Perry Ellis International, Inc. represents a diverse portfolio of lifestyle apparel brands. The Company, through its wholly-owned subsidiaries owns and licenses nationally and internationally recognized brands including: Perry Ellis®, Original Penguin® by Munsingwear®, Laundry by Shelli Segal®, Rafaella®, Cubavera®, Ben Hogan®, Savane®, Grand Slam®, John Henry®, Manhattan®, Axist®, Jantzen® and Farah®. The Company enhances its roster of brands by licensing trademarks from third parties, including: Nike® and Jag® for swimwear, and Callaway®, PGA TOUR®, and Jack Nicklaus® for golf apparel.
Based in Witham (preferred) or London.
Three months fixed term contract.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:
* Reporting into the Garment Tech Manager
* Being responsible for specific product areas across both brands, Farah and OP, from development through to production
* Working with core teams, across internal and external departments, to ensure product quality is being maintained.
* Attend initial design handover meetings
* Raising the garment specification for the first proto sample
* Chasing, logging in and preparing samples for your product areas in time for fit sessions. That will include, Proto, SMS, fit, PPs and Top samples
* Leading the fit session for your product areas, using your technical knowledge, solving fit and construction challenges
* Must be able to travel to London for fit sessions.
* Must have knowledge of grading
* Issuing fit comments using the PLM system and ensuring company standards are maintained throughout all product areas.
* Regularly updating and maintaining information on PLM
* Keeping to a critical path for each style, chasing in samples and test reports when needed
* Experience needed on approving Test reports, Oekotex and GOTs
* Maintaining communication and developing relationships with overseas vendors, and internal teams. This will include vendors that are based in Europe and in Asia
* Issuing care label instruction to vendors
* Carry out AQLS on shipments as required. This will mean traveling to our warehouse in Felixstowe. Traveling to the London office and Felixstowe are an allowable expense that can be claimed back through the office system. If you are based in Witham you will be able to claim back your travel to London and Felixstowe. If you are based in London you will be able to claim back your travel to Felixstowe.
PERSON SPECIFICATION:
* Highly desirable to have some proven work experience in the industry
* To be able to work as part of a team and also under your own initiative
* Menswear multi-product experience preferred but not essential
* Self motivated as you may be working from home on occasion
* Understanding of sample lead times
* Good fabric performance, garment construction/pattern knowledge and grading is preferred.
* Knowledge of approving 3rd party testing reports.
* Knowledge of Oeko Tex, GOTS/OCS would be an advantage but not essential
* A good understanding of chemical compliance (i.e. REACH standards) but not essential
* Good knowledge of Excel, Word and the ability, and willingness, to learn new computer packages
* Strong organisational skills
* Excellent verbal and written communication is a must.
* Commercially minded, with a keen eye for detail
* Able to think calmly and clearly under pressure
* Degree in Garment Technology, Pattern Cutting, Clothing Design or similar is desirable
* Basic PowerPoint skills
Employee Benefits
* 24 days’ holiday including bank holidays
* Generous staff discount
* Discretionary annual bonus scheme
* Company pension scheme
* Mental health awareness, and Employee Assisted Program (EAP) offering financial wellbeing support and mental wellbeing services
* Length of service awards, and employee referral incentive
Perry Ellis Europe is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.
This is a role based in our Witham (preferred) or London office, we are currently working 4 days in the office and one day from home. Perry Ellis Europe's benefits for all staff include a company pension scheme, generous discounts on all our brands and 24 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays).