Technical Manager (EU sports / activewear brand)

Technical Manager (EU sports / activewear brand)

My client is a EU sports / activewear brand, who is looking for a Technical Manager to lead the current technical team. Reports to General Manager.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead and supervise the technical team to ensure performance of suppliers meet the company's standards
• Work closely with the design team from HQ to ensure development packs are well executed
• Supervise the garment fitting, material approval, and quality management operations
• Manage vendors quality performance accordingly
• Responsible for proto, fitting and pre-production sampling approval process
• Risk Assessment for new product development and production
• Build strong relationships with the HQ technical and design teams and communicate effectively on potential / ongoing issues to align expectations and solutions
• Be accountable for the team's performance and be part of the strategy building team with the top management
• Keep up-to-date with new product innovation in the market and capabilities of the suppliers to bring new knowledge to internal teams
• Train, develop and motivate your team to ensure consistent high performance

Requirements:

• 15 years or more in related experience in garment technical positions with well-known, large sized retailers
• Minimum of 5 years at manager level or above
• Must have strong technical knowledge across related product categories in garment and fashion accessories
• Strong knowledge garment construction, fabric knowledge would be a plus
• Experience working at companies well known for top-level quality standards would be highly preferred
• Strong English and Mandarin both written and spoken

Interested parties pls send your CV to Angela Tsui from ConnectedGroup (Angela.Tsui @connectedgroup.com) for more details.

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