Creative Gerber Pattern Cutter

Creative Gerber Pattern Cutter

Sanne

Location: Dubai, UAE

Company: Sanne

About Sanne:

Sanne is a luxury made-to-order fashion house founded in London and now based in Dubai. Known for our bold silhouettes, meticulous craftsmanship, and futuristic storytelling, we serve a discerning global clientele through private appointments, pop-ups, and exclusive retail experiences.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Pattern Cutter & Digital Sizing Specialist to join our technical team at a pivotal moment in Sanne’s growth. This role sits at the intersection of traditional luxury craft and fashion technology: you will be responsible for the impeccable execution of our made-to-order collections alongside a hands-on role in our proprietary 3D body scanning, automated sizing, and digital manufacturing systems. The ideal candidate brings exceptional pattern cutting credentials and the confidence to operate within a digital-first production environment.

Key Responsibilities

Collection & Special Projects Development

• Create and cut patterns for Sanne's quarterly collections across RTW and made-to-measure.
• Develop new silhouettes and adapt house styles into innovative designs.
• Create master production patterns to an impeccable technical standard.
• Modify existing patterns for custom and made-to-measure orders, both physically and digitally.
• Support and supervise in-house machinists during sampling; create toiles where necessary.
• Conduct reviews of pilot and grading samples and approve for production.
• Collaborate on development of new collections, offering both technical and creative input.

Technical Direction & Digitisation

• Digitise all physical patterns using the Gerber Digitiser.
• Edit and adapt digital patterns using Gerber or Lectra software.
• Provide pattern adjustments based on individual customer measurements with accuracy.
• Create scalable grading files for multiple size production using industry grading standards.
• Provide sewing instructions and construction details to internal and external machinists.
• Own the operation and ongoing refinement of Sanne’s 3D body scanning pipeline, including measurement data quality assurance.
• Review and action anomaly flags generated by the sizing algorithm; work closely with the CTO to validate logic, identify edge cases, and translate technical fit issues into pattern corrections in Gerber or Lectra
• Collaborate with the CTO on Sanne’s custom manufacturing portal; flag workflow issues, and help define pattern-related data requirements
• Support integration of an automatic cutting system, ensuring digital pattern files are correctly formatted, nested, and optimised for zero-waste automated cutting in line with Sanne’s production ethos

Studio & Production Support

• Assist in print and embroidery placement for optimal garment construction.
• Work closely with PD on construction notes, fabric consumption, and construction methods.
• Troubleshoot fabric or fit issues with atelier and sampling team.
• Maintain order and accuracy in physical and digital pattern libraries.

Profile & Key Skills

• Minimum 8 years of experience in pattern cutting for luxury or premium fashion brands, with demonstrable experience in made-to-measure or bespoke garment production.
• Proficient in Gerber AccuMark and/or Lectra Modaris; CLO 3D proficiency is essential — this is central to our 3D garment configurator and AI try-on client experience; hands-on experience with an automated cutting platform is a strong advantage; digitiser experience essential.
• Skilled in both flat pattern drafting and draping techniques.
• Deep understanding of garment construction, from ready-to-wear to couture level.
• Highly experienced in client fittings, with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Strong eye for shape, proportion, and detail.
• Self-motivated, highly organised, and able to work independently or within a small team.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, creative studio environment with a founder-led team.
• Comfortable learning and working with structured data: you don’t need to write code, but you should be confident reading measurement outputs, understanding how sizing rules are structured per SKU, and communicating precisely with a technical CTO about fit logic
• A genuine commitment to zero-waste production principles; Sanne operates an entirely made-to-order model and our cutting and production decisions reflect that ethos at every stage

What You’ll Be Joining

Sanne is in an exciting period of technical investment. Our new website and client experience platform (launching imminently) integrates body scanning, a garment configurator, and AI try-on into a seamless made-to-order journey. You will be one of the architects of how that system works in practice, translating data into perfectly fitted garments for a globally mobile, high-net-worth clientele.

Our Tech Stack (relevant to this role)

• Body scanning
• Pattern software: Gerber AccuMark and/or Lectra Modaris; CLO 3D for virtual prototyping, 3D garment simulation, and digital asset creation
• Automated cutting

Please send your portfolio and CV to We welcome applications from candidates currently based in or willing to relocate to Dubai.

• Employment Type

Full-time