Senior Production Controller
Inspired Selection has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Production Controller to join a top UK Children Publisher based in London. You will be reporting into the Production Manager and be responsible for a varied list of children's titles. Key responsibilities include:
- Overseeing production of all books - new, reprint and specials
- Contribute towards new projects with production knowledge
- Negotiate with and manage key suppliers
- Ensure all products are compliant with Safety requirements
- Identify and resolve any problems as they arise
Key skills and experience required:
- Strong communication skills
- Good relationship building and management skills
- Experience in Production
- Experience working with novelty products
- Experience of safety testing requirements
- Experience in supplier management
- Numeracy skills and negotiating
- Very organised and fantastic at planning
You will ideally come from children's publishing and have safety testing (not essential) knowledge, a good understanding of supplier management and happy to deputise when the production manager is away. This is a fantastic opportunity for that next step in your career.
For a full description of the role, please send your CV with a brief paragraph outlining your relevant skills.
Closing Date: Early applications may be prioritised.
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