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Sézane

Direct-to-consumer Parisian fashion brand

Quality Manager - Prêt-à-Porter

Quality EngineeringConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • You have a Bac+5 degree in textile engineering or from a fashion school (ENSAIT, HEI, ESIV, ESMOD, or equivalent).
  • You have at least 5 years of experience in quality and/or industrialization in the ready-to-wear sector.
  • You are proficient in textile quality standards, laboratory testing, and industrial production constraints.
  • You have successful prior experience managing a team.
  • You have fluent professional-level English, which is essential for this role.
  • You are rigorous and autonomous, have strong interpersonal skills, enjoy field work, and can work in a dynamic environment.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the validation of materials and supplies with the two materials quality specialists.
  • Lead supplier material inspection management and analyze results with the materials quality specialists to initiate corrective actions.
  • Lead risk assessment and provide technical recommendations to the styling and production teams on material combinations, product feasibility, and anticipating issues.
  • Oversee prototype and production approval validation, ensuring alignment with Sézane brand standards and quality grade.
  • Oversee validation steps during production, including prototypes and shipment samples, ensuring that Quality Specialists' decisions are consistent and meet brand requirements.
  • Lead supplier inspection management and analyze results to initiate corrective actions.
  • Manage the resolution of quality issues, including non-conformities, standards, and quality control, in coordination with workshops and internal teams.
  • Ensure export compliance for goods by supervising critical stages.
  • Prepare seasonal reporting for the Quality Department Manager and suppliers, highlighting results and action plans.
  • Propose and lead continuous improvement plans to strengthen expertise and supplier reliability.
  • Develop and lead corrective action plans in response to customer feedback, with rigorous follow-up and regular progress communication.
  • Participate in cross-functional working groups to improve products and processes.
  • Report and analyze major defects to the Quality Department Manager and propose preventive actions.
  • Supervise, lead, and unite the Made-to-Order Quality team, comprising two materials quality specialists, one garment quality specialist, and one work-study student.
  • Set individual and collective objectives, monitor their achievement, and conduct regular performance discussions.
  • Support teams in managing priorities, tracking schedules, and resolving complex quality problems.
  • Ensure effective communication between internal teams and external workshops, providing visibility and context for actions.
  • Optimize the Made-to-Order Quality budget for inspections, travel, and external service providers.
  • Set budget priorities based on Made-to-Order Quality needs.
  • Provide regular budget reporting to the Quality Department Manager.

About the Company

Sézane

Direct-to-consumer Parisian fashion brand

Sézane is a direct-to-consumer French fashion brand offering women’s and men’s apparel, leather goods, accessories, shoes, and home decor with a Parisian-chic look, built on in-house design and vertically integrated production. It releases new collections monthly in limited quantities to create desire, and unsold items from past lines are sold twice yearly as Archives. About 90% of revenue comes from online sales, with Appartements stores providing intimate, home-like shopping experiences. Its strengths include skipping intermediaries, scarcity-driven drops, a global digital-native presence, immersive physical stores, and a strong sustainability and social mission (B Corp since 2021; eco-friendly materials and the DEMAIN program).

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Paris, France
Founded
2013

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