Job Description
I am recruiting a well-established supplier who is looking for a Senior Garment Technologist to cover Ladies, across Jersey, woven and Tailoring product areas. My client is a successful supplier to UK retailers and supermarkets, and are looking for a strong technical candidate who can lead on their key accounts and partner with the team there to drive improvements in product fit and quality.
This is a great role for an experienced senior technologist looking to develop their career. A background from a Supplier is essential for this role. You will need to be used to working in a very busy environment and confident under pressure and able to work with large volumes
Main Responsibilities Will Include:
- Driving continuous product improvement.
- Responsible for the approval of garments and advising on all aspects of fit, construction, and quality-related issues.
- Attending fit meetings with customers and translating the comments to overseas factories advising clear, commercial solutions.
- Creating size specifications and technical packs for issues to factories.
- Working closely within the internal design, sampling, sales, and merchandising teams, and developing strong working relationships with customer's own technical teams
- Managing the machinists workload
- Liaise regularly with designers and customers regarding all aspects of fit, quality, and finish or products
- Communicate all the information to technical teams within the factories offshore in Europe and the Far East
Person Specification:
- Previous experience working with ladies jersey, woven and Tailored products
- Confident dealing with buyers and senior technical managers within the customer base, to solve problems
- Knowledge of working with or for High Street Multiples
- Supplier experience
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Expert knowledge of garment construction and manufacturing
- Ability to work under pressure and to key deadlines on the Critical Path
- Able to give clear concise technical comments to factories
