Senior Garment Technologist Role - Ladieswear

I have a Senior Garment Technologist role to cover Ladies, across Jersey and Woven product areas. My client is a successful supplier to UK retailers and supermarkets. They are looking for a strong Technical candidate who can lead on one of 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. You will need to be used to working in a very busy environment and confident under pressure and able to work with large volumes and MUST have a supplier background

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.

  Person Specification

• Previous experience working with ladies jersey and woven 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 or retail 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