Job Description
Senior Pattern Maker, Technical Design
Design Your Future at PVHSenior Pattern Maker, Technical Design
POSITION TITLE: Senior Pattern Maker, Technical Design
BUSINESS/ORGANIZATION: CK Supply
POSITION REPORTS TO: Sr Manager, Technical Design
POSITION LOCATION: 205 W. 39th Street, NYC
POSITION SUMMARY:
The Senior Pattern Maker, Technical Design develops block patterns in select fit sizes for key silhouettes, and supports accurate fit corrections with the category-specific Technical Designers, to assure a consistent fit standard across our Brand. Women’s Apparel product categories, including Tailoring, are the primary focus.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:
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Develop and maintain a block library with physical samples and e-patterns for key silhouettes across the Calvin Klein Women’s Apparel and Dresses product categories. These will be used to support development of seasonal product to assure consistency of fit to our global standard.
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Work with Tech Design and Design leads to define silhouette and fit standard for base sizes, and streamline and standardize grading across global size range.
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Create accurate and proportional grading across all pattern pieces for key blocks.
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Knowledge and understanding of fabric characteristics, relationship to drape, balance and fit of silhouettes.
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Generate detailed technical specifications, including measurements, construction details, to guide production.
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Support Tech Design team in communicating fit corrections, with pattern mentorship, for vendors at key points in development process.
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Partner with the Calvin Klein Design team and in-house atelier to share expertise and drive a consistent fit standard.
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Support fitting, garment engineering, product quality and risk assessment with Technical Design team.
The Ideal Candidate description:
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10-15 years of pattern-making experience minimum, including experience in electronic pattern making, across Women’s Apparel product categories, including Tailoring.
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Solid understanding of garment construction, fitting workmanship and manufacturing processes.
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Solid understanding in all aspects of technical product development, including product construction, manufacturing processes & quality, grading & pattern development within relevant categories.
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Effective communication skills: inclusive team player, interdepartmental collaboration.
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Able to work in a highly productive, multicultural, fast paced environment with a hands-on approach.
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Computer system pattern making skill, efficiency and accuracy - Optitex system is a plus.
SKILLS
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Able to build good working relationships with counterparts; collaborates toward deadlines and deliverables.
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Hard-working, pragmatic, and business mind set.
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS
Internal Contacts: Technical Design in NY and Hub offices, Design, Merchandizing, Sourcing
External Contacts: Vendor Partners
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
• N/A
BUDGETARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• N/A
DECISION MAKING
Approval, with Sr Manager, Technical Design, of block standards for all key silhouettes.
ENVIRONMENT
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Ability to work with multi-cultural, multi- lingual, multi-time zone business partners and counter-parts.
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The Technical Design team is in office at least four days per week, with some flexibility for working from home.
Pay Range:$120,000 - $135,000PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications, consistent with applicable law and without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH also has a strong corporate commitment to inclusion, diversity and to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential. To achieve these goals, across the United States and its territories, PVH prohibits any PVH employee, agent or representative from requesting or otherwise considering any job applicant’s current or prior wages, salary or other compensation information in connection with the hiring process. Accordingly, applicants are asked not to disclose this salary history information to PVH
Job Tags
Seasonal work, Local area,