About us
La Coqueta is a Spanish-inspired, British-based children's wear brand, known for quality materials and craftsmanship. Founded in Hampstead in 2013 by Celia Muñoz, we've grown into a globally recognised brand with a loyal following, and have featured in The Sunday Times, Vogue, Grazia, Hello!, You Magazine, Red Magazine and Smallish Magazine. Our flagship store is in Notting Hill, with a concession in Selfridges and stockists worldwide, plus a growing presence in the US. We're proud of our Spanish heritage and our partnerships with small artisans across Spain, and as we expand internationally we're evolving into a modern luxury lifestyle brand for all ages, lifestyles and nationalities.
The role
You'll run fit sessions, set grading and measurement standards, and make the construction calls that keep quality consistent across the range. You'll also own compliance and safety testing end to end, and support the sourcing, sampling and tech pack admin that keeps everything on critical path. This is a new, permanent, hybrid role, built for someone who's equally comfortable at a fit session and a spreadsheet.
What you'll own
- Measurement, grading, fit standards and construction judgement across the range
- Fit sessions, from running them to owning all resulting technical documentation
- Product compliance and safety-testing administration, end to end
- Specs, tech packs, BOMs and development trackers
- Fabric and trim sourcing administration, approvals and the fabric archive
- Sampling: raising, tracking, logging and preparing samples for review
- Day-to-day supplier contact during development and production
What you'll bring
- Qualification or equivalent experience in Garment Technology, Fashion Technology or a related discipline
- Strong garment construction and fitting skills
- Proven experience running fit sessions, grading and measurement specs, ideally in childrenswear
- Solid quality control experience, including setting and maintaining standards and inspecting throughout production
- Good knowledge of textiles, including fabric properties, performance and suitability for children's garments
- Working knowledge of compliance and safety testing standards for childrenswear (US Compliance, REACH, flammability, care labelling)
- Proficient in Excel; experience with a PLM system desirable. Experience owning end-to-end compliance/testing programme, including managing labs
- Excellent organisational skills, owning multiple trackers, suppliers and deadlines simultaneously
- Strong communication skills, comfortable collaborating with design, suppliers and production partners
- Experience working with overseas suppliers or factories
Highly Desirable
- Prior experience in a role that combined technical, production planning and critical path management