Hermès Technical Reference Semi-Finished Goods
- Location
- PantinÎle-de-FranceFrance
- Employment
- Full-Time
- Seniority
- Senior
- Department
- Creative, Design & Styling
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Jun 1, 2026
About Hermès
This prestigious fashion house, renowned for its timeless elegance and innovative designs, is a part of a leading global luxury conglomerate. The brand is committed to excellence and offers a dynamic environment where creativity and business acumen are equally valued.
Hermès Pantin: Senior Technical Reference for semi-finished goods in women's ready-to-wear collections. Full-time CDI role reporting to Design Office Director.
Role & Responsibilities
- Serve as primary technical liaison between the design studio and production teams, ensuring alignment of technical requirements with manufacturing feasibility and product vision
- Provide technical guidance to collection teams, semi-finished product managers, internal workshops, external design offices, and production teams during development and industrialization phases
- Oversee handover of collections from development to production, including fit assessments, construction specifications, and grading tables
- Participate in all production fittings for semi-finished models and propose corrective measures to optimize production timelines
- Accompany external design offices and production teams through industrialization, managing fit adjustments, technical commentary, measurement tables, and grading documentation
- Maintain and update manufacturing standards and technical specifications documentation
- Provide technical input during collection fit reviews, guiding corrections to enhance garment fit and streamline industrialization
- Ensure compliance with Hermès quality standards for all garment construction and finishing details
- Validate complex design elements through prototype assessment to secure pre-industrialization planning
- Conduct regular knowledge-sharing sessions with production teams and coordinate handover meetings with technical stakeholders
- Support pricing discussions by proposing solutions that optimize quality-to-price ratio while respecting design direction
- Execute comprehensive technical fittings and provide detailed revision guidance using technical sketches, pattern drawings, and photographic documentation
- Collaborate with the Methods department on prototype development for assembly validation following technical reviews
- Travel to manufacturing facilities during initial production launches and collection runs as required
Qualifications
- Patternmaker or pattern grader training with minimum 10 years of ready-to-wear experience
- Workshop experience demonstrating comprehensive knowledge of garment construction and fabrication techniques
- Excellent interpersonal skills and capacity to work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams
- Demonstrated autonomy, adaptability, and leadership in managing complex technical projects
- Strong product sensibility and genuine passion for fashion and garment construction
- Fluency in English or Italian is advantageous
Skills
Experience
Minimum 10 years in ready-to-wear fashion, with significant experience in workshop settings and garment construction. Candidate should demonstrate deep familiarity with both collection and production workflows, as well as experience coordinating between design and manufacturing functions.
Education
Formal training as a patternmaker or in fashion design/pattern grading; diploma from an accredited fashion or textiles institution is expected.
Workplace
This position is based in Pantin, Île-de-France, France, within easy reach of Paris.
Culture
The company fosters a collaborative and innovative culture, encouraging employees to push the boundaries of creativity while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability and ethical practices.
About Cerulean
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