Our client has an excellent reputation for the design and supply of sporting apparel. They now have an exciting opportunity to join them as a Garment Technologist. Reporting to the Head of Apparel
You will support the process for product development across all apparel collections, ensuring products are to an excellent standard: Fit is consistent, construction meets requirements, and approved samples are ready for bulk manufacture.
Key Responsibilities:
• To provide construction and fabric performance expertise to the Design and Development team
during the development cycle.
• Lead fit sessions for all development samples and bespoke pro-teamwear items. Address fit issues.
Provide clear sample comments and communicate them directly with our supply partners.
• Collaborate with Design and Development on transforming initial garment designs into technical packs.
• Create size specifications from first garment designs to enable manufacturers to provide accurate
garment costings. Responsible for maintaining Company database of size specifications and blocks.
• Collaborate with the product development and production team to achieve key deadlines within the established Critical Path.
• Manage the testing and reporting program to ensure all products meet quality and legal standards.
• Build competitor awareness to enable quality, fit and performance benchmarking.
• Proactively monitor, investigate and suppo...