Create are partnered with a Luxury British designer who became a cult hero in fashion for her intelligent and grown-up womenswear . They have an exciting new Studio in West London and are currently recruiting in RTW: Production & Development team. They are currently looking for a Trims Developer to work along side the Head of RTW. Working in partnership with Design, Development and Production to manage the research and development of all trims for ready to wear.

Responsibilities

• Manage the trim development timeline, keeping everyone up to date on key dates and ensuring deadlines are met
• Review trim status, identifying, calling out and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges to delivery and/or quality
• Research and development of innovative trim concepts and technologies according to brief:

o             Samples

o             Galvanic

o             Collaboration with suppliers and follow up on new designs to ensure correct execution

• Responsible for the quality standard, the costing and the margins of sample trims
• Responsible for ensuring functionality (including consistency and standardisation) and ensuring trims that are developed are fit for purpose for the customer and the brand. This includes ongoing risk assessment during the development process and proactivity in taking actions as a result
• Work with production team on product testing to relevant standards, leveraging technical knowledge and negotiating any aesthetic changes to protect the design vision
• Build and manage effective working relationships with suppliers
• Responsible for maintaining trim library and ensuring trim data is input and maintained accurately in the system.

Measures of Success

• Trim development approval rate
• Trim development in line with budget
• Trim delivery deadlines met
• Data integrity on Zedonk

Qualifications, Skills, Experience Required

 Technical capability and product knowledge with ability to confidently support the PD team and provide on the spot solutions in:

o             Substrates; galvanic; soft techniques; finishes

• Previous experience working in trim development
• Ability to understand design vision and translate it into new trim developments
• Experience managing vendor relationships, delivering clear briefs and leveraging relationships to meet demands
• Critical path management ensuring on time deliveries
• Able to manage within a budget with commercial awareness and understanding of trim costs