Serving the needs of all families with young children, Carter’s Inc. is the largest North American apparel retailer exclusively for babies and young children, encompassing Carter’s, OshKosh B’gosh, Skip*Hop and Little Planet brands. Meaningful work, constant learning, genuine people, and a community guided by core values that promote inclusion and innovation is in everything we do. There are many reasons to build your career at Carter's.

HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT:

The Sr. Technical Designer will have multiple categories of responsibility to deliver timely and accurate tech packs in accordance with business calendar deadlines. In this role, the Sr, Technical Designer will need to work vertically to manage their category-specific work with their direct reports, and also work laterally across brands and cross-functional partners to ensure alignment with brand definitions, consumer segments and products strategies.

This role typical reports into Manger or Sr. Manager of Technical Design, potentially has 1-2 direct reports and is based in our on-site work environment. This position requires a higher level of technical, process management and problem-solving skills.

Duties include but not limited to below details:

Apparel Development- 100%

Management of tech pack development and associated tasks of assigned categories including those of any direct reports

Cross-Functional Collaboration- 30%

Market Trend Analysis and Influential Interpretation; understanding how trends align with seasonal and brand strategy
Interpret design fit intention and apply market trend POV
Cost Engineering / Manufacturing knowledge
Support brands’ fit identity
Manage deliverable expectations

Tech Pack Development- 30%

Grading knowledge across size ranges and genders
Creative POV to execute fit consistency across sizes
Provide constructions options for the right value equation of the product
Proactively manage overlapping deliverables and resolve issues to meet deadlines while retaining quality execution of tech packs
Fabric knowledge and application
Patternmaking knowledge
Safety and regulatory knowledge

Sample Review and Collaboration- 30%

Patternmaking and manufacturing knowledge
Ensure design and fit intent execute as desired and to tech pack specifications
Influence decisions to maintain fit integrity & manufacturing efficiency while supporting business needs
Lead and support fit sessions & discussions as needed, analyze fit and accurately communicate corrections of assigned product category

Establishing Technical Design Standards- 10%

Influence and drive decision making discussions as needed for alignment on standards
Lead and support efforts as needed to implement established standards
Support brands’ fit identity across categories as “brand ambassador”

We’d Love to hear from you if:

Must have:

Technical skills

Advanced Understanding of Grading, and ASTM Standards
Advanced Patternmaker Across Multiple Categories- Basics and Fashion
Advanced Market Trend Awareness
Strong Production Manufacturing / Construction Knowledge
Fabric Knowledge- Fit to Fabric Performance Impacts

Leadership Skills

Internal and Cross-functional Team Building
Influential Strategic Decision Making
Excellent Verbal and Written Communication
Mentoring, Coaching, Developing Direct Reports (if any)
Proactive Collaborative Problem Solving
Adaptive to Shifting Business Strategies
Conflict Management

Technology Skills

Strong Data Analytics and Interpretation
Software Skills:
- 3D skills- CLO, Browzwear, Optitex (highly preferred)
- Gerber Accumark- 2D
- PLM Software
- Adobe Suite Software, including Illustrator, Acrobat and Photoshop
- Microsoft 365 including Excel, Word and PowerPoint

Education

8-10+ Years Apparel Technical Design and Product Development + Associates Degree- Related Field (preferred) OR
6+ Years Apparel Technical Design and Product Development Experience + Bachelors Degree – Related Field
Minimum 2-4 Years Sr. TD or TD Experience- Multiple Categories

OUR Team Members:

Lead Courageously: Have a strong sense of personal values that align with our Company values
Collaborates Broadly: Build cooperation, trust, and thrive in a consensus driven environment
Customer Focus: Proactively seek opportunities to leverage data and fact-based insights to serve customers and/or internal clients
Drive Growth: Set aggressive goals and implement plans precisely
Cultivates Innovation: Respectfully challenge the “we’ve always done it this way” mentality and explore new ways to achieve desired outcomes
Recruit and Grow Talent

Make a career at Carter’s:

Career Development: Success starts from within, and we have several paths from which you can choose to enhance your career evolution. From Carter’s University to Toastmasters to mentorship programs and more, we encourage you to utilize these tools to elevate your professional prowess.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The duties described may be changed or reassigned at the discretion of management, and the employee may be required to perform duties that are not listed in the job description.

Carters is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.