Garment Technician

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Hunkemöller is searching for a passionate and hands-on Garment Technician to strengthen our current team: Do you want to play a key role in developing & delivering products, ensuring consistent fit & quality to our worldwide customers? As a Garment Technician, within our Technical team, you’ll set and ensure the product standards that are delivered by our suppliers. Sound like a challenge you’re ready to take on? Then read on, this could be the job for you!

Your main tasks & responsibilities will be:

Main area 1: Product fit consistency and quality management

  • You’ll initiate improvements to both the fit and quality levels of our products and procedures

  • In order to create consistency, you’ll monitor agreed quality standards and follow up using the Quality Manual (QM) with our suppliers

  • If procedures in the Quality Manual are not adhered to, you’ll pick up on this and take action using a  pro-active and precise approach

  • Overall guidelines, standards and fitting sessions will help you to check, report and communicate any necessary changes to our suppliers, ensuring the optimal fit, in line with our signed off blocks

  • You’ll be accountable and responsible for signing off all fit & pre-production seals, size specs, product quality and product information

  • Compliance management is key. You’ll ensure all necessary changes are handled and followed up accordingly with all internal and external stakeholders, you’ll also manage the technical critical path, in line with the overall business CP

  • You’ll create technical information within our PLM system.

Main area 2: Execution of product fit / quality

  • You’ll advise our internal design and buying teams, from a technical point of view, in relation to fitting

  • You’ll organize and manage planning of the fitting days, to ensure all fit samples are in line with current HKM block fits

  • You’ll ensure all suppliers are testing all products in line with the HKM supplier manual

  • During business travel, you’ll visit our suppliers in the Far East and check up on quality standards

You are our perfect candidate, if you have:

  • A Bachelors-/Masters-/HBO-degree in, fashion and/or clothing and quality control

  • Gained at least 1-2 years’ experience in a similar function required

  • Good knowledge of the English language (spoken & written)

  • Knowledge of MS-Office

  • Preferably also knowledge of MS-Illustrator

Hunkemöller strives to be a much loved, social & inclusive brand. A place where people love to work, are proud of the brand, and where we create true brand ambassadors. Working in a passionate, energetic, design-led and performance-driven environment where our key customer persona 'Shero' sits at the heart of everything we do. Hunkemöller is certified TOP EMPLOYER of the Netherlands 2023, which underlines our people initiatives and achievements.

Together Tomorrow – Join a Retailer that's on the move to be better for our planet, better for people, better together! From diversity & inclusion, reducing waste, to product care and how we work with our suppliers, our Together Tomorrow initiative reflects what we do and helps drive change across our business. Ready to help us achieving our ambitious goals? Where ever you'll start working with us, if in Stores or our HQs, you can contribute!

Apply now with your CV in English or LinkedIn profile only.

For this role, we're not looking to work with external agencies.

Charlotte Davies
Global Buying & Design Director

"By continually staying in touch with our global Sheroes the opportunities to create most-wanted collections are endless."

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Your benefits if you join a TOP EMPLOYER:

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Internal Learning Platform

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Flexible Working Hours

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Dynamic and Fast-Paced Environment

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Restaurant on site with freshly-made food

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Lifestyle Workshops

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Collective Company Insurance Discount

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Support in Travel Expenses

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Community Events

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Pension Support

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Staff Discount

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Performance Reviews

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Hybrid Working Module & Home Office Allowance

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