Job Description:

Product Compliance Coordinator

Location: Medway, Kent
Salary: £32,000 - £40,000 per annum
Bonus: 2 x Performance-related discretionary bonuses in the year
Working days: Monday - Friday with early Friday finishes!

The Company

A specialist supplier of innovative, branded and bespoke gifting products and packaging solutions for major retailers and brand partners.

The Role

This role supports new product development from early concept through to launch, ensuring products and packaging are safe, compliant, accurately documented, and sustainable.

My client is looking for a detail-focused compliance and product professional supporting the development of safe, compliant, and sustainable products and labelling. The role requires strong organisation, supplier communication skills, and the ability to manage documentation and regulatory requirements in a fast-paced environment. This is an admin heavy role which requires a high level of concentration and good eye for detail.

Key Responsibilities

• Research new and existing market products
• Identify required testing, warnings, and product information
• Check and record product testing results accurately
• Work with overseas suppliers to complete product specifications
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date, and controlled documentation
• Communicate directly with suppliers to resolve queries or changes
• Review and update packaging text and information
• Support artwork approvals ensuring legal compliance
• Help implement correct recycling and sustainability labelling
• Ensure products meet safety, legal, and environmental standards
• Keep up to date with relevant regulatory changes
• Support compliance requirements for customers and brands
• Support sustainable packaging initiatives
• Maintain records on packaging materials and recyclability
• Stay informed on sustainability legislation and best practice
• Maintain product data in systems such as SAP
• Manage testing records and documentation
• Support supplier accreditation processes
• Provide wider team support where required

Essential Skills & Experience

• Ideally you will come from a product development or packaging background, however, strong experience in compliance could be transferable for the role
• Ideally you will have a strong understanding of product, packaging, and regulatory compliance
• Experience working with suppliers and internal stakeholders
• Strong record-keeping and structured working approach
• Interest in sustainability and packaging regulations
• Able to work independently and escalate issues appropriately

Desirable Skills

• Knowledge of packaging materials and recycling systems (e.g. OPRL)
• Experience with product testing or artwork approval processes
• Experience working with overseas suppliers
• Awareness of regulations such as HFSS, DRS, or EUDR

Benefits

• Performance and business-related discretionary bonus
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays plus additional closure over Christmas
• Pension scheme
• Private healthcare
• Employee assistance programme
• Employee discount and voucher schemes
• Laptop and company phone provided