Garment Product Developer Lancashire

Job Description

Our clients are a highly respectable and successful clothing manufacturer now seeking a Garment Technical Developer to develop new and bespoke products to the highest possible quality ensuring all products are risk accessed and fit for purpose achieving price and customer delivery targets.You will have excellent understanding of garment construction and sound knowledge across safely and design within the kids clothing sector. You must be well organised and detailed throughout the style history to handover.Able to access colour of fabric and lab dips visually and colour match , able to use illustrator for design work , outlook , vision for specification and task manager priority.Working with Sales team & Customer services, creating design boards and new products to Sales/Product team briefs, advising on technical aspects of new products to deliver technical brief, working to critical path deadlines.Deliver projects through business direction from sourcing manager / sourcing director.Working with the Fabric Technologists, understand the companys current fabric database, fabric source routes, MOQ’s and prices, to ensure appropriate fabrics are chosen for each product, working to fulfil the design & technical brief. Working alongside Fabric tech help to build a working fabric library.Working closely with the Sourcing manager /Sourcing Director understand company current supplier base, being aware of product range, skills, and MOQ’s in order to select best supply route for each product.Order initial development samples from suppliers, in line with project critical path dates, providing all relevant info to enable best possible sample quality!Identify photography and salesman sample requirements, ordering samples from suppliers on time in line with company critical path dates.Request FOB costs for new and bespoke products and liaise with suppliers and sales team to achieve appropriate product price for end customer, be aware of price targets, and aim to achieve the target prices.Create initial development product specifications, including sketches, design details, construction details, and initial size chart.Carry out fit sessions on new product.Check and measure development samples against development specifications, understanding discrepancies and how to correct them, reporting back to suppliers and making corrections as required.Working with TT Fabric Technologist, ensure all fabrics are selected, tested, and initially approved prior to new product introduction. Request and approve lab dips to order handover stage.Create packaging specifications for all new products where required, ensuring all suppliers & team members are clear and fully informed re correct packing and packaging requirements.Working within the team, assist in checking and approving shipment samples from suppliers against specifications and sealed samples as appropriate, reporting back to suppliers with results in line with PO shipments dates.Conduct Full handover packs to Technical teams to SOP requirements with detailed information to ensure smooth transition into production.Travel to overseas supplier’s mills and factories.Understand company timelines, and timelines for each project, and be able to organise workloads and work to deadlines to compile production specifications, seal samples, approve trims, to enable orders to be placed on time for customer delivery.If you are looking for a new exciting opportunity then look no further.Dont delay send your cv details to us today. thank you and stay safe.** Please note due to the high number of CVs we are receiving we will endeavour to acknowledge all applications however is you have not heard from us within 7-10 days please take it you have not been selected for the 1st stage interview process & we wish you well in your search. Required skills

Clothing

Garment Manufacturing

Adobe Illustrator

Keyskills :
Clothing Garment Manufacturing Adobe Illustrat