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Garment Technologist Tailoring
London
Posted about 19 hours ago
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About the Role
Freelance Garment Technologist (Tailoring)
Location: Central London
Schedule: 4-5 days a week.
Responsibilities
Product Lifecycle:
- Provide Technical support for Design, PD, Merchandising & Suppliers to meet the business brief and drive quality throughout the product life cycle.
- Ensure that the developmental critical path dates are achieved.
- Manage the fitting process from 1st Proto to Pre-production Gold seal; engineering product with consideration to design, development, industrialisation, and quality requirements on Tailoring and Wovens.
- Develop blocks and seasonal key shapes through fit reviews/meetings with Design, PD, Merchandising, and suppliers.
- Conduct seasonal risk assessment during development of Tailoring and Woven product; Identifying and highlighting potential trim, fabric, or manufacturing issues.
- Provide risk assessment solutions through testing and due diligence programmes to improve/refine industrialisation of the products.
- Work with suppliers, managing communication and product sealing to ensure products are correctly engineered and industrialised for production.
- Ensure that the products are sealed for production within the relevant delivery dates.
- Communicate if there is product risk, keeping all relevant stakeholders informed to manage the critical path, production, business, and customer expectations.
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Product Quality & Compliance:
- Responsible for product testing programme and care label compliance.
- Deliver the highest standards of quality, consistent fit, and production, working closely with related teams/suppliers.
- Maintain standards through the publication and distribution of Make standards, Measurements, Labelling, Supplier Manuals, Testing Manual, and Blocks/Grading Manual.
- Manage maintenance and evolution of tech packs.
- Support product compliance team with quality and technical expertise.
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General:
- Manage critical deadlines within the Tailoring and Wovens product categories for technical activities.
- Maintain and develop existing relationships with suppliers.
- Help promote continuous improvement in Quality and Technical systems.
- Help build a collaborative relationship with internal and external colleagues.
Qualifications
- Proven Technical experience in this category within product development environment.
- Knowledge of luxury a strong plus as well as Italian suppliers.
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Skills
Garment Technology
Tailoring
Product Lifecycle Management
Fitting Process
Pattern Engineering
Risk Assessment
Technical Support
Quality Assurance
Product Compliance
Tech Pack Management
Supplier Management
Grading
Wovens
Luxury Fashion Knowledge
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