Technical Designer

Responsibility:

Fit Review:

Evaluate sample for fit approval in Vendor’s Sample rooms (construction fit balance workmanship measurements product safety etc.)
Partner with vendors technicians for corrections and samples improvements
Escalate construction and grading issues
Approve all product complexities and provide patter correction if needed works with vendor technicians on pattern alternation suggestions
Approve artwork placement Fit tracking (all individuals)
Communicate with Sourcing team for artwork placement comments
Provide pattern correction to all products allocated with a strong understanding of how to review and correct patterns
Attend line review meetings with cross functional teams and highlight any potential risk from a fit/construction perspective
Participate and share topics for Global Technical Design meetings

Vendor Management & Product Development:

Act as the gatekeeper to apply process and fit standards
Escalate process non-conformities and repeated performance issues
Survey Sample making process – detect possible gap in the process and monitor improvement
Support building training materials participate and facilitate vendors training
Monitor vendor certified technician performance and meet with vendors when facing any technical problem in development or production
Participate in PP meeting review TOP samples
Prepare Minimarkers for consumption issues for cost support and prepare training materials for vendors and internal partners
Partner with QA team to conduct technical audits for selected stages of production and communicate with Sourcing to resolve issues during development providing technical design clarifications under the guidance of a Senior Technical Designer
Document findings and review with sample room staff to clarify any product questions
Seek confirmation from applicable company’s sources for any considerations not able to be clarified in the field
Train sample room technicians to use Company’s standards (i.e. blocks grading rules PLM artwork placements etc.) and record samples “in” daily
Maintain library of patters and blocks digitizing where needed and Offer technical solutions when needed

Requirement:

Bachelor Degree with preference in Textile Fashion Design with a minimum of 4 years in technical experience
Previous work experience in a sourcing office for Childrenswear products and possess product safety knowledge preferred
Working knowledge of Gerber PLM and Adobe illustrator
Excellent communication and presentation skills to collaborate with different parties
Excellent MS Excel Skills (Vlookup Pivot Tables etc.)
Good command of written and spoken English

Benefit: