Global Packs, including the brands Kipling, Eastpak and Jansport is looking for a Product Integrity Assistant for a 6 months temporary contract. You will join the Product Integrity team based in Antwerp, Belgium.
At Product Integrity we act in service to our global businesses to help them to create a sustainable and competitive advantage. This by helping to streamline processes, meet legal requirements, maximizing consumer satisfaction and minimizing product failure cost and their impact on the planet.
Let’s Talk about the Role
As Product Integrity Assistant within the Product Integrity team you strongly support or steer the processes and information flows which should help to bring goods in the market which line up with brand expectations and other applicable product laws or special customer requirements. As a Product Integrity Assistant you also support the Packs Warranty organization especially for Dutch speaking customers.
You will:
Support all product labelling initiatives & data to make sure they meet global and regional requirements and legal/governmental obligations. For this you work closely with brand teams (marketing & merchandizing), Asia Product Supply and Global Product Stewardship.
Maintain Brand Packaging & Labelling Guidelines Manuals and use them to advice brand teams.
Review Line List to avoid conflicts when it comes to material content or packaging.
Support certification processes for export/import into specific distributor markets (ex. UAE) or key accounts (ex. QVC)
Support Product Stewardship to initiate REACH screening and size impact in case of chemical product failure.
Support data collection for Sustainable and Responsible brand requirements; like Wordly_Brand Retail Module, UK Packaging Waste, Polieco PE import, Ecologic Registration France and others.
Work with Legal & IP Protection to make authentication reports in case of legal dispute
Give support to Warranty by building monthly report and support BENE contacts for key accounts and end-consumers.
Skills for Success
Minimal experience in project management - preferably in the fashion and accessory industry
Solid skills in Microsoft Office Excel, Word, Outlook and optional Power BI and Powerpoint.
Language skills: Fluent in Dutch and English (both written and spoken). Knowledge of French is an advantage.
Team player but can also work independent at the same time and 100% service minded.
What’s In It For You
We’re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by the ideas, energy and commitment of our people. That’s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we’re the total package.
Free to Be, Inclusion & Diversity
As an equal opportunity employer, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.
Hiring Range
€43,987.20 EUR - €54,984.00 EUR
annually
We are on a mission
To live a vibrant and colourful life – go places never been before. Be curious. Dare to live the life we’ve always wanted. That’s our mission. Well, you may say: It’s just bags. Yes, that may be true. But sometimes it’s the simple things that make life easier.
Exploring the world with curiosity
We empower you to go your own way. That’s why we inject all our creativity and out-of-the-box thinking into developing thoughtful designs with a casual coolness. Simply put, we design bags that inspire mobility and lighten your life.
Our success story started in ‘87 in the heart of the fashion capital Antwerp (Belgium) with the iconic crinkled nylon bags. Today Kipling’s well-known bags and accessories are available around the world in 436 stores in 80 countries and can be found in more than 7500 shops including the best department-stores, and kipling.com.
Kipling is part of VF Corporation one of the world’s largest apparel, footwear and accessories companies connecting people to the lifestyles, activities and experiences they cherish most through a family of iconic outdoor, active and workwear brands including Vans®, The North Face®, Timberland®, Dickies®, Eastpak®, Kipling®, icebreaker®, Napapijri® and many more.
Our purpose is to power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. We believe that when you discover the difference between a career and a calling, you get so much more out of life. When those lines begin to blur, you start to limit yourself much less and start aiming for more.
That’s what we want for everyone who joins us at VF. And frankly, that’s what it takes to thrive here too.
