Fabric Developer – Burberry Jobs Near Me Chester

Overview

Position Title: Fabric Developer

Company: Burberry

Location: Chester, UK

Job Description

At Burberry, we believe creativity opens spaces. Our purpose is to unlock the power of imagination to push boundaries and open new possibilities for our people, our customers and our communities. This is the core belief that has guided Burberry since it was founded in 1856 and is central to how we operate as a company today.

Responsibilities:

• Building and maintaining a close working partnership with Design. Acting as the technical partner for design, attending fabric meetings, providing feedback on technical feasibility, brainstorming ideas and solutions to ensure the design vision is translated into product
• Responsible for building and maintaining effective working relationships with vendors, developing a strong working knowledge of vendor capability and availability to meet demands
• Research and development of new fabric concepts and technologies according to brief:
• Samples
• Colourways
• Collaboration with mills and follow up on new designs/fabrics to ensure correct execution
• In conjunction with the Product Development and Design teams, agree and implement the fabric development critical path. Ensuring deadlines are adhered to and follow up on all development issues to resolve and drive to completion. Identifying, calling out and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges identified at all stages.
• Responsible for ordering and delivering fabric on time, to the quality standard, and within cost price range, to achieve target margin
• Responsible for ensuring functionality (including consistency and standardisation) and ensuring products that are developed are fit for purpose for the customer, brand and business. This includes ongoing risk assessment during the development process and proactivity in taking actions as a result

Requirements:

• Technical capability and product knowledge with ability to confidently influence the Design team and provide on the spot solutions in:
• Garment construction, pattern cutting and fabric construction
• Printing and printing techniques; silks, woollens, jacquards, woven fabrics
• Raw materials from development to industrialisation; woven fabrics, cottons, wools, technical materials including plastics and coated materials; print development and industrialisation; technical embroidery and embellishment knowledge
• Experience managing vendor relationships, delivering clear briefs and leveraging relationships to meet demands
• Critical path management ensuring collections are delivered on time, identifying, calling out and making recommendations to mitigate any risks/challenges identified
• Able to manage within a budget with commercial awareness and understanding of product cost, achieving a balance between creativity and commercial implications throughout the product development process
• Demonstrated expert technical product knowledge, including specifics on areas such as knit, construction, pattern cutting, fabric construction, raw material (woven and yarns), leather
• Demonstrated experience working on site with vendors and operational knowledge of factories, delivering clear briefs and leveraging relationships and availability to meet demands