A Garment Technologist plays a crucial role in the fashion and clothing industry, ensuring the development and production of high-quality apparel by applying technical expertise in garment construction, fabric properties, and industry standards. This role involves collaborating with buyers, design teams, suppliers, and manufacturers to address technical issues and maintain product quality.
Key Responsibilities:
Sample Development and Approval:
To provide technical support to buyers and suppliers as necessary. o Manage the specific area’s sample approval process within SLA.
Quality Control:
o Review of failed inspection reports and manage final outcome discussions. o Collaborate with Quality inspectors as required on final inspection failures where commercial decisions may be required.
Supplier Relationship:
o Work closely with suppliers to communicate technical requirements and address any production challenges. o Provide technical support and training to high-risk suppliers to ensure adherence to quality standards.
Documentation and Reporting:
o Maintain accurate records of sample performance, and quality control outcomes on TFG’s systems. o Support management with style specific information to improve high risk supplier quality performance.
Innovation and Improvement:
o Stay updated on industry trends, emerging technologies, and new materials to drive innovation and improvement.
o Facilitate Seasonal Fit Workshops and Material Best practices to be researched and presented to relevant stakeholders
o To conduct Product Benchmarking as required by the relevant Brand.
Post-production:
o To regularly monitor the quality standards of delivered goods to stores, customer returns & the quality standards of product within the stores of our major competitors
o Answer and follow up retail customer complaints regarding quality and undertake relevant investigation as required.
Qualifications & Experience
Skills:
Behaviours:
Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act
Who we are is because of our people. They are our greatest asset. TFG is an internationally diversified retail portfolio of 34 speciality lifestyle and apparel brands that Inspire our Customers to live their Best Lives and are woven into the lives of millions. Our vision is to create the most remarkable omnichannel experiences for our customers. TFG is more than a workplace, it's a launchpad for your growth. Join us and explore endless growth opportunities across our diverse brands. We’re a purpose-led business, and on this team, you’ll share the pride of making an impact across a whole industry.
We’re the designers, the makers, the shakers and the teams behind the scenes.
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TFG holds a diversified portfolio of speciality retail assets across various product categories and consumer segments. The Group has a portfolio of 35 leading retail brands, with over 4600 outlets in 23 countries on five continents, offering customers a variety of speciality products including fashion apparel, jewellery, cosmetics, sporting apparel, electronics, homeware and furniture.
TFG has the largest speciality fashion and lifestyle retail footprint in South Africa and a growing presence in the UK and Australia.
With its vision to create the most remarkable omnichannel experiences for its customers, TFG has launched Bash, a lifestyle e-commerce offering, where the Group’s sought-after retail brands and loyal customers come together seamlessly in one virtual platform.
Visit us at www.tfglimited.co.za
