- Location
- Danzigerkade 165 (View map)1013 AP AmsterdamNetherlands
- Employment
- Contract
- Seniority
- Mid-Level
- Industry
- Fashion, Apparel & Leather Goods
- Posted
- Nov 11, 2026
About Tommy Hilfiger
Tommy Hilfiger, founded in 1985, is a globally recognized premium lifestyle brand celebrated for translating classic American cool into modern, inclusive design. As an employer, the company offers a dynamic international environment where creativity, commercial excellence, and cultural relevance meet. Teams contribute to collections, retail experiences, digital innovation, and brand storytelling that resonate across generations and markets. With the support of PVH Corp., Tommy Hilfiger fosters collaboration, entrepreneurial thinking, and professional growth, while advancing commitments to sustainability, diversity, and responsible fashion. It seeks talent energized by bold ideas, consumer connection, and the enduring appeal of iconic style.
Tommy Hilfiger is seeking a Menswear Technical Developer to manage assigned products from prototype through production, partnering with Design, Product Development, offshore teams and vendors on fit, construction, quality and seasonal milestones. This is a six-month fixed-term contract providing temporary cover within the Technical Development Menswear team.
Role & Responsibilities
- Own technical development of assigned products from prototype through production, delivering agreed fit, construction, quality and milestone outcomes.
- Conduct fit sessions and provide clear, accurate, actionable technical comments and direction to internal teams and vendors.
- Apply approved blocks, patterns, grading, measurement, construction and fit standards, identifying exceptions that require review.
- Maintain complete and accurate technical data, specifications, comments and approvals in PLM and the relevant product record.
- Resolve routine fit, construction and production issues using established approaches, escalating matters beyond the role's authority or available precedent.
- Work with Product Development, Design, offshore technical teams and vendors to align product requirements, actions and seasonal timing.
- Own seasonal milestones for assigned products, monitor dependencies and communicate risks early, including context, actions taken and support required.
- Support testing and implementation of new blocks, constructions and technical solutions within agreed standards and governance.
- Contribute to team performance measures, product hindsight and process improvements by sharing learning and following through on agreed actions.
- Independently prioritize assigned work as demands change, propose practical sequencing and align material timing, scope or capacity trade-offs with the relevant decision owner.
Qualifications
- Strong working knowledge of garment fit, construction, pattern and grading principles, and the apparel product-development process.
- Experience maintaining technical product data and approvals in PLM and working with internal product teams, offshore colleagues or vendors.
- A Bachelor's degree or relevant post-secondary qualification in Apparel Design and Technology, Garment Technology, Pattern Cutting, Fashion Technology, Textile Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Skills
Experience
Typically 2–4 years of related experience with a Bachelor's or Engineering degree, or 5–8 years with a relevant post-secondary qualification, in Technical Development, garment technology, technical design, pattern development or a related area.
Education
A Bachelor's degree or relevant post-secondary qualification in Apparel Design and Technology, Garment Technology, Pattern Cutting, Fashion Technology, Textile Engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience.
Workplace
This position is based in Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands.
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Benefits
Onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physiotherapist, and access to nutritional and wellbeing programs; campus food and beverage offerings, restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, monthly social events, weekly Thursday drinks, game nights and campus activities; training programs through PVH University; access to seasonal market launches and sample sales; employee discounts.
Culture
Tommy Hilfiger fosters an inclusive, energetic workplace culture shaped by its classic American cool identity and a strong spirit of creativity, collaboration, and optimism. As an employer, the brand encourages diverse perspectives, entrepreneurial thinking, and a forward-looking approach to fashion, sustainability, and consumer experience.
About Cerulean
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