Garment Technologist

Our client is multi-product supplier to the high street. They are now seeking an experienced garment technologist to join their team in Leicester on a part time basis (3 days a week). The business offers hybrid working.

The ideal candidate MUST have experience in managing fit sessions, putting together tech packs and amendments. This is a customer facing role.

The Role

• Conduct fit sessions with high street customers such as NEXT, Tesco, George/ASDA etc; making commercial decisions with confidence; owning the fitting process and inspiring trust and confidence from customers and vendors.
• Sending clear, concise and accurate comments to suppliers; processing samples in a timely and agile manner, in line with KPI’s.
• Support the Design team on garment design - multi-products.

Skills And Experience

• Previous experience as a garment technologist ideally within kidswear/childrenswear
• Background in garment design 
• Confident and assertive individual, with ability to manage their own fit sessions.
• Comprehensive understanding of fitting and fit issues is essential.
• First class communication skills.
• Strong time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks and change direction with agility.
• Confident using Microsoft Office including Outlook, Excel and Word.
• Keen to expand skill set as the role demands.

Please apply in confidence.

Sales Manager - Fashion Apparels

A major supplier of multi-product apparels is seeking an experienced Sales Manager to join their French business. They are a heavily design led business with deep roots into TIER 1 retailers all over Europe. The person will be managing their French customer base, key high street retailers in the region and growing these accounts. The role will suit someone with strong experience of selling apparels into high street retailers in the French market.

Sales Manager: The Role: 

• Working closely with buyers on all aspects of product development, costings and negotiations
• Always seeking business development opportunities and close any sales opportunities
• Managing and growing existing accounts
• Developing product with design team, presenting collections to buyers 
• Ensuring that production is in control, and execution of orders are going smoothly
• Working with design, technical and sales functions 
• Managing customer's expectations and providing top class customer service

Sales Manager: The Person: 

• Will be an experienced account manager/sales manager from the supplier side of fashion ideally with kidswear experience.
• Will have experience in working with high street retailers
• Will have strong communication skills and be experienced in working with factories in the far east 
• Will be organised and be able to take ownership of their account on a day to day basis
• Have strong connections with buyers on the high street
• Highly organised
• Effective communication skills

The role is home based in France.