Womenswear Garment Technologist
We are looking for a Womenswear Multi Product Garment Technologist for a temporary contract with a leading high street Brand.
This is a monthly rolling contract and can be worked 3 - 5 days. If working 5 days, one day can be worked remote.
Your responsibilities will include:
Product Approval Process
• Managing the fit sessions by working with Buying and Design teams to ensure excellent and consistent fit of product together with the best construction methods
• Risk assessing all products from the earliest point of development, raising and resolving any identified issues
• Ensuring that all fit and make comments are communicated clearly to suppliers
• Standardising key blocks with the support of the Buying & Design teams to increase speed & accuracy when fitting and to potentialise product performance
• Approving all test reports for base and bulk materials in line with company expectations
• Approving all wash-care instructions for the business, ensuring suitability for product type
• Making informed, commercial decisions on failed test reports in collaboration with the Buyer and escalating, where necessary, to Technical Manager
• Maintaining the PLM system with accurate and approved fibre composition, wash care and measurement details
Quality Assurance
• Liaising with the QC team at the DC on a daily basis to understand and respond to quality issues they have identified, and to advise on action for future deliveries with potential issues and conducting regular visits and reviews with the Warehouse team to ensure best practice
• Liaising between the DC, Buying, Merchandising and Supplier when AQL check has failed: proposing appropriate action in line with critical path, advising the DC on the required action, ensuring all relevant information is recorded/communicated and that sort costs are accepted by the supplier
• Liaising with Customer Care department regarding customer feedback and returns
• Strategically assessing the quality of products through all available data and feedback, for example, from stores, Customer Care and competitor shopping to drive continual improvement of fit and quality.
• Holding regular brainstorm sessions with the technical team, buying and design teams, to generate new ideas, improve product performance and standardise technical requirements
• Assessing suitability of product for international market’s presence
Supplier Management
• Developing strong links with the supply base ensuring a comprehensive knowledge of abilities and limitations about technology and quality
• Working closely with suppliers giving them both positive and negative feedback throughout the product approval process, advising them on adherence to the Supplier Handbook and compliance with processes and standards within the Testing Requirements
• Completing supplier reviews on a regular basis, setting clear objectives and suggesting ways to improve performance, including product and customer feedback
What we're looking for:
• Proven experience in a Technologist/Senior Technologist role specialising in Woomenswear multi product
• The ability to think both creatively and logically, processing information from a range of sources while keeping an eye on the bigger picture
• Someone brilliantly organised with the ability to prioritise your workload and that of your direct report, in order to get the job done to the highest standards
•A collaborative approach – focused on strong relationship-building and great communication
• Someone resilient to change
• Openness to constructive feedback and someone who readily offers the same to others
• Courage in backing your decisions and the ability to skilfully influence others when needed
• A strong focus on solutions not problems
• Great commercial awareness - a level of financial understanding and numeracy as well as affinity with product
• PLM systems experience would be an advantage