Senior Designer, Technical Design

Centric Brands is a leading lifestyle brand collective that designs, sources, markets, and sells high-quality products in multiple segments, including women's, men's, and kids' apparel, accessories, entertainment, and beauty.

Centric Brands is focused on our customers and our brands that will drive the company's future growth. We are defined by innovation as we seize new opportunities and thrive in an environment informed by creativity and thinking that is both analytical and outside the box.

Centric Brands reflects a team built on respect — for others and for the hard work it takes to achieve our goals and build our bright future together.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Handle end-to-end product technical support, ensuring all necessary technical quality standards are met through to bulk production, with the right cost and on-time delivery.

Kickoff & Line review precaution

• Critical technical issue / children's safety call-out
• TP technical clarification
• Difficult style technical support to vendor
• Sample matrix arrangement to follow up on WIP delivery & quality consistency

FIT/PP evaluation

• Trim & fabric verification with Merchandising
• Design & construction checking on samples
• Measurement checking
• Fit photo taking
• CAD pattern verification / correction (Gerber 2D, based on sample fitting feedback & issues)
• Comment writing
• PLM system: upload sample reports
• Mock-up suggestion & reviewing
• VC fit with vendor
• Technical issue verification to customer

3D sample

• Follow up with vendor for e-pattern correction & layout

PP meeting & TOP

• Technical support to vendor
• Critical technical call-out, linking to QC
• Technical clarification with Merchandising / customer

Team enhancement management

• Daily sample log in chart & OTS

Vendor enhancement management

• SOP to monitor factory utilization of block and brand patterns
• Safety case learning

Other

• Conduct the sampling approval process and ensure timely submission with good execution.
• Collaborate with merchandisers, buyers, and suppliers; follow up on T&A (WIP) with flexible technical support to ensure on-time delivery on a regular basis.

At least 10+ years of hands-on technical experience in Kids' & Youth apparel, with a deep focus on export products for the US market.

Core category expertise (must-have):

• Men's & women's underwear — strong command of knit fabric properties and technical characteristics
• Teen girls' swimwear (adolescent/teenage)
• Toddler to teenage boys' & girls' sportswear (full category, knit & woven), including sportswear sets, beachwear, skate pants, and outdoor & ski apparel technology

Technical skills:

• Gerber 2D (mandatory): strong ability to create and modify patterns based directly on sample fitting feedback and fit issues
• Safety & compliance: solid practical knowledge of US/EU children's safety standards, especially US CPSIA for kids' apparel
• Up to date with the latest garment design-construction trends and best practices
• Knowledge of garment manufacturing, including construction, fabrication, trim and print techniques, and sensibility for costing/design
• Ability to resolve a variety of fitting issues and modify patterns by CAD (Gerber preferred)
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Adobe products, Excel, PowerPoint, MS Teams, and drawings
• Flex PLM system experience is a plus

Education & communication:

• Bachelor's Degree in Garment Engineering or a related field
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Behavioral Competencies:

• Strong self-driving mindset: proactive, takes ownership, works independently, and drives projects with priority to meet goals
• Logical & organized: clear technical sample circle management logic for export products, with strong documentation and follow-through habits
• High sense of responsibility and ownership
• Strong logical thinking and clear communication on a daily basis
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple styles under tight timelines
• Calm and solution-oriented when facing fit/quality/development issues

Language Proficiency:

• Fluent in English (and Mandarin is a plus)
• Good to excellent spoken and written English for daily communication with Global/Shanghai teams and clear technical alignment

SPECIFIC WORKING CONDITIONS

• Frequency of travel or vendor VC: as required