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Our client is looking for an experienced Fit and Spec Technician to work on their brand of baby and kids clothing. This person will play a crucial role in ensuring that all garments and accessories meet the highest standards of fit, look, style and quality. You will create technical specifications, maintain fit standards and communicate effectively with vendors and internal teams.
Responsibilities:
– Create technical specifications for new and updated products based on existing specifications, new product analyses, prototypes, or physical samples.
– Ensure high-quality standards are consistently in line with company guidelines.
– Create and maintain fit blocks and standards for each commodity to ensure fit consistency.
– Understand and be a reference for baby law regulations and labeling.
– Measure and fit samples to guarantee the desired fit is consistently achieved.
– Provide clear, descriptive, and timely fit comments to vendors.
– Produce fit sketches to assist vendors in correcting fit issues.
– Create and maintain care label and law label library.
– Maintain daily communication and follow-up with vendors and internal teams throughout the production process to ensure deadlines are met.
– Conduct fit sessions on mannequins.
– Take detailed FIT measurements, enter specs, and grading.
– Write corrections and recommendations clearly and concisely to be understood by overseas suppliers.
– Participate in the creation of tech packs when needed.
– Communicate with suppliers on a daily basis.
Requirements:
– 5+ years of experience in the apparel industry, with a focus on children’s apparel.
– Proficiency in software: Illustrator, Excel, Office Suite.
– Solid knowledge and experience with fitting procedures and grading.
– Meticulous and detail-oriented.
– Able to work effectively both in a team and independently.
– Strong time management and problem-solving skills.
– Understanding of and experience with baby law regulations.