Assistant Garment Technologist

About Us:

Urban Outfitters started out as a single boutique in 1970s Philadelphia with creativity and uniqueness at its core. 50 years on, and over 60 stores across Europe later, we’ve become a destination for emerging design, unexpected styling, One-Of-A-Kind vintage and homeware that makes you want to hit the share button.  

We speak to a social community of over 10 million forward-thinking individuals, bringing together a nostalgia for the past with an enthusiasm to shape the future. The UO community are culturally aware, they shape the music scene, they live a digitally native life and they wear style trends before anyone else. At our core, we empower our customers and staff to express themselves, unapologetically, living life in a way that's truly authentic to them. 

We are always excited to bring new talent into the room, especially if you share our values: 

Progressive — we move with the mood 
Creative — we champion limitless minds 
Inclusive — we open our platforms to all communities 
Responsible — we work to reduce our impact on the environment 
Compassionate — we care for each other beyond the 9 to 5 

Sound like you, why not join us? 

Role Summary:

Urban Outfitters is currently looking for an Assistant Garment Technologist to join our Womenswear team. This role works closely with the product lifecycle, ensuring high standards of garment quality, fit, and functionality. Working closely with designers, buyers, and suppliers, the role involves managing technical aspects from concept to completion while maintaining compliance, ethical standards, and commercial viability.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Manage own product classes carrying out a range of technical, investigative work to ensure the product is delivered to the best of standards.
• Conduct and manage garment fittings with live model, providing technical support and problem-solving solutions to designers and buyers from initial concept through to sealing stage.
• Ensuring garments meet customers’ expectations in terms of quality and fit.
• Risk assessment of fabrics and construction and their suitability for the end use.
• Effectively communicate with the global supply chain and build vendor relationships.
• Onboard new factories in line with Urban ways of working.
• Managing factory base, including ethical compliance and supply chain visibility.
• Ensuring department standards are maintained.
• Commercial decision making.
• Test report approvals and analysis.
• Quality control reporting and analysis of product returns.
• Delivering on projects in line with business requirements.

What You'll Need:

• Professional attitude and communication.
• A confident decision maker with a flexible approach.
• Good problem-solving mindset.
• Questioning approach and with senior colleague to refine own thinking.
• Team player.
• Excellent time management is imperative.
• Positive attitude towards setbacks and potential barriers.
• Strong understanding of UO customer and consumer needs.
• Being able to build great relationships is very important to this role. Internal relationships that are critical will be with the technical team, buying team, design team as well as cross functional relationships in the EU and North America offices.
• Excellent communication skills, technical training and understanding of pattern cutting needed.
• Strong knowledge of fabric, garment construction, technical drawing, measuring and fitting also required.

The Perks:

• Work-life balance: 
  • Flexible start and finish times 
  • Bring your dog to work  
• Wellbeing: 
  • Employees Assistance program to support with mental, physical and financial health 
  • Fully equipped free gym and on-site wellness room in Brick Lane and 50% discount of external gym memberships 
  • Private Medical Insurance 
• Employee Discount: 
  • Up to 40% off at all URBN Brands 
• Community: 
  • One paid day to either volunteer or fundraise for a charity of your choice 
• Travel: 
  •  Cycle to work scheme, season ticket loan 
• Continued Development: 
  • We offer structured support within the business alongside continued learning and development  

Equal Opportunity Statement:

URBN is an Equal Opportunities Employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We provide equal employment opportunities regardless of age, sexual orientation, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy, marital status, religion, race, or disability. We base all our employment decisions on merit, job requirements and business needs.