Job Description
Great opportunity to join our team as Apparel Technical Manager!
You will be responsible for ensuring the technical integrity, quality, and fit of all apparel from SMS handover through production. This role will oversee the development of technical specifications, manage sample approvals and ensure compliance with brand standards and manufacturing capabilities. Acting as the technical authority, you will collaborate with design, product development and buying teams to deliver innovative, cost-effective, and high-quality garment product that meet performance and aesthetic requirements.
This role is also responsible for planning and allocating technical resources, optimizing team capacity through the season and ensuring timely delivery of information and production. Responsible for all activities relating to Apparel Vendor resourcing and counter sampling and costing.
Key Responsibilities of Apparel Technical Manager (including but not limited to):
* Manage style handover process from PD, to enable the GT team to create Style product specification ensuring attention to detail and accuracy of all technical requirements- issue to supplier
* Manage GT critical path and workflow
* Receive Buy Information - interpret and plan Tech team workload ensuring outputs are scheduled in-line with Buy calendar. Status updated and maintained on seasonal tracker
* Manage the size approval process, attending fit meetings and ensuring brand integrity
* Manage Bulk Trim Approval - Trim, Thread, Embroidery, Print and maintain trim database
* Manage PP approval process with good decision-making skills
* Create SMS specs for all carry-over styles/new colours and issue to suppliers
* Daily coordination with suppliers to progress product through to production; providing technical support and ensuring quality standards are maintained
* Update & Translate Wash care information
* Garment Durability Testing and compliance
* Carry out AQL and QC inspections – investigate, risk assess and resolve QC issues
* Update systems for "in-season" updates/changes/fabrics on carry-over styles and communicate this to relative departments including product compliance
* Own product pre-production process
* Customer Returns - Analysis/Actions
* Fit/Block development and Maintenance
* Identify and implement opportunities to reduce carbon footprint
* Management, development, mentoring and support of the team
* Provide training and technical support for the Tech team
* Overseas travel / QC Inspection Trips to Vendors (as and when needed)
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