Assistant Garment Technologist - Childrenswear

Assistant Garment Technologist Childrenswear
Lets Take it On
(depending on experience)
Enderby Head Office
Working Pattern: Typically 5 days in the office with some flexibility once embedded into the role with core hours between 8am6pm

Lets talk quality When it comes to UK retail its hard to find a company with a bigger focus on quality. We sell thousands of items an hour and our repeat customer base comes back to us time and time again for our renowned quality products. For anyone in the product technology field this is the place to learn. To grow. And to thrive.

Our Garment Technology teams work hard to ensure the quality of our Next product is always of the highest standard. Working alongside the Designers Buyers Merchandisers and Fabric Technologists; this role is key to the whole product critical path from start to finish


Your role
Working closely with our Product team youll assist the Childrenswear Technology team in delivering essential technical support that helps us to ensure all Next products meet legal and accepted industry standards.
Full of ideas and innovation youll help to develop the Next Childrenswearranges from providing technical input into design packs to effectively communicating our requirements to suppliers and factories. A guardian for quality and value youll work alongside the Technologist to drive forward our technology strategy which will include assessing and approving garment fit and grading to our customers quality expectations. Youll also play a central role throughout the product journey from developing new ranges through to managing the supplier base preparing for launch while always closely analysing and responding to inseason feedback and performance.


About you
A team player; you will have great people skills to communicate effectively within a multi functional team. Using your technical experience & exceptional eye for technical detail you will be working on a range of kids products. Utilising your qualifications & experience within garment technology youll be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of manufacturing construction grading and fit.. Youll show drive and initiative to generate and implement new ideas in your department.

Childrenswear experience would be a definite advantage for this role.


Your team
The Childrensweartechnology team at NEXT has a wealth of knowledge and experience across territories. This is an ideal opportunity to show us what you can do and to also soak up all the knowledge of those around you.


Your benefits
Well discuss more of what youll get when you work for Next at interview but heres an overview of what you can expect:

• Profitrelated bonus
• 25 days holiday and the opportunity to buy more
• Contributions into a pension scheme
• Sharesave scheme which allows you to invest in Next and claim your share of our success
• Onsite nursery (salary sacrifice scheme) in Leicester
• A fantastic restaurant coffees shops and juice bar
• Staff shop
• Free parking onsite including car sharing
• Free company bus service to and from Leicester city centre and other areas
• 25 staff discount on most Next products either in our stores or delivered directly to your desk
• National and local discounts on goods and services
• A digital GP healthcare service

Sponsorship
Candidates wishing to apply who would require sponsorship for this role will be required to meet the Home Office sponsorship requirements. For further information please see: aim to support all candidates during the application process and are happy to provide workplace adjustments when necessary. Should you need support with your application due to a disability or longterm condition feel free to get in touch with us by email (please include Workplace Adjustments in the subject line) or call us on 0 and leave a voicemail.


We encourage early applications for our roles as our recruitment process begins as soon as the role is advertised. If we successfully fill the position this advert may close earlier than planned.