Product - Associate Technical Developer, Technical Development

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With a Global Support Campus in Vancouver and additional Support Office hubs in major cities across North America — including Toronto, New York, Los Angeles and Seattle — our workplace network is strategically designed to support our People and serve our Clients a frictionless experience. So, you can do what you do best — with us.

The mission of the Global Manufacturing team is to deliver consistency & precision in the fit and construction of every style fulfilling the creative vision.

As a member of the Technical Development team, you will be part of the team responsible for delivering on the Creative Design vision and Aritzia’s customer expectations through the consistency & precision of fit, construction & quality of our product. As the Associate, Technical Developer, you will ensure we deliver Everyday Luxury through your manufacturing knowledge and proactive and collaborative communications with cross-functional teams and vendors.

And, with the skills you gain in this role, the opportunities are endless – from a rewarding career in Technical Development to continued growth and development with Aritzia.

To ensure clear & comprehensive instructions, aligned to our standards, that enable accurate sample development for every style:

• Materials Suitability – Partner cross-functionally with Fabric and/or Trims to understand and manage fabric fit for purpose and suitability
• Technical/Flat Illustration – Support the team to reference Technical Design’s illustration of a style for design details, construction and proportions to align technical specifications to design intent
• Detail Illustration – Support the team to sketch garment detail illustrations, informative of technical specifications to support the accurate construction of a style
• Bill of Materials – Support the team to contribute to the Bill of Materials for Technical Development owned components and validate its overall completeness and accuracy, in partnership with Technical Design
• Size & Fit Specifications – Support the team to define the fit specifications that outline the intended shape, proportions and sizing of a style to achieve a consistent and accurate fit across sizes
• Construction Specifications – Support the team to define the construction requirements, leveraging Aritzia’s construction standards to ensure alignment

To validate that the physical sample aligns with our specifications & creative vision

• Sourcing – Partner with Sourcing to assess a new FG Supplier’s execution of samples to evaluate their construction execution and capabilities against Aritzia’s high quality standards
• Mock-Up – Support the team to explore and refine the execution of new construction techniques, fits, trims, and/or details and finishes on a specific style for current season development
• 3D Prototype – Support the team to request and refine 3D prototype samples to assess a garment’s fit and construction, and gain cross-functional alignment on style intent
• Prototype – Support the team to request and refine prototype samples to approve a garment’s measurements, fit, construction, and execution before proceeding with purchase order
• Pre-Production – Support the team to request and validate that the measurements, fit, construction, and execution requirements are met before proceeding to bulk production
• Top-of-Production – Support the team to request and validate that the top-of-production samples meet all requirements for records
• Wear Test – Support the team to gather user feedback from the wear test program to validate each styles size, fit, fabric, and construction
• Size Set – Support the team to request and validate multiple sizes of each style, ensuring alignment with Aritzia’s requirements and grading…