Fabric Technologist

**Fabric Technologist**

**Multi-product Clothing, Lingerie, Swimwear (Hybrid working)**

**THE ROLE**

This is an exciting opportunity to join Pour Moi as our Fabric Technologist, a role key to the development & growth of our product ranges. As a Fabric technologist you'll be responsible for the fabric management across all departments into our manufacturing process. Supporting Pour Moi with strategic goals, proactive processes, sourcing/approving fabric qualities at development stage and achieving Pour Moi fabric performance standards as a minimum. As an integral part of our Buying / Technical / Design & Merchandising teams.

**ABOUT US**

From when we sold our very first bra way back in 2005, to today when we sell one approximately every 30 seconds, passion and playfulness is at the heart of everything we do.

Our direct-to-consumer operation is growing by over 50%, but that’s not the only thing about Pour Moi that’s expanding Our range has grown along with us to include swimwear, clothing, sportswear, nightwear and hosiery, with exciting new developments planned for future seasons.

With our buying, design, technical, merchandising, marketing and sales departments based in our sunny Brighton offices, we have a blue-chip wholesale partner portfolio that includes Next, Very, and Bare Necessities.

Our predicted annual turnover is £37 million, making us one of the leading brands in lingerie and swimwear. With sales increasing year on year it means we need more brilliant people who share our passion, to join in the next part of our story.

Mission: to make our customers feel confident and sexy in their own skin, by delivering a wardrobe full of fun, fizz and feel-good vibes. With an uplifting personality weaved into every garment, we’ll take care of the fashion, you just feel your fabulous

**What you’ll be doing.**

**Main responsibilities**
- Introduce fabric innovation and technical developments to support business strategy
- Enhance our offer of sustainable products
- Introduce a fabric development function working together with Design and Buying and oversee the fabric approval process.
- Implement a robust fabric management system.
- Manage test report approvals across all departments. Approving wash care wording and fibre composition approvals accordingly.
- Highlight test report failures to the relevant Buyer and Garment Technologist. Suggest solutions to supplier and carry out wear trials as needed.
- Check & ensure sustainability and chemical compliance certification.
- Work with labs to implement a test report portal for storage of reports for all suppliers.
- Update the Pour Moi performance manual standards in line with any updates in legal and chemical legislation. Working with the Garment Technology team to ensure performance guidelines are relevant and in line with competitors.
- Create a labelling manual for all product areas to ensure compliance in all countries.
- Support sustainability goals and wider strategy.
- Further develop transparency of Tier 2 supply base.
- Deal with customer complaints and queries relating to fabric.
- Identify potential high risk styles and carry out the necessary due diligence testing to ensure compliance.
- Support buying team with testing requirements and costings for new product categories and trial orders.

**Tools of the trade**:

- Extensive Fabric Technologist sourcing and test report approval experience across a variety of departments such as Lingerie (wired and soft), Swimwear, Clothing (knitwear, woven, jersey, seam free, denim). Footwear, Outerwear Clothing and Accessories (including hard lines) experience would also be desirable.
- Confident implementing robust and efficient fabric management systems.
- Good knowledge of sustainability standards such as GRS, OCS, BCI, FSC etc.
- Informed on REACH Regulations, California Proposition 65 and other relevant global restricted substances legislation.
- Motivated to drive innovation.

**Desirable skills**:

- Circularity expertise.
- Material impact understanding e.g. water consumption, carbon emissions, microfibre pollution, durability etc.**Personal traits**:

- Positive, Passionate & Proactive
- A dynamic, passionate self-starter who can prioritise their own workload and take full accountability for all aspects of their role
- Excellent prioritisation skills with the ability to manage multiple projects concurrently
- A team player with a can do attitude who is willing to go the extra mile to ensure work is completed on time and to the highest standards
- A confident communicator, who can clearly articulate credible opinions based on facts & challenge and influence key stakeholders across the business

**In return, we offer excellent benefits, including**:

- A competitive salary (Salary from £38k P.A)
- A warm, friendly team environment
- Central offices in Brighton
- 25 days holiday per annum (plus bank holidays)
- Annual bonus scheme
- Exclusive discounts

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permane