Garment Technical Manager - Landmark Group (Styli)

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and detail-oriented Garment Technical Manager to join our expanding e-commerce fashion brand within Landmark Group in Bangalore. This role involves not only overseeing garment fit and construction but also establishing a high standard for technical excellence, managing a team of garment technicians, optimizing processes, and developing data-driven dashboards to improve speed, quality, and efficiency throughout the product development cycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead garment fit sessions and give expert technical advice on fit, grading, construction, and workmanship.
• Review and approve technical documentation including Tech Packs, measurement specs, grading, and construction details.
• Assess proto, fit, size set, pre-production (PP), and top of production (TOP) samples, ensuring they meet brand quality standards.
• Collaborate with Design, Sourcing, Merchandising, Quality Assurance, and Vendor teams to ensure products are ready for production.
• Identify and resolve garment fitting, construction, and manufacturing challenges through root cause analysis.
• Maintain consistent fit, quality, and workmanship across all product categories.
• Lead and mentor the Garment Technician team, allocate workloads, monitor productivity, and oversee timely approvals.
• Conduct regular training and knowledge-sharing sessions to build team capabilities.
• Promote a culture of accountability, teamwork, and continuous enhancement.
• Create, implement, and standardize standard operating procedures (SOPs) for garment development and approval processes.
• Drive initiatives to shorten development lead times and increase first-time-right sample approvals.
• Establish governance for sample tracking, fit approvals, and technical documentation management.
• Work with cross-functional partners to enhance overall product development efficiency.
• Develop and manage dashboards to track sample approval timelines, fit pass rates, vendor performance, quality defects, development turnaround times, first-pass approval percentages, and approval bottlenecks.
• Utilize tools like Excel, Power BI, or Google Sheets to generate insightful reports and present technical performance updates to leadership weekly and monthly.
• Provide technical support to vendors and manufacturers, perform vendor capability evaluations, conduct technical audits, and lead training programs to boost quality standards.
• Support onboarding of new suppliers to ensure compliance and quality.

Required Qualifications and Skills

• Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Fashion Technology, Apparel Production, Garment Manufacturing, Textile Engineering, or related disciplines.
• 8 to 12 years of relevant experience as a Garment Technician or Technologist within apparel retail or e-commerce sectors.
• Minimum 3 years of experience managing and leading a technical team.
• Comprehensive knowledge of garment construction, pattern making and grading, fit evaluation, fabrics and trims, and apparel manufacturing processes.
• Experience working with menswear, womenswear, kidswear, or multi-category apparel lines.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel; familiarity with Power BI or Tableau is a plus.
• Knowledge of PLM systems and digital tech packs is advantageous.

Core Competencies

• Strong leadership and team management capability.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Effective presentation and stakeholder management.
• Data-driven and analytical decision-making approach.
• Commitment to process improvement and quality enhancement.
• Detail-oriented with strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
• Solid project management and ability to prioritize tasks effectively.
• Adaptability to work dynamically in fast-paced e-commerce environments.

Success Metrics

• High first-pass fit approval rates.
• Reduced sample approval turnaround times.
• Minimized fit iteration counts.
• Improved vendor quality performance.
• Adherence to product development timelines.
• Decreased bulk quality issues.
• Accurate and timely dashboard reporting.
• Enhanced team productivity and capability building.