Junior Garment Technologist London, England
Job description
At Frasers Group we’re rethinking retail. Through digital innovation and unique store experiences, we’re serving our consumers with the world’s best sports, premium and luxury brands globally. As a leader in the industry, we’re elevating the retail experience for our consumers through our collection of established brands, including Sports Direct, FLANNELS, USC, Frasers, and GAME
Doubletake is the innovation team for Frasers Group, we work with a number of well-established brands ranging from activewear to high fashion. Doubletake Innovation also take part in collaborations with outside brands and influencers (most recently Zara, Free People, MJB for Selfridges) therefore along with the day-to-day tech duties, this role will lead new exiting opportunities and chances to elevate your skills!
- Attend all weekly fit meetings both with the technologist and alone.
- Record all fit comments and relay to the factories ensuring amendments are accurately reflected in future samples or production.
- Define and maintain grading / sizing rules for each garment type and for each individual brand.
- Help tech to create a block library for each brand, ensure this is updated each season
- Support the factories & buying team on any construction queries.
- Ensure all garments are sealed ahead of the factories starting production.
- Assess & fit all pre-production, top of production and shipment samples.
- Report on quality, faults and production each season detailing each factory performance against target. Feedback to management and wider team
- Establish and maintain the new testing/due diligence process clothing
- Run wearer trial process for the company and feedback to senior team
- Help to establish new innovation technology for the company e.g. Virtual fitting, in house bra support innovation
- Previous experience in a similar role
- Experience working in a retail / similar industry
- A high level of self-motivation, commitment, and dedication
- Organisational and time management skills
- The ability to work under pressure and to deadlines
- Communication skills, both written and oral.
Additional Information
An opportunity like this at Frasers is for the fearless. The potential is massive, the experience unrivalled. To be able to make the most of it you need to live and breathe our principles:
- Think without limits - Think fast, fearlessly, and take the team with you.
- Own it and back yourself - Own the basics, own your role and own the results.
- Be relevant - Relevant to our people, our partners and the planet.
