Senior Technical Designer

Role: Senior Technical DesignerLocation: New York City (Central)Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Senior Technical Designer to join our team based in New York City, USA. The ideal candidate will possess a wealth of knowledge in garment production, testing and quality control.Key Responsibilities:Responsible for leading, scoping, and owning the full fit process, ensuring accountability and excellence across all designated product areas.Setting standards for all technical aspects of garment production to ensure high quality and functional products.Responsible for the setting and ensuring KPI's are followed – reduced defect rate, increased first time pass rate, production efficiency, compliance rate and reduced returns rate.Management of the end-to-end QC process. Inclusive of fabric testing, audits and the management of safety standards.Delivering continuous creative solutions to support long term compliance with manufactures.Effectively liaising with manufactures ensuring cohesive process control throughout production.Manage and conducting in-house fit sessions whilst taking steps to proactively prevent technical issuesManagement of sampling processes ensuring accuracy, speed and compliance.Liaising with the Designers, Buyers and Suppliers to offer technical guidance on new product development and garment construction.Management of grading and tolerance rules.Implement solutions from analysing returns and faults to reduce.Requirements:A minimum of 7 years’ experience in a similar role (including multi-product experience)Exceptional understanding of garment construction, quality control and fabric technology/testingExperience of working directly with manufacturesA positive attitude towards challenges and implement solutionsStrong time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks & be flexibleClear concise communication is a must both written and verballyConfident using Outlook and Excel