Product Risk Advisor

Role overview:

Stevenage
Stevenage - Transport Office (LM0228) - Bessemer Drive, Stevenage, SG1 2DL / Hybrid Working available with approx. 2 days per week in the office
Permanent
Part Time
Grade 3
Hours - 30 per week
Salary - circa £24,000 per annum for 30 hours per week

At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.

As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

At Currys we technically confirm that branded products placed on the market through Currys are safe. As a Product Risk Advisor, you'll obtain and analyse product information to determine the safety risk for each product type and identify the level of testing required to ensure only safe products are placed on the market through Currys group wide.

Role overview:

As part of this role, you'll be responsible for:

-Building a working relationship with the commercial teams to obtain product and supplier information to assess the safety risk
-Monitoring the performance of suppliers to identify risk and to build confidence in good suppliers
-Building a trusted supplier list and document reasoning behind trusted status
-Monitoring the internal and government safety database to identify products or suppliers of concern
-Supporting the development of a risk assessment scoring database and populate with the information for all SKUs (product codes) and suppliers
-Working with suppliers to obtain the necessary documentation and samples for testing in a timely manner to prevent any delay to market
-Supporting the Branded Evaluation Engineers with documentation checking and research into new product safety requirements.

You will need:

-To be capable of analysing data to determine the risk level of products supplied to the business
-A thorough knowledge and understanding of product safety
-Good understanding of current and developing technologies
-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
-Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Access
-An awareness of the buying critical path would be desirable

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

-Performance related bonus
-Competitive pension scheme
-Product discounts on the latest tech
-A range of wellbeing initiatives
-Hybrid working

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we're in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application Apply # and we'll do our best to help.

To be capable of analysing data to determine the risk level of products supplied to the business
-A thorough knowledge and understanding of product safety
-Good understanding of current and developing technologies
-Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
-Good IT skills including Microsoft Excel and Access
-An awareness of the buying critical path would be desirable

At Currys we're united by one passion: to help everyone enjoy amazing technology.

As the UK's best-known retailer of tech, we're proud of the service our customers receive - and it's all down to our team of 25,000 caring and committed colleagues. Working as one team, we learn and grow together, celebrating the big and small moments that make every day amazing.

We know our people are the secret to our success. That's why we're always looking for ways to reward great work. You'll find a host of benefits designed to work for you, including:

-Performance related bonus
-Competitive pension scheme
-Product discounts on the latest tech
-A range of wellbeing initiatives
-Hybrid working

Why join us:

Join our team and we'll be with you every step of the way, helping you develop the career you want with new opportunities, on-going training and skills for life.

Not only can you shape your own future, but you can help take charge of ours too. As the biggest recycler and repairer of tech in the UK, we're in a position to make a real impact on people and the planet.

Every voice has a space at our table and we're committed to making inclusion and diversity part of everything we do, including how we strengthen our workforce. We want to make sure you have a fair opportunity to show us your talents during our application process, so if you need any additional assistance with your application Apply # and we'll do our best to help.