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Garment Technologist

Employer
Sister Jane
Location
London (Central), London (Greater) (GB)
Closing date
24 Jul 2025
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Function
Production - Garments & Accessories
Level
Manager
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time

Job Details

We are looking for a talented, ambitious, hands-on Garment Technologist to join our 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 teams in a role that offers a great opportunity to be at the heart 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 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 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 liaise with management for any fit/quality feedback
  • Review quality issues and assess retail and wholesale defective returns as required
  • Daily update of style production tracker Support the Product Development Manager as required.
  • Supporting Production Manager as required


Skills and Experience

Required:

  • 4 years' minimum 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 MS 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 taking 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. 
 

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