Fanatics · 1 day ago
Mitchell & Ness Apparel Technical Designer
Philadelphia, PA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid Level
3+ years expFanatics is a leader in licensed sports merchandise and is seeking a Technical Designer to lead technical aspects of garment construction, quality, fit, and decoration placement. The role involves ensuring adherence to global technical standards and collaborating with cross-functional teams to meet production timelines and product specifications.
eSportsManufacturingRetailSporting GoodsSports
Responsibilities
Support the Calendar adherence by prioritizing the flow of technical product details to meet Calendar timelines & guiding cross functional decision making (Product Development & Design)
Complete Tech Packs, ensuring it meets global product standard and post them to designated database
Partner with design, attending presentations and meetings, providing feedback on technical feasibility, brainstorming ideas, and solutions to ensure the design vision is translated into product meeting size, fit & product standards, inclusive of segmentation strategy
Responsible for conducting the fit meetings for development protos within the category, inclusive of construction, fit, and decoration placement in alignment with the Tech pack
Support SMS Buy Ready with cross functional business direct partners to meet on time performance for go to market & production buy ready activities
Ensure measurements and garment construction are accurate, complete, and Buy Ready in accordance with the seasonal calendar timelines. Recommended solutions if needed maintaining deadlines and commercially acceptable product decisions
Comply to standard guidelines in reference to the Block Pattern process, in partnership with Global Standards Manager
Maintain seasonal body and style metrics within the assigned database
Providing technical support as it relates to quality control standards and specifications
Collaborating with PD to meet production buy ready on time after SMS
Ensure the final tech pack and approved samples are available to the Product Integrity team in preparation for pre-production and production protocols
Ensure all data points (Tracker, PLM, Box) are available & updated
Providing alternate options to the cross-functional team when issue is escalated as a risk to buy-ready, per season
Monitor work in progress (WIP), maintain tracking and all TD-related record keeping, data input, and in/out parcel coordination
Facilitate timely communication with internal and external parties
Support weekly metrics & analysis to support TD KPI’s
Partner with Sr. TD to identify opportunities within the process to increase speed, efficiency & quality
Input report card metrics for on-time sample performance
Coach & mentor Associate TD & PD team by attending fittings & providing feedback
Contribute to SOP documentation, distribution, and training relevant to necessary process updates for internal & external partners
Qualification
Required
3+ current years of experience in the Sportswear or fashion industry with a strong knowledge of garment construction
A team player with a good attitude, strong communication and problem-solving skills
Experience working for a US global company with international factories throughout the region
Must have technical knowledge of patterns with a strong understanding of grading, measuring, fabric construction, and color
Must be able to identify fit issues within product categories and know how to correct them
Must be deadline-driven and have a proactive and creative approach to problem-solving
Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong sense of urgency and intuitive sense of priorities & accuracy
Proficient in PLM, Adobe Illustrator, Pattern software and MS Office applications
Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Technical Design, Product Development, Fit Engineer, Pattern Making, or related field preferred
3D development experience is preferred
Company
Fanatics
Fanatics is a sports merchandise retailer that manufactures fan gear and jerseys across retail channels. It is a sub-organization of Kynetic.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.9BKey Investors
Clearlake Capital GroupNational Football LeagueAlameda Research
2022-12-06Private Equity· $700M
2022-03-02Private Equity· $1.5B
2022-01-01Series Unknown· $10M
Leadership Team
J
Joseph Bozich
Advisor to Chief Executive Officer
Michael Mahan
CEO
Recent News
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