Garment Technologist; TGM

Location: Birmingham

Type: Permanent

Industry: Childrenswear

Job : TGM
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The Company:

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Garment Technologist to join a leading supplier to various UK mid-market high street retailers of Kidswear with a particular emphasis on jersey wear and wovens. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an innovative and design led but commercial, forward-thinking company. Must have worked with similar clients to NEXT

The Role:

• Ensure product performance requirements are established and maintained through supplier education, testing and monitoring.
• Agree manufacturing methods are achievable in bulk production, resulting in products that will perform to requirements after purchase.
• Apply appropriate methods of communication with supplier bases, showing initiative and creative thinking where necessary to solve problems.
• Prepare fit comments / size specs and graded size specs for the factory further to customer fit comments/ internal fit comments.
• Prepare test requirements on all of your orders and send to the laboratory, along with approving all test reports before these are submitted to the supplier and manufacturers.
• Undertake supplier visits to improve quality standards, improve working relationships and increase personal knowledge of manufacturing capabilities/developments.
• Understand pattern amendments.
• Be strong in front of customers / buyers and factories with the ability to say NO when something is not correct.

Skills Required:

• Must have worked in a similar role as a Garment Technologist for a minimum of 2 years
• Must have experience in Childrenswear – jersey and wovens.
• Must have worked with similar clients to NEXT
• Thorough knowledge of garment construction and the fitting process.
• Good knowledge of fabric testing standards and care labelling.
• Highly organised.
• PC literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent influencing and negotiation skills.
• Knowledge of developing product for fit, quality and performance.
• Some knowledge of garment wash techniques/ processes.
• A good understanding of garment production systems.
• Strong communication and influencing at all levels.
• Good planning and org skills, able to change plans in line with business needs.
• Ability to risk analyse product.