Senior Textiles Technologist - Hybrid

Tagged Resources Recruitment specialists supplying Fashion, Beauty, Food and Home; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Hybrid working

Flexible working environment

Job summary

A dynamic manufacturing company in Nottingham is seeking a Senior Technologist – Homewares to lead all quality, sustainability, and compliance activities. The ideal candidate will possess senior experience in textile or soft furnishings quality management and a strong understanding of sustainability frameworks. Responsibilities include setting product quality standards and ensuring compliance with global expectations. This role offers a supportive and flexible work environment with excellent hybrid working benefits.

Qualifications

• Senior experience in textile or soft furnishings quality management.
• Experience working with large multinational customer accounts.
• Deep technical knowledge of fabrics, construction and testing standards.
• Strong understanding of sustainability and compliance frameworks.
• Experience managing supply chains and offshore manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, communication and commercial-awareness skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead quality, sustainability and compliance activities.
• Set strategic direction for product quality standards.
• Ensure customer requirements and sustainability expectations are met.
• Deliver best-in-class product and supplier performance.

Skills

textile quality management

supplier management

strong analytical skills

commercial awareness

communication skills

Job description

Fantastic career opportunity for a Senior Technologist – Homewares to join an established and dynamic manufacturing company.

This role would suit someone who is looking to progress their career working in a supportive and flexible working environment.

Excellent benefits including hybrid and flexible working

As the Senior Technologist you will be responsible for leading and elevating all quality, sustainability, and compliance activities.

The role sets the strategic direction for product quality standards, technical compliance, ethical auditing, and supply chain sustainability, ensuring customer requirements, global sustainability expectations, and internal quality objectives are met, to deliver best-in-class product and supplier performance.

The Role will cover

• Technical Quality Leadership
• Sustainability, Ethical & Chemical Compliance
• Supplier & Factory Management
• Leadership, Strategy & Continuous Improvement

Skills & Experience

• Senior experience in textile or soft furnishings quality management.
• Experience working with large multinational customer accounts.
• Deep technical knowledge of fabrics, construction and testing standards.
• Strong understanding of sustainability and compliance frameworks (GRS, Higg, REACH, OEKO-TEX etc.).
• Experience managing supply chains and offshore manufacturing.
• Strong analytical, communication and commercial-awareness skills.
• Proven leadership and supplier management capability.