Senior Garment Technologist- Womenswear Contemporary
People Marketing Fashion Recruitment
- London
- £55,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- See product through from development handover through to warehouse delivery, fitting alongside design team and creative director for assigned categories
- Ensuring clear fit comments and measurements are communicated to factories in a timely manner, considering design aesthetic, factory capability and fabric end use
- React and respond to any problem-solving for production
- Ensure garments are measured prior to fitting, following minimum measurements requirements
- Signing off grading, following grading rules as required to ensure sizing is consistent across the collection
- Review golden rules and minimum make standards to ensure quality standards are adhered to
- Ensure fit/design changes after SMS is communicated to relevant departments
- Signing off final pre-production fit with creative director
- Awareness and management of key dates within the critical path for assigned categories across all fit stages, reporting production delivery to the direct team on a weekly basis
- Good knowledge of fabric and trim testing. Ability to read and approve mill and lab test reports against testing requirements
- Ensure wash test reports are done and approved by customers in line with critical path dates
- Take responsibility for approving care label artwork, confirming fibre composition and care instructions to factories
- Manage any size and quality issues that may arise and assess any consumer and wholesale returns
- Seasonal market research in fit, sizing and finishing to drive continuous product improvement
- Participate in seasonal imagery meeting to communicate any aesthetic changes to graphics prior to ecom launch
- Chase bulk approvals for fabric and trims in line with critical path
- Review and sign off all bulk approval for fabric and trims, updating trackers accordingly
- Follow up on shipments of cloth/trims and orders to the factory, communicating with logistics for customer send out and informing the wider teams as required
- Reviewing and approving AQL reports ahead of bulk shipment in line with critical path
- 5+ years’ experience within the Technical Department
- Experience of leading fittings and recording & sending fit comments
- Understanding of pattern cutting, good knowledge of fabrics, technical components and sewing techniques
- Experience working in a fast-paced environment, ensuring critical path is honoured
- Experience within a luxury womenswear brand with fashion week and collaboration with ateliers preferred
- Experience reading and approving fabric/mill reports
- An understanding of complex garment construction, print and embellishment
- Maintaining good relationships and communication with our supply base
- Tenacious, assertive and determined attitude with excellent attention to detail
- Good negotiation, organisational and problem-solving skills
- Understanding of complex grading
- Critical path experience and overseeing production delivery timelines
- Dedicated, hardworking and committed person willing to progress as the company grows
- Understanding of AQL reports for bulk approvals.
- Travel may be required
- Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite, Microsoft Office and Zedonk