About the Role:
Based at Head Office in Enderby Leicestershire. Working Pattern: 5 days a week onsite with some flexibility once embedded into the role. Core hours between 8am to 6pm.
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!
Our Fabric 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 Garment Technologists.
The Jersey & Woven product areas within the License team for Womenswear Non Clothing are broad exciting and perfect for the right candidate. You will be working across Nightwear Loungewear Lingerie & Swim fabrics plus Knitwear Outerwear and Tailoring fabrics would be an advantage.
Travelling to factories/mills/laundries sourcing fabric & yarns along with developing and elevating quality is key here at Next within the License team for Womenswear Non Clothing. We are looking for someone with great knowledge & proven experience of yarn fibres and fabric technology for this role. Innovation is what we strive for here at Next and this fantastic area offers up some great opportunities for this. Working with suppliers and driving fabric developments and setting and reviewing standards is a key part of the role. Working as an integral member of the product team you will help to guide any decisions in line with the legal requirements and within Next guidelines.
About You:
As a senior level team player; you will have great people skills and love to work collaboratively but also using your own skill set. Using your extensive technical experience & exceptional eye for technical detail you will be working on great product areas. Utilising your qualifications & extensive experience within fabric technology; you will communicate effectively within a multi functional team. Youll be able to demonstrate an excellent understanding of fabric including performance knowledge.
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: 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.
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