ensure the suppliers are challenged with newness, quality and price.

  • Work closely with Design & Development and Innovation & Product Development teams to creatively support in terms of materials and technical information.
  • Ensure a smooth running sourcing process between Pandora’s internal and external suppliers and that all new materials/techniques sourcing and development are meeting the deadlines.
  • Organize and maintain the physical material library.

  You might be the person we are looking for if you have strong technical skills, flexibility in sourcing, strong skills in development, production process, understanding of cost and executing on new materials and techniques within jewelry. You have a creative, collaborative working style with Designers and proposing new creative materials and techniques ideas is a strength of yours. Furthermore, you are proactive and organised in offering new ideas as well as removing obstacles.

  We imagine that you are a team player, curious, humble, patient and flexible with an ambitious attitude. At the same time, you excel in building relations at all levels of the organisation and across functions and you are comfortable working with international colleagues. You thrive in a dynamic, changing and fast-paced environment and have the ability to maintain your structured workstyle and your attention to details under these conditions.

  Furthermore, you have:

  • Minimum 5 years of experience with sourcing or development within the jewellery and/or fashion industry.
  • Strong Innovative and proactive mindset and strong understanding of the brand DNA.
  • In depth specialized product knowledge within jewelry industry including manufacturing and working directly with Designers/Creative team.
  • Experience with project management and excellent stakeholder management skills
  • Experience with multiple cultures and specifically in manufacturing facilities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, i.e. deliver structured and simple messages on presentations
  • Speaks and writes English fluently – additional language incl. Danish, Thai, Italian are advantageous

  Your new team
  Pandora is a company with a big heart that takes great pride in treating our people well. As a key member of the Global Product team, you will be part of an exciting business area and work in an international hub of can-do spirited, passionate and performance-driven people. You will report into the Creative Sourcing Manager and work closely with colleagues in various functions across Pandora.

  Did we get your attention?
  We hope this job ad has captured your interest and please apply as soon as possible. In your application please attach your CV. We look forward to hearing from you.

  We process applications on a continuous basis, which is why we encourage you to send your application as soon as possible. You can also read more about Pandora on our corporate site www.pandoragroup.com.

  Icing on the cake

  You will be working out of our beautiful Head Office in Copenhagen V, established in 2016 and designed to unite and inspire our teams. Besides our beautiful interior design we are also proud of our LEED Gold Certification for Energy and Environmental Design. This means that we use as few natural resources as possible and that we use them with respect. The result is a professional and dynamic space that is unique, comfortable and inspirational – and delivers a true Pandora experience to anyone who works here or comes to visit.

  About Pandora
  Pandora is the world's largest jewellery brand. The company designs, manufactures and markets hand-finished jewellery made from high-quality materials at affordable prices. Pandora jewellery is sold in more than 100 countries through 6,500 points of sale, including more than 2,500 concept stores.

  Headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, Pandora employs 32,000 people worldwide and crafts its jewellery at two LEED-certified facilities in Thailand. Pandora is committed to leadership in sustainability and will purchase only recycled silver and gold for crafting its jewellery by 2025 and halve greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain by 2030. Pandora is listed on the Nasdaq Copenhagen stock exchange and generated sales of DKK 26.5 billion (EUR 3.6 billion) in 2022.

  Pandora’s recruitment procedures are designed to be transparent and clear for all candidates. This helps us ensure that applicants are provided with a fair and equal opportunity to demonstrate their competencies and skills by removing blocking factors, possible biases, and risks of discrimination. We encourage everyone applying to our vacancies to refrain from adding identity-related elements such as a photo, marital status and age.

• About the company

  Pandora A/S is a Danish jewellery manufacturer and retailer founded in 1982 by Per Enevoldsen.

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