Raw Material Quality & Compliance Manager

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Raw Material Quality & Compliance Manager to join a leading luxury fashion house. 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. You MUST speak Italian to be considered for this role (sponsorship is possible for Italian speakers).

Main Responsibilities Will Include:

• Work in line with the Production Critical Path, proactively identifying timeline conflicts, quality risks, and required actions.
• Analyse and verify all raw materials used in production to ensure full compliance with internal specifications and luxury quality standards, including specialised assessment of leather and other key materials.
• Launch, manage, and monitor all raw material testing programmes. Review results, assess risks, and ensure any non-conformities are resolved efficiently with suppliers and factories.
• Request, review, organise, and maintain all quality, conformity, and sustainability certifications from suppliers.
• Draft and approve product composition labels in accordance with UK, EU, USA, APAC, and other applicable global regulations.
• Work closely with Product Development to ensure all materials are approved prior to Production Handover.
• Ensure compliance with product safety standards and chemical regulations (including REACH and equivalent global legislation).
• Monitor evolving sustainability regulations and partner with external consultants to implement compliant processes.

Person Specification:

• Fluent in Italian.
• Minimum 5+ years' experience in raw material quality, compliance, or technical production within luxury fashion or a comparable high-end environment.
• Preferably a degree in textile engineering or similar.
• Highly detail-oriented with the ability to anticipate risks, interpret test data, and implement practical, commercially viable solutions.
• Maintains rigorous quality standards while balancing business objectives and production timelines.
• Confident working cross-functionally and externally.