Womenswear Technical Manager -- Lead Multi-Product Tech Team

TRP Recruitment ltd; Greater London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TRP Recruitment Ltd is seeking a senior technical leader for a leading UK fashion supplier to major retailers. The role heads the technical function across multi-product womenswear, ensuring quality, fit, and compliance from development through to production.

You will collaborate with design, merchandising and production teams and mentor junior technicians. Based in the UK, you will work with UK and overseas offices and factories to deliver commercially viable products, manage critical path

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in a technical role within apparel, ideally gained within a fashion supplier environment.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a technical management role.
• Strong experience across multi-product womenswear, including both wovens and jersey.
• Experience working with overseas factories and suppliers.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to liaise between technical, production, design, merchandising and customers.
• Natural leader who can mentor and develop junior team members.
• Experience with sustainable products and materials would be desirable.
• Ability to work under pressure and manage multiple priorities to meet deadlines.
• Highly organised with excellent attention to detail.
• Highly competent IT skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead, develop the garment technology team across multi-product including wovens and jersey.
• Oversee fit, sealing, and product approvals in line with critical path timelines.
• Provide technical expertise across a wide range of multi-product categories.
• Act as a key link between the technical and production teams, ensuring clear communication and that technical requirements are understood and delivered.
• Work closely with design, merchandising, and production teams throughout product development.
• Conduct risk assessments on garment construction, fabrics, trims, and performance.
• Improve and streamline internal technical systems, processes, and ways of working.
• Maintain strong relationships with customers and manage fit meetings, comments, and feedback.
• Resolve production and quality issues in collaboration with overseas teams and factories.
• Ensure all products meet customer standards, brand manuals, testing requirements, and quality expectations.
• Work closely with suppliers and factories to ensure technical standards are maintained throughout production.
• Train, mentor, and develop more junior members of the technical team.
• Travel to overseas factories when required to review capabilities, support development, and resolve production issues.

Skills

Garment technology

Team leadership

Quality control

Sustainability awareness

Job description

TRP Recruitment Ltd is seeking a senior technical leader for a leading UK fashion supplier to major retailers. The role heads the technical function across multi-product womenswear, ensuring quality, fit, and compliance from development through to production.

You will collaborate with design, merchandising and production teams and mentor junior technicians. Based in the UK, you will work with UK and overseas offices and factories to deliver commercially viable products, manage critical path