An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Raw Material Quality & Compliance Lead to join a leading luxury fashion house working across RTW. This role is pivotal in safeguarding raw material excellence and regulatory compliance across the entire production lifecycle.
The position plays a critical role in advancing the brand's sustainability commitments and ethical standards, ensuring full alignment with global regulatory requirements while upholding uncompromising luxury quality expectations.
Based in the London office 5 days a week.
Main Responsibilities Will Include:
- Approve all bulk raw materials against master standards, ensuring excellence in hand feel, appearance, structure, and shade consistency
- Define and enforce luxury acceptance thresholds, making final decisions on approvals and rejections
- Govern master standards, ensuring traceability and consistency from development through to production
- Oversee testing and inspection processes, translating quality reports into clear material and supplier decisions
- Lead supplier negotiations on quality issues, managing claims, corrective actions, and performance improvement
- Ensure compliance with global chemical and physical regulations (including REACH and RSLs) and interpret lab test results
- Own care labelling accuracy and compliance, ensuring alignment with product performance and regulatory requirements
- Drive sustainability initiatives by increasing the use of certified and lower-impact materials and improving traceability
- Act as the key technical partner across suppliers and internal teams, identifying risks and driving continuous improvement
Person Specification:
- Extensive experience in a similar raw materials quality and compliance role in a high-quality or luxury environment
- Degree in Textile Engineering, Materials Science, or a related field
- Advanced knowledge of textile construction, dyeing, finishing, and global testing standards
- Proven experience in care labelling, certification systems, and supplier negotiation
- Strong sensory evaluation skills and a refined understanding of luxury material standards
- Clear technical authority with structured, detail-oriented, and solution-driven approach
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