Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner, who played and fought his way through, always with style – and despite the establishment. Today, Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees, all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Brand Projects Coordinator role is to assist the Brand Manager to ensure that projects are progressing as they should be and to readily offer support throughout the project life cycle.

It is a varied role, with typical tasks including coordinating schedules and travel, tracking invoicing, coordinating shoots and events, overseeing budgets, managing chains of communication and reporting on the current state of projects to the Brand Manager. The Project Coordinator will also, where appropriate, take the lead on coordinating smaller projects under the guidance of the Brand Manager.

The role sits within Fred Perry’s in-house Brand creative team, but will work with the social commerce team, product design & development, buying and merchandising.

It’s a great role for someone who is keen to pursue a career in project management, with a flair for multitasking and communication. Above all else, the role requires a strong self-starter who is eager to work collaboratively, and proactively volunteer solutions to ensure the Brand Team’s projects run efficiently.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Coordinating project team meetings and recording minutes.
• Overseeing and updating project schedules
• Assisting in the planning of Brand projects.
• Coordination of quarterly Brand exhibitions & Fashion shows
• Tracking invoices and liaising with accounts payable
• Managing sample movement cross departmentally
• Providing administrative support.
• Coordinating project team meetings and recording minutes.
• Working with Brand Manager to keep Asana up to date

BRAND EXHIBITIONS & FASHION SHOWS

• Assisting in the planning and coordination of quarterly Brand exhibitions.
• Assisting in the planning and coordination of Brand fashion shows.

GLOBAL MARKETS

• Assisting the Brand Manager with assets, files and information sharing with markets using our online platform ‘Backstage’

GENERAL

• Supporting the Head of Brand and at times Brand Creative Managers with any day-to-day tasks.

THE PERSON:

• A driven, highly motivated person with good problem-solving capabilities
• Process driven and able to spot inefficiencies and implement solutions
• Personable and good at building rapport with colleagues and external partners.
• Experience in working within imagery/ video production would be advantageous
• Previous experience within fashion/retail would be appreciated.

HOURS:

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am – 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early, or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm, or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way, the Head Office acts a brand hub, where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS:

We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff, and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We don’t want to be a good company to work for, we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:

• Annual performance-related bonus
• Competitive salary
• Generous staff discount and regular sample sales
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Cycle to work scheme
• Early finish Fridays
• Season ticket loan
• Additional benefits with long service
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Birthday vouchers
• EAP
• Social Events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.