Technical Developer – Women’s Lifestyle

lululemon located at Vancouver, BC is currently accepting applications for the position of Technical Developer – Women’s Lifestyle. The company is looking for a motivated individual with strong interpersonal skills who is ready to start as soon as possible. The employer is offering a full-time position.

Employer Name: lululemon
Position: Technical Developer – Women’s Lifestyle
Salary: $104,600 – 137,300 CAD annually
Employment type: Full-time
Location: Vancouver, BC

Also hiring: Cleaning man/woman

Job Description

• The candidate will be responsible for the fit and execution of mid to high complexity styles from concept through to production readiness.
• The candidate must organize daily workflow that adheres to GTM deliverables and development timelines.
• The candidate must measure and analyze garments to determine compliance of measurements, workmanship, construction direction, and maintain fit intent.
• The candidate must lead fittings and articulate fit or prototype changes and rationale to cross-functional partners utilizing visual or verbal communication and tools.
• The candidate must efficiently communicate fit comments inclusive of updated style measurements and construction details inline with fit comment SOP to vendors and in-house teams.
• The candidate must create and initiate all subsequent systematic sample requests as required, inclusive of measurement templates.
• The candidate must understand points of measurements library and associated grade rules and recognize when to apply and amend as required.
• The candidate will be responsible for collaborating with Product Development to understand risks and build execution plans for styles.
• The candidate must utilize lab test and wear test reports and analysis to adjust execution and mitigate risk of failure.
• The candidate must maintain style data integrity and accuracy in FlexPLM and other relevant systems.
• The candidate must enter and update technical trims in the BoM as required, ensuring accuracy before approval and communicating changes with Product Development partners.
• The candidate must strengthen technical skills through guidance and training from Technical Development partners, Pattern Engineers, vendors, and in-house sample room resources.
• The candidate must support the creation and maintenance of fit and construction standards and protocols.
• The candidate must lead fit excellence education efforts alongside cross-functional peers in the category.
• The candidate must mentor Assistants and Juniors as guided by Senior TD and Manager.

Job Requirements

• The candidate must hold a Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline or possess equivalent professional experience.
• The candidate with training in Technical Design, Pattern Making, Product Development, or related experience will be preferred.
• The candidate must have a minimum of 5 to 8 years of industry experience, preferably within Technical Design and/or Technical Development departments.
• The candidate with experience in Women’s RTW or casuals will be preferred.
• The candidate must demonstrate proficiency in MS Office, including Excel, Word, and Outlook, as well as Adobe Design Suite, including Illustrator and Photoshop.
• The candidate must demonstrate proficiency with FlexPLM or similar PLM software.
• The candidate must acknowledge the presence of choice in every moment and take personal responsibility for their actions and decisions.
• The candidate must possess an entrepreneurial spirit and continuously seek innovative ways to achieve strong results.
• The candidate must communicate with honesty and kindness while encouraging others to do the same.
• The candidate must lead with courage, recognizing that the possibility of greatness is greater than the fear of failure.
• The candidate must foster connection by putting people first and building trusting relationships.
• The candidate must integrate fun and joy into their way of working while maintaining a balanced and positive approach.
• Immigration support may be available for this role.

Additional information

Work conditions

• The candidate will be required to support in-person collaboration and connection as an essential part of the company culture.
• The candidate will be required to perform work onsite for a minimum of 4 days per week.

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