Product Technologist
As a Product Technologist, you’ll play a key role in bringing a wide range of accessories and slipper products to life, ensuring they meet the highest standards of quality, fit, performance and safety. Working closely with the Senior Product Technologist and Director of Technical, you’ll help deliver commercially successful ranges that align with Seasalt’s brand standards and business objectives.
This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll partner with teams across Buying, Design, Compliance, Branding, Marketing, Merchandising, Retail and Wholesale. You’ll support the full product lifecycle, from initial design handover through development and production, ensuring every product is delivered on time and on track.
Responsibilities
- Managing products from initial design handover through development to production, ensuring alignment with range plans, target costs and critical path timelines.
- Creating and maintaining accurate product specifications and tech packs within PLM, from concept through to final production.
- Leading fit sessions and supporting grading, ensuring consistency of fit, quality and construction across all products.
- Collaborating with Design and Buying to develop products, including advising on fabrics, materials and technical innovations.
- Assessing product risk throughout development and ensuring all items are fit for purpose and meet required performance standards.
- Approving samples at all stages (development, pre‑production and shipment), ensuring alignment with quality, aesthetic and technical standards.
- Ensuring all products meet legal, safety and testing requirements in line with UK/EU and global standards.
- Monitoring product performance, including test reports, returns and customer feedback, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
- Building strong supplier relationships, clearly communicating specifications and managing ongoing collaboration through regular contact and reviews.
- Supporting overall technical strategy and cross‑functional team collaboration to deliver commercially successful, high‑quality product ranges.
Qualifications
- Experience working as a Product Technologist across multiple product categories.
- In-depth knowledge of fabrics, yarns, leather and manufacturing techniques.
- Solid understanding of product construction, fit, grading and technical development.
- Experience creating product specifications and working with factory production processes.
- Ability to interpret test reports and manage product approvals.
- Proven experience working cross‑functionally with multiple teams.
- Strong problem‑solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve issues.
- Experience working with and communicating with overseas suppliers.
- Excellent organisation, time management and attention to detail.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Self‑motivated, adaptable and able to work under pressure in a fast‑paced environment.
- A willingness to learn and develop.
- Previous experience within retail or wholesale fashion would be desirable.
- A degree in Fashion or a relevant subject would be desirable.
Benefits
- Salary: £30,400‑£32,800 per year depending on experience (£38k‑£41k FTE) (Band 3)
- 34 days paid annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing with length of service
- Attractive 50% employee discount
- Flexible benefits allowance to personalise your benefits package
- Private Medical Scheme including 24/7 virtual GP
- Free access to our Employee Assistance Programme through Retail Trust with 24/7 support
- Pension plan with generous 7% employer contributions
- Life assurance programme
- Enhanced family leave policies
- Flexible working opportunities with our hybrid working approach
- Learning and Development opportunities
- Do Good Things with our two days per year paid volunteering opportunities
- Employee networks to develop and provide support to our people, including the Inclusion & Belonging Network
- 100s of savings on top retailers and gym memberships through our discount hub
We aim to work flexibly where possible and value a range of perspectives – diversity of thought helps us grow. As an inclusive employer, we invite a diverse range of candidates to apply for our roles. If this role excites you, we’ll be happy to help with adjustments to our recruitment process and beyond. Just drop us an email at careers@seasaltcornwall.co.uk.
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