My client is a major luxury womenswear brand to the stars! They are looking for a Technical Admin Assistant to join their Central London Head Office.
This is a great opportunity for a Graduate to take their first step into permanent employment in a major fashion house. You will have a genuine passion to pursue a career in the technical field and want to learn your craft and progress through the business.
Technical Admin Assistant- The Role
- Support the commercial evaluation of garment fittings, attending weekly fit sessions supporting the Technical Team to work towards a full understanding of creative, customer and business requirements
- To liaise with suppliers to ensure the relevant technical paperwork is submitted prior to the weekly fit session
- General housekeeping of the technical department, i.e., filing test reports, managing fit samples etc. Work to understand the commercial and technical evaluation of test/mill reports
- Maintaining the production critical path
- Organise fit sessions i.e., creating fit list and ensuring all samples arrive on time
- Accurately measuring samples as soon as they arrive prior to the fit session
- Supporting the team on preparing workbooks after fit session prior to sending to manufactures
- To support the team on day-to-day functions
- Time management of assigned tasks and ability to prioritise
- To be commercially aware of competitors and key trends
- Seasonal market research in fit, sizing and finishing
- To prioritize own workload in line with meetings schedule and critical path
Technical Admin Assistant- The Person
- Entry level – 1-2 years’ experience within technical or product development
- Experience of attending fittings and recording fit comments
- Basic understanding of pattern cutting, good knowledge of fabrics, technical components and sewing techniques
- Experienced in working in a fast-paced environment, ensuring post show critical path is honoured
- Experience of dealing with offshore suppliers
- An understanding of complex garment construction, print and embellishment
- Tenacious, assertive and determined attitude with excellent attention to detail
- Proficient and confident user of Adobe suite including Photoshop & InDesign
- Good knowledge of Excel
- Good negotiation, organisational and problem-solving skills
- Dedicated, hardworking and committed person willing to invest long term
Please apply with your updated CV to m.coote@peoplemarketing.co.uk
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