URBN: Technical Designer- Sweaters

Urban Outfitters, Inc. ("URBN") is a portfolio of global consumer brands which offers a variety of lifestyle merchandise and consumer products through its brands Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, BHLDN, Terrain and the Vetri Family. Urban Outfitters, Inc., is both a Fortune 1000 and S&P 500 ranked company with $3.4 Billion in revenue.

Title

URBN: Technical Designer - Sweaters

Overview

Brand and category specific specialist that facilitates and executes Design's vision by providing the appropriate fit, quality, and construction that are targeted to the consumer and end use while supporting the business requirements. Responsible to trouble shoot any issues such as fit, construction, and quality control. Takes ownership of styles. Position requires creating and maintaining accurate files and reports.

Responsibilities

TECHNICAL DESIGN MANAGEMENT

• Build relationships/partnerships with cross functional team members, such as Design and Production.
• Identify efficiencies within their brand or category to support CTM initiative, specifically block and construction development.
• Manage work load to department initiatives.
• Instruct and communicate to agents/factories the appropriate construction, fit and block information to ensure successful manufacturing while adhering to Design's concepts.
• Conducts live fittings with/without designers to determine what fit and construction changes are necessary to achieve Design's requirements.
• Advise repair options to factories on fit or quality related issues.
• Evaluate best/worst sellers and competitors to make improvements in technical methods and fit for upcoming seasons.
• Assigns base size garments measurements appropriate to each style that correlates to the three-dimensional body and desired end use.
• Assures to use all appropriate cost cutting methods in style development.
• Assigns appropriate grading to all points of measure keeping the proportion accurate in relation to our predetermined sizing.
• Other duties as specified by management.

SOURCING STRATEGY: Participate in technical training methods for agents and factories.

MEETINGS: Attends the following meetings -

• Seasonal Production and Tech review
• Sketch Review (as designated by manager)
• Finalization (as designated by manager
• Fit and Quality

Qualifications

• Understands how to create a technical package and assign points of measure that will progress a style through development and secure the fit during production QC inspections
• Some knowledge of pattern making, garment construction, and manufacturing including factory machinery, procedures and methods within their category.
• Basic ability to run a fitting on a live model and communicate pattern changes to create the desired look and fit.
• Understands the grade sequence and can participate in determining grade rules for specific garment measurements.
• Highly organized.
• Prioritize effectively.
• Work in/with cross-functional teams.
• Communicate effectively with internal and external parties.
• Pro-actively approach problem solving.
• Adapt quickly to changes.
• Knowledgeable in a PLM system. WebPDM and Tradestone experience a plus.
• Driven by deadlines with a high sense of urgency.
• Ability to understand and fully incorporate the brand's aesthetic.

Experience

Minimum of 5 years' experience in Technical Design, including factory production experience and pattern making - specifically within Sweaters and Knitwear

Education

Bachelors or Associate degree in an apparel related field a plus.