There are better and worse days in my job, but each of them can be considered a success when you work in a close-knit team with people who know what to do. Working in a purchasing office involves a lot of dynamics and decision-making under time pressure. In such a situation, teamwork is the key to success. I see my daily work as a quality engineer as a challenge - new experiences, new people, and unusual problems. There are days when achieving new goals is easy, but there are also moments when every step is bought with a lot of effort. My most important advice for 'beginners': Work with people you can rely on. Set yourself goals that you are capable of achieving. Build good relationships with suppliers.

My best advice would be to always ask plenty of questions, my opinion is there is no such thing as a stupid question, with gaining knowledge I would also recommend building a professional network, yes this can take some time but it's worth it in the long run. It will also help you to become a natural speaker with people engaging or starting conversations. Not everyone is as comfortable reaching out to people they don't know whether that's virtually or face to face, normally it's because they're not really sure where start or even how they start. Networking is certainly a learned skill and it take time and practice. Once you start connecting with people it will just happen naturally and as you start to grow your network, new roles and development opportunities will become more openly available to you. There are some great videos for tips on this on linked-in learning which I would recommend

In order to build and create the best ranges and products, it all starts with a deep knowledge and understanding of what our customers are looking for and the job expected by the products. This everlasting thrive to understand how to provide the best solutions for our customers as well as good analysis skills will be the foundation of your success. Good relationship and communicating skills are also very important, as you will need to pitch and convince Banners that your products are both relevant and worthy of commitment. Finally, i believe that the love of the product is the most important feature sought after in a Product Lead. The ability to know what a product is made of, from components to material composition is what will enable you to brief as accurately as possible new products and create differentiation or cost optimization.