Product Technologist (Outerwear)

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Department: SC CENTRAL OPERATIONS

City: London

Location: GB

The Product Technologist will work within the Product Engineering team for Women's and Men's Outerwear Collections.

• Partner with design and PDto translate design intent into product technical specifications
• Support management of model measurements, ensuring they are aligned to fit standards
• Identify opportunities for cost engineering improvement & raw material optimisation
• Support risk assessment and management to deliver product to the required technical standards
• Establishment and management of blocks with design and engineering team
• Print approvals and print industrialization with Vendors and 3D team
• Liaising with Raw Material team and vendors to establish care label content
• Comprehensive product testing on all elements identified as a potential risk to the end product
• Find solutions for packaging for production and shipping
• Develop relationships and effective communication with vendors
• Work closely with Burberry Cross functional teams including, Global sourcing, Raw Material Management and Product Development
• Engage with Quality Assurance Team during production handover and Field Inspection
• Provide technical feedback on vendor performance
• Support technical input into product withdraw/recalls and root causes analysis from customer feedback

• Relevant degree level and/or relevant experience in a similar role
• Extensive years of experience within an apparel or related industry
• Experience in working on Runway collections or as Technical Design in luxury is ideal
• Pattern cutting and grading experience is a plus
• User of Flex PLM, EXCEL, CLO 3D
• Proven knowledge of manufacturing and quality processes
• Raw Materials and product testing knowledge is a plus
• Analytical and problem solving
• Effective and influential communicator
• Efficient and motivate

Burberry is an Equal Opportunities Employer and as such, treats all applications equally and recruits purely on the basis of skills and experience.

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