Technical Designer

Overview

About PHOENIX 

PHOENIX Retail, LLC is a retail platform operating the Express and Bonobos brands worldwide. 

 

About Bonobos

Our Bonobos menswear brand is known for being a style instigator and offering perfect-fit risks through our innovative retail model and personalized experience. Launched online in 2007 with its signature line of chinos, Bonobos now offers a variety of styles available to order online and to try on at any one of our 50 Guideshop locations and at www.bonobos.com. Our Guideshops are in-real-life stores that deliver one-on-one service and expert fit advice. Don't think traditional retail, Bonobos is something you haven't seen before.

Location Name

New York Office

Responsibilities

Note: This position will support Bonobos Tailored & Outerwear.

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

Bonobos is seeking a Technical Designer to independently determine & set all garment engineering standards for product development & final production, arrange & lead cross-functional fit sessions, manage risks, sample tracking & influence calendar/workflow for a specified garment category or categories.

 

 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with Designers and Merchants to understand the design concept/vision and influence changes as needed to help ensure the product, fit, function, price & delivery goals can be successfully achieved in a bulk production scenario
• Establishes & records all technical owned garment specifications within BeProduct to direct & enable our world-wide technical partners to develop & produce high quality & appropriately engineered products
• Leads fit sessions with Designers & Merchants by adhering to the established EXP fit roles & responsibilities guidelines
• Evaluated product to predict and manage risk from design concept through final production approval
• Records fit session comments & ensures plan of action including product status is clearly understood & aligned upon all cross-functional teams
• Utilizes Gerber Accumark, Illustrator & Vendor virtual sampling capabilities as needed to expedite & clearly communicate garment specifications & changes
• Tracks and manages all fit samples/packages
• Collaborates to arrange & manage all outlook planners for each fit session
• Calibrates new vendor technical partners
• Determines when a product fit, use & application of trims & all other engineering is commercially approvable & ready for mass production
• Ensures content of all final Tech packs including labeling, marketing and packing requirements are compliant with Express category standards and/or Merchant approved expectations
• Upholds & improves department-specific technical standards, record keeping, process, procedures & tools

 

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE & QUALIFICATIONS

• Education: College degree or equivalent work experience
• Experience: Minimum 4 years Technical Design within the apparel industry

 

CRITICAL SKILLS & ATTRIBUTES

• Strong communication skills (written, verbal and interpersonal)
• Consistently demonstrated strong leadership within live fit sessions & other cross-functional team meetings
• Leverages a strong understanding of garment engineering, apparel factory operations & patternmaking to achieve business goals
• Models agility/ability to multitask & adapt to change
• Proven ability to independently, consistently & appropriately manage risk at all stages of product development
• Proven ability to independently lead and influence through clear and consistent actions in a cross-functional team environment
• Ability to manage & follow through on a task from start to finish within a specified timeline without supervision

• Experience with BeProduct, Adobe Illustrator CS6, Accumark 10.3, Microsoft and Google products

 

Benefits and Compensation:

PHOENIX offers a range of benefits to help protect full-time associates health and long-term financial security including:

• Medical, pharmacy, dental and vision coverage
• 401(k) and Roth 401(k) with Company match
• Merchandise discount
• Paid Time Off
• Parental leave for new moms and dads

For part-time associates, PHOENIX is partnering with LIG Solutions to help associates obtain individual insurance coverage that best fits their needs and budget, including major medical, dental, vision, supplemental insurance, life Insurance and more.

 

Additionally, part-time associates may