Working at Stella McCartney is a truly rewarding experience. As a luxury fashion company with a strong ethical standpoint we are leaders and innovators in our industry.
Within the Ready To Wear department, reporting to the “RTW Technical Product Development Manager,” the RTW Finished Product Quality Control is responsible for the industrialization and quality control of finished RTW products for woven, knitwear, and jersey categories. The role requires daily interaction with the Product Office, the Production Office, and external laboratories.
Key Responsibilities:
· Participate in normalization fittings and production, industrializing processes ensuring the fit and technical appearance of the garments.
· Visit vendors and external laboratories to support the production and final testing phases, intervening in the production processes when necessary and ensuring that the garments conform to the technical documentation (pattern, bill of materials, sample garment, and product specifications).
· Collaborate with the Production Office on planning activities, including the unblocking of production with suppliers (Knit, Jersey, Woven), monitoring production progress, and performing final quality checks at suppliers (Knit, Jersey, Woven, Denim).
· Intervene with corrective actions on production processes by working closely with suppliers. Identify the root cause of defects and provide recommendations for corrective or resolving interventions.
· Conduct inspections at the SMC finished goods warehouse and external vendor/laboratories testing to ensure production compliance.
· Guide and direct external vendors/laboratories in meeting the brand’s quality standards.
· Provide systematic feedback to the Product and Production Offices on the production capabilities of vendors and external laboratories.
Your Talent:
· Technical background in RTW with at least 5 years of experience in a similar role.
· Willingness to travel frequently within Italy (primarily northern and central regions) and internationally (Europe) as needed.
· Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both within the team and in relations with vendors/suppliers.
· Attention to detail and strong problem-solving skills.
· Good proficiency in both written and spoken English.
· Proficient in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel.
· Knowledge of Stealth3000 management software is considered a plus.
We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview. At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.
We welcome people with disabilities and endeavour to make reasonable adjustments, if you do require such adjustments please let us know within 48 hours of your interview.
At Stella McCartney, we like to be bold. For us this means challenging ourselves and the wider industry in which we operate. As part of our commitments to inclusive fashion, we have an ambitious strategy to put diversity, equity and inclusion at the centre of everything we do. Our starting point is to create a workplace where different voices are respected, heard and empowered in equal measure regardless of factors such as culture and backgrounds, and to influence and disrupt fashion and other industries by providing opportunities for global diverse talent to shine.
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What We Do
Stella McCartney is a luxury lifestyle brand that was launched under the designer’s name in 2001. It emboldens confident femininity with elevated yet effortless, conscious fashion. The brand is committed to being an ethical and modern company, believing it is responsible for the resources it uses and the impact it has on the environment. It is therefore constantly innovating new ways to become more sustainable, from designing to store practices and product manufacturing. As a lifelong vegetarian, Stella McCartney never uses any leather, feathers, fur or skins in any products for both ethical and environmental reasons – pioneering a movement for the use of alternative materials. Supporting regenerative agriculture and circularity, the brand is embracing new business models that will transform how clothes are sourced, produced, sold, shared, repaired and reused, promoting long-lasting products with extended use to reduce environmental impact. Today, Stella McCartney spans women’s ready to wear, unisex capsules, kids’ clothing, accessories, swimwear, lingerie, a performance wear collaboration with adidas, STELLA skincare and more – with 48 directly owned stores and 21 franchise stores across New York City, London, Paris, Milan, Tokyo, Shanghai and Beijing. Our collections are now sold in 77 nations through 863 specialty shops and department stores, and ship to 100 countries via online.
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