Our Alterations team are now looking for a highly skilled Tailor to deliver exceptional workmanship across a diverse range of luxury garments. This is a role for an expert craftsperson who thrives in a fast‑paced environment and takes pride in creating flawless, personalised results for our customers.
About the Role
As a Tailor, you will carry out complex tailoring and technical repairs across all garment categories, spanning both Menswear and Womenswear. You will also complete fittings with precision and confidence, working expertly with challenging materials including fur, leather, bias‑cut silks, and technical fabrics.
Beyond your craftsmanship, you will support operational excellence by managing daily work allocations, ensuring productivity levels remain consistently high, and completing all paperwork and system entries accurately. You will also perform quality control checks and provide technical solutions to ensure every garment meets our exacting standards. At times, you may support the shopfloor by training sales teams on basic alterations.
You will:
This role is fully on site, working 5 out of the 7 days a week.
Please see our Hybrid@Harrods policy on our Career Site for more information or speak to a member of our Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions regarding the requirements for this role.
About You
You will be an expert tailor with advanced knowledge of garment construction and refined skills across both Menswear and Womenswear. You take pride in the precision of your work, and you’re able to adapt seamlessly between complex tailoring tasks and quicker, express alterations.
With strong problem‑solving abilities and a calm, assured approach to fittings, you can confidently work with luxury materials and technical fabrics. You thrive in a collaborative, customer‑focused environment and bring a meticulous eye for detail to everything you do.
You will bring:
About Us
Harrods is one of the world’s leading luxury department stores and we’re becoming a destination for top designers, and the most sought-after brands from around the globe. Our combined mission is to make visiting our iconic Knightsbridge store one of the world’s most inspiring shopping experiences.
Our Promise to You
Help us make the impossible possible for our customers and we’ll do something remarkable for you. As well as offering a friendly environment to inspire your best work, we provide abundant opportunities and support to build an exceptional career across the varied specialisms of our business.
Uniquely You
Whilst our job adverts outline the ideal qualities, skills, and prior experience for the role, we believe in the potential for growth and value individual strengths. If you can demonstrate the majority of skills and strong experience to thrive in this role, we would encourage you to apply.
At Harrods we believe the personality and authenticity of our people sets us apart. We celebrate and invite applications from all cultures, backgrounds, tastes, and experiences and are proud of our culture where people from all walks of life can grow and thrive. What makes you unique makes us exceptional.
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Additional Information:
Time Type:
Fixed Term (Fixed Term)Department:
The Tailors (Emanuela Giannelli)