Garment Technologist, Women's Wovens

Overview

Join one of the UK's leading fashion retailers, a brand that has been inspiring customers with trend‑led, accessible fashion for over 55 years. With a strong high street presence, a growing digital business and a genuine passion for quality, innovation and sustainability, this is an exciting opportunity to join a collaborative technical team where you'll have a real influence on the products customers love. Working within a business that values development, inclusivity and continuous improvement, you'll play a key role in delivering exceptional quality across one of the retailer's largest and most important product categories.

Responsibilities

As a Technologist specialising in Women’s Wovens, you'll take ownership of quality across your product area, ensuring garments consistently meet customer expectations, regulatory requirements and brand standards. You'll work closely with Buying, Design, Merchandising and suppliers to drive the implementation of the technical quality framework throughout the product lifecycle, from development through to production. You will lead fit sessions, review testing and compliance, assess supplier capability, manage product risk, support product engineering and identify opportunities to improve quality, cost and lead times. You will also benchmark competitors, mentor colleagues, share technical best practice and deputise for the Technical Manager when required, helping to drive continuous improvement across the wider team.

Qualifications

We’re looking for an experienced Technologist with specialist knowledge of Women’s Wovens gained within a major fashion retailer or supplier. Excellent understanding of garment construction, pattern technology, grading, fabric performance, manufacturing processes and quality assurance is required, along with the confidence to lead fit sessions and make commercially balanced technical decisions. Experience in supplier management, risk assessment, product engineering and interpreting test reports is essential, as are strong communication, influencing and relationship‑building skills. A proactive mindset, analytical approach and the ability to coach others while collaborating across cross‑functional teams will be key to your success in this role.

Benefits

• Salary: £50,000
• 40 % staff discount plus Friends & Family promotions
• Access to a flexible rewards platform
• Private pension
• Life assurance
• Virtual GP access for you and your children
• Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
• Paid birthday off
• Buy‑more holiday scheme
• Interest‑free season ticket loans
• Cycle2Work scheme
• Wellbeing support through the Retail Trust and Fashion & Textile Children’s Trust
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities to support your career progression