Garment Technologist

Sister Jane is looking for a talented, ambitious, hands-on Garment Technologist to join the London team at a time when the team and business are growing rapidly.

The successful applicant will provide support and technical guidance to the design and production team in a role that offers a great opportunity to be at the centre of Sister Jane's product development, design and supply process.

Responsibilities include:

• Taking ownership of the product technical development across all key steps of the critical path
• Risk assessment at the initial design phase
• Costing and pricing negotiations with suppliers
• Recommending product changes to ensure costing, production feasibility and design objectives are effectively met
• Following the critical path to ensure that development deadlines are met, flagging issues early to relevant parties
• Leading fit sessions from the initial design stage through to pre-production fitting alongside the design team
• Planning, organising and attending all fit meetings, including booking models, ensuring amends are carried out.
• Ensuring suppliers submit measurement specs prior to fitting
• Liaise with suppliers to ensure all cloth compositions and fabric care information is accurate and up to date on specification sheets
• Updating Tech Packs from initial fitting, ensuring that all data is up-to-date and correct, and tracking any changes
• Ensure garments are measured prior to fitting making sure they are to spec
• Coordinate with suppliers to ensure spec changes are followed
• Liaise with suppliers to make sure grading rules are followed and sizing is consistent across all collections
• Managing and following up after product testing
• Signing off final pre-production fit with the Design Team when required
• Management of key dates within the critical path and awareness of the key dates across production
• Maintaining consistency of quality and fit across all collections, updating and introducing standards and procedures, taking appropriate action to implement improvements
• Reviewing the latest delivery and liaising with management for any fit/quality feedback
• Review quality issues and assess retail and wholesale defective returns as required
• Daily update of the style production tracker
• Support the Product Development Manager as required.
• Supporting Production Manager as required

Skills and Experience:

Required:

• A minimum of 4 years' design or garment technology role experience
• A degree in Fashion Design, Garment Technology or similar academic qualifications
• Strong technical knowledge with a passion for quality and excellence
• Fluency in Microsoft Office as well as CAD design software
• Confident, organised and attentive to details
• Strong organisational and problem-solving skills
• Not shy to take the initiative and take the lead when necessary
• Excellent communication skills and mindful of cultural differences

Beneficial:

• Mandarin language skills are an advantage

Application

Please apply with a CV, cover letter and any supporting information / portfolio via the application form.