Apparel Product Developer

Apparel Product Developer

Watford

Up to £35,000 ( depending on qualifications/experience)

Full Time Office Based – Monday to Friday

One to One Personnel is proud to be working with our global brand client who is looking to hire an Apparel Product Developer to join their team at their head offices based in Watford.

To be considered for this role you must have a minimum of 5 years’ experience working in an Apparel Product Development role within sportswear, activewear and athleisure industry across both men's and womenswear.

Requirements

• Minimum 5 years’ experience in an Apparel Product Development role within the sportswear, activewear, and athleisure industry across both men's and womenswear
• Excel, Photo Shop, Illustrator competent with the ability to amend CADs, work with tech packs, measure, fitting, etc
• In-depth knowledge of garment construction techniques with a good understanding of pattern cutting
• Experience in technical fabrics and performance garment constructions
• Experience in dealing with suppliers based in the Far East
• Extensive background in fit, fabric development, finishes, and construction details
• Experience working on a wholesale business model
• Experience in sport accessories development is a plus

Roles and Responsibilities

• Assist and support the Men’s and Women’s Product Developer with the day-to-day duties
• Overseeing all aspects of operation work and costings
• Collaborating closely with our design team to ensure the design vision is well executed, at a high standard and follows the Key dates on the Calendar Such as overview deadlines and tech pack submissions
• Involved in design approval process with Authentic Group and RDG
• Being involved in supplier allocation and making sure all tech packs and line lists are provided to suppliers
• Responsible for creating measurements charts and sending them to suppliers
• Communicating with all suppliers with any queries or questions
• Making sure the Cad’s are uploaded on the Line Art
• Going through the Supplier Portal for Main Labels, Wash care labels, UCC stickers, Security labels etc. For sampling and production. Making sure the factory use the correct ones
• Going through the Catalogue against the Overviews
• Approve lab dip, print strike offs and embroideries at all stages
• Communicating with the factories for the Proto, Prebulk, Presell and SMS timelines
• Hanging and replacing samples at each stage
• Being Involved in the Collaboration from start to finish
• Attending fit sessions to make sure the products are fitted and amended correctly for each stage
• Check the grade rules on the workbooks
• Communicate with factories for Fob Prices
• Prepare samples and make notes related to the product changes
• Commenting and approving the PP samples to production
• Being involved till the end of the goods ready date
• Assist in the critical path management and attend the meetings with the Operations team
• Send out PP/shipment samples to the Operators for approval or reference
• Box and categorise samples to be kept in the rolling racking
• Attend Operator meetings from time to time
• Work on multiple seasons at once across of a large collection both men’s and women’s

Benefits

• 25 days of annual leave + bank holidays
• Additional days holiday between Christmas and New Year if the Directors decide to close the business
• Standard working hours 9 to 5:30 - 30 min lunch = 40 hours a week
• 1-day WFH after probation and training at the company’s sole discretion (non-contractual)
• Workplace Pension Scheme
• 60% Discount on our products that we have on Ecommerce
• Sample sales 2+ times a year
• Short Leave – with pre-approval from Line Manager to take up to 2 hours off without deduction from holiday allowance
• Statutory sick pay
• Annual pay review and/or bonus at the Directors discretion

If you have all the skills above and feel this is the role for you, please do not hesitate to contact us at 121 Personnel on or forward your CV to