Apparel Tech Design Manager / Pre Production
Apparel Tech Design Manager / Pre Production
RTA
Los Angeles, CA
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Tech Design Manager /Pre-Production Coordinator
Responsibilities:
The position requires a technical fit expert in the luxury apparel & accessories market (both men’s + women’s)
- Oversee and communicate from SMS stage to end production
- Always share your knowledge of fit and construction
- Knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, and sewing techniques
- Communicate daily with domestic and overseas factories to ensure the design intent is achieved for production
- Coordinate and conduct weekly fit sessions to achieve on-time fit approvals
- Generate tech packs with photos and clear instructions via excel/WFX
- Working closely with the production & design team to follow up on fit ETAs and proactive vendor management
- Monitor and resolve all fit production issues to ensure quality merchandise with timely deliveries
- Manage fit sessions, working closely with design to understand the vision of the line and translate design concepts
- Inspect productions samples and TOP samples to validate quality, fit, and specs
- Work within the established calendar and milestones for development and production
- Organize workflow based on delivery and production time and action calendar
- Maintaining Tech Pack in PLM system and communicate changes and updates including fit, artwork & design details, during pre- production and production to all vendors
- Following up with factories for all production sampling to maintain production T&A and deadlines
- Communicate with vendors & suppliers to resolve issues and follow-up on production process
- Review WIP with manager weekly to provide status report of each factory/vendor and address issues for solutions
- Work closely with production team in departmental tasks such as sample management, updating internal documents and systems up to date
- Provide sales and internal team with up-to-date copy/style detail sheet prior to each delivery with measurements, style details and tariff codes as needed
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Employment type
Full-time
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