What’s the role about?
As part of our Womenswear Production & Technical department, you’ll be joining as our Garment Technologist who is responsible for casual bottoms and denim product category, ensuring a consistent fit throughout the collection, monitoring and elevating garment quality and constantly evaluating and improving the fit of garment.
Who you are
- Previous experience operating as Garment Technologist in casual bottoms and denim
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of garment construction, pattern cutting, fitting, and grading
- Understanding of testing, analysing test reports and garment care
- Ability to demonstrate confidence and assertiveness when communicating technical requirements, both internally and externally
- Well organized, able to work to tight deadlines and excellent communication skills- written and oral
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, specifically Excel
What you’ll be doing
- Working with designers/buying to make sure the design suits production methods across multi product categories
- Checking and approving sample garments and making any changes needed, including correcting faults
- Writing detailed tech comments for suppliers/factories to follow
- Control and maintain consistency of product categories across the Womenswear collection, carry out regular block and sizing reviews with all relevant teams, wherever necessary
- Control and maintain consistent fit across product, take on board feedback back from return meetings to improve overall return rates
- Conducting store visits to assess product in store and to speak to store staff to get feedback on product
- Conducting comp shops and benchmarking our Reiss product against competitors
- Approving test reports for wash care instructions, challenging suppliers to help improvements
- Communicating with suppliers on production queries or issues
- Attending risk assessments/fabric meetings
What we’ll do for you
- Provide you with a competitive salary
- Company pension
- Generous employee discount
- Company bonus scheme
- Health & Wellbeing Perks
- Plus many more
If you want to start your story at Reiss as our Garment Technologist, don’t miss out - apply now!
#WeAreReiss
We recognize the importance and power of diversity within our business and, as such, we ensure that our people processes are fair, transparent and promote equality of opportunity for all candidates.
It is our pledge that candidates will not be discriminated against on the grounds of gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, marital status, age, race, color, ethnic background, nationality, disability, sexual orientation, religion, religious or similar belief. Every individual will be treated with respect.
We know that some people won’t apply for a role unless they feel they meet all of the requirements listed. We want you to know that finding people who will add to our inspirational culture and have a learning mindset is incredibly important to us. Even if you feel you don’t tick all the boxes, we’d still like to hear from you.
Reiss London, England Office
12 Picton Place, London, United Kingdom, W1U 1BW
