Garment Technologist - #1696332

Garment Technologist

Manchester

A leading name in the retail sector is seeking a Garment Technologist / Product Developer to join their growing own brand development team based in their Manchester head office.

You will be responsible for developing new own brand offerings across fashion including men’s, women’s, kid’s and accessories to achieve the maximising sales and profit to ensure the continued growth across both stores and online. Working closely with the Design, Buying and Merchandising departments.

Some additional duties will include;

• Responsible for all the samples stages including measuring & sending comments on own brand samples across all categories, ensuring they are completed within the required CP timeframes.


• Ensuring all products are compliant with specific regulations, product safety and legislations.


• Working alongside senior developers throughout the product development cycle ensuring the own brand quality and fit standards are achieved.


• Provides team support to ensure the successful completion of delivery priorities across the own brand department.


• Managing the critical path to ensure that the overall development process is smooth and production dates are maintained.


• Highlighting and resolving any issues with the Merchandising and Supply Chain team.


• Provides department support in all areas from supplier communication, record keeping, filing systems, movement of samples and sample storage

The ideal candidate will have

• A relevant fashion or textile degree is preferred but not essential


• Excellent communication skills and the ability to liaise / influence at all levels.


• Ability to manage a varied workload with conflicting and tight deadlines.


• High commercial & customer awareness


• Strong numerical skills with the ability to analyse data.


• Good working knowledge of MS Office products specifically Excel