Sweater Designer

Job Description

Title: Sweater Designer

Company Name: Lynx Design Ltd.

Vacancy: --

Age: 30 to 45 years

Job Location: Narayanganj

Salary: Negotiable

Experience:

• 8 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Buying House, Sweater Industry

• 8 to 10 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Buying House, Sweater Industry

• Age 30 to 45 years
• Only Male

•     Strong interpersonal skills; ability to interact, build relationships and work as a team.

•     Excellent written and verbal communication in English.

•     Proficient in MS Office (especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook).

•     Proactive and dynamic, with the ability to work hard efficiently.

•     Ability to multitask, remain organized, and meet deadlines.

•     Knowledge of sweater techniques and Designing, Capable to lead the technical development of sweater styles by applying knowledge of fashion trends, yarn characteristics, knitting constructions, jacquard techniques, yarn count and ply combinations, machine gauge selection, and fabric/garment shrinkage. Must have knowledge on knitting machines like Shima/Stoll.

•     Able to understand customer requirements and technical specifications and capable to develop knitting charts, measurement diagrams, grading and tolerances based on customer provided original samples and its specified construction instructions. Ability to provide instruction of changes on customer provided charts, constructions, fabrications and sweater related operations and finding alternative options. 

•     Ability to calculate yarn consumption, execute risk assessments, and assist with product pricing/quotations.

•     Able to review new developments from a production and technical perspective, identifying potential issues related to grading, machine capability, construction, knitting method, quality, and production efficiency.

•     Ability to follow from development till final sample approvals in order to take ownership of the technical assessment of all development stages, including Proto, Fit, Size Set, Seal, and Buyer Reference samples. Verify construction, measurements, fit, workmanship, comfort, appearance, and overall design execution.

•     Capable to provide technical training and support to vendors and factories on jacquard implementation, design approvals, knitting techniques, critical quality points, and operational improvements; conduct factory visits.

•     Able to act as a technical link between customers, suppliers, factories, merchandising, design, programmers and quality functions. Communicate style-specific risks, fitting concerns, construction requirements, and technical solutions.

•     Able to work jointly with Quality Assurance, washing, and merchandising teams to control garment dimensions, fit, shrinkage, wash performance, shape stability, and hand feel, particularly for special-wash styles.

•     Able to maintain technical archives and style databases organized by season, customer, and style; prepare customer-specific sample workbooks and submit weekly sample status reports in Excel to reporting person.