Senior Apparel Technical Design Manager

La Jolla Group; Irvine, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

HSA

401(k) retirement plan

Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Paid time off

Job summary

La Jolla Group is seeking a Technical Design leader to manage deadlines, workflows, and workload across brands. You will create grade rules, size charts, and oversee fit standards from development through pre-production.

You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to resolve fit and construction issues, mentor the design staff, and help implement new technologies to improve efficiency and workflow.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree –Technical Apparel Design or equivalent experience/training.
• Minimum 7-10 years of experience in Technical Design.
• Intermediate computer skills with emphasis on MS Office software, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Computer patternmaking software experience is a plus (preferably Tukatech).
• PLM software experience also a plus.

Responsibilities

• Create tech design calendar and manage team to meet deadlines, including workload and fittings.
• Maintain industry-size charts and grade rules consistent with market sizing.
• Oversee QC with warehouse and maintain product quality.
• Maintain tech design budget including fit models’ compensation.
• Attend fittings to ensure corrections and overall fit consistency.
• Lead tech design lifecycle from initial concept to final PP2 approval.

Skills

Technical Design

Leadership

Pattern corrections

Communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's Degree – Technical Apparel Design

Tools

Tukatech

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

MS Office

Job description

La Jolla Group is seeking a Technical Design leader to manage deadlines, workflows, and workload across brands. You will create grade rules, size charts, and oversee fit standards from development through pre-production.

You will coordinate with suppliers and internal teams to resolve fit and construction issues, mentor the design staff, and help implement new technologies to improve efficiency and workflow.