Senior Technical Manager

Job description

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Senior Technical Manager (Product lead) is responsible for overseeing / leading a team of Product engineers and technicians for a specialist product area within a category (woven / knit or sweater) – may include multiple brands and genders. They will be own the end to end lifecycle of the product within their area of specialty including Risk Assessment, ensuring RL product standards can be met within vendor base and managing issue resolution with support of their teams.

They will track and manage workload and deadlines of the team from development stage (where applicable) through to final production approval stage. This role requires a strong level of leadership, collaboration, communication, technical and problem-solving skills

Qualifications

EXPERIENCE, SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE Degree or Certification in Apparel Manufacturing, Design, Patternmaking or equivalent work experience. IE a plus. 10+ years in Technical Design 5 + years in Management level Experience in patternmaking, construction and manufacturing/production Proven ability to successfully oversee a complex category while making product quality and seasonal deliverables a priority. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, interpersonal skills , ability to build strong relationships with internal and external partners Good command of English language (written and spoken) Proven organizational skills and ability manage competing priorities.

• Strong sense of urgency, attention to detail & resourcefulness Responsible and accountable
• Ability to proactively analyze and solve problems/issues
• Knowledge of 3D programs a plus Computer Skills: Proficiency in computer pattern programs, computer spec writing programs such as Gerber, PLM, Adobe Illustrator, MS Outlook, MS Excel, MS Word