PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

To work with the Design Department, US Raw Materials Team, Merchants, Vendors and Suppliers, taking responsibility for the quality of colors, print and fabrics including garments and components to assure final product quality.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:  

• Work with Design team for seasonal raw material sourcing and development.
• Handle raw material quality approval which including test report review, risk assessment, appropriate mold trial if needed and collaborate with suppliers to set up final specification. 
• Take care of seasonal lab dips, print development and approval, liaise with suppliers to resolve technical issues and make sure all approval can meet our internal standards/requirements.
• Review bulk dyelot submissions and test reports from suppliers to make sure all the raw material can meet our internal standards/requirements.
• Daily maintain and up-date internal system after raw material approval, lab dips/print development approval and bulk submission approval.
• Ensure that fabrics, colors and garment components are being regularly assessed against the required quality standards. 
• Collaborate with Merchants, Procurement, Vendors and Suppliers establish and apply the regulatory standards of fabric performance and color control in production, including garments and components.   
• Liaise with suppliers/vendors in production to provide technical advices and give direction for problem shooting.
• Visit and evaluate all new mills understand their capabilities in order to meet our business expectations in terms of quality, capacity, and cost.  Re-visit and update the information of existing mills for improvements and enhancements in their factories.
• On-board potential and new suppliers to help them understand our standards/requirements, procedures, time calendar to make sure suppliers are able to meet our expectations throughout development stage to production.
• Assist in the technical development, pre-production and cataloguing of all fabrics and colors through to bulk production. 
• Partner the technical operations of the Distribution Center Quality Control team on all issues regarding the quality of fabrics and color of all merchandise.
• Maintain a technical education of the latest techniques and methods available to the textile industry  
• Take control of the submissions with responsibility for the interpretation and communication of all departmental laboratory testing.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Bachelor Degree holder of Technical Education in Textile Science or equivalent with at least 5 years of practical experience in intimate raw materials development.
• With practical experience of fabric, print and color development, including production in intimate apparel.
• With practical experience of applying proven techniques of quality assurance within the textile industry.
• Good command of written and spoken English and Chinese.

Interested candidates please click here to apply online.

Candidates not invited for interview within 8 weeks may consider their applications unsuccessful. All personal information will be treated as confidential and be used for recruitment purposes only.