The Applicant: This is an excellent opportunity to join a small and successful Corporate Clothing Company and gain a wide knowledge of the clothing manufacturing sector. The role will provide support to the Product Manager and Brand Management teams.
Client Details:
A successful clothing brand.
Description:
* Assisting the Product Manager daily across all areas of product development and current production.
* Filing of all samples received including lab dips, fabrics, trims, and full garment samples.
* Reviewing customer faulty returns to identify issues and possible causes.
* Assisting in AQL review of products; either on new product development shipments or where an issue has been identified with current stock.
* Participating in fit sessions and recording fit changes required.
* Building and maintaining technical packs.
* Reviewing lab dips, fabrics, trims, and components for both colour and quality.
* Measuring and inspecting samples received from our factories including development samples, size set samples, and pre-production samples.
* Arranging fabrics for testing via third-party testing facilities.
* Corresponding with our overseas agents and suppliers via email as well as telephone/video conference calls.
* Managing our sourcing teams to ensure timely delivery of necessary samples.
* Maintaining the critical path to ensure production deadlines are met.
* Updating technical documents at the request of the Product Manager where required.
* Maintaining accurate factory certification records.
* Liaising with our distributors and providing technical documentation and information upon request.
* General office tasks when required, including generating mailings, filing, and general tidying.
* Communication with our distributors and customers.
* Dealing with customer enquiries and processing garment returns.
* Updating computer records in Excel and Word documents.
Profile:
Qualifications: Educated to HND level or above or have relevant experience. A clothing technology or fashion qualification is desirable.
Essential Skills:
* Clothing construction experience.
* Confident and clear communication skills; both verbally and written.
* Excellent attention to detail with high levels of accuracy.
* Proficiency in standard Microsoft applications with a strong working knowledge of Microsoft Excel.
* Ability to plan and organize both familiar and new tasks in an office environment, within a specified deadline.
* Highly organised with good prioritisation skills.
Desirable:
* Knowledge of Adobe software including Photoshop, Illustrator.
Job Offer:
* Hours of work: 9.00am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday. 1 hour for lunch.
* Holiday entitlement is 21 days per year plus English statutory days.
* Stakeholder pension scheme.
* Position may require overseas travel to our manufacturing countries.
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