Materials Coordinator
Fanatics (Hong Kong) Limited
- Company Industries：Athletics / Sports
Job Information
- Post Date：2018-12-24
- Location：Kowloon City
- Salary：Salary provided
- Employment Type：Full Time
- Job Function：Fabrics
Job Description
Materials Coordinator – Hong Kong
Materials Coordinator supports end to end research, development & commercialization working cross functionally with USA Product Development team and Hong Kong Merchandising team, while collaborating with Honduras office, Mills/Vendors, Design, Art, and Merchandising teams to support seasonal and ongoing Materials development strategy. This role facilitates materials (components, trims, fabrics) across divisions to deliver market right product with service & speed, meeting financial objectives.
Key Responsibilities
- Support seasonal materials requests initiated by home office with suppliers
- Ensure product integrity of all brands by initiating the testing of all materials, inclusive of QC and domestic decoration testing, to meet the needs of customers and business requirements
- Partner with the product development teams in order to meet key objectives for the season and time & action calendar deadlines
- Help prepare, send out and follow-up on seasonal development briefs/requests
- Maintain an accurate materials library/archive, data, submits and references, inclusive of tracking management
- Support maintenance and communication of annual/seasonal materials metrics and status reports
- Suggest process/development efficiency opportunity’s and help implement solutions through cross collaborative efforts
Minimum Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in Textile/Product Development or related field
- 3+ years of experience in the fashion industry with a knowledge of fabric and/or trim development, inclusive of graphic art/print knowledge, raw materials, wash techniques and production with a focus on knit fabrics
- Understanding of Quality Control
- Ability to travel if needed
- Excellent organizational, communication, follow-up and presentation skills with attention to detail
- Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and tasks in a fast paced environment. Strong sense of urgency and intuitive sense of priorities & accuracy, with a creative approach to problem solving.
- Strong interpersonal skills, including ability to partner cross functionally and effectively with Design, Merchandising, Sourcing and overseas offices.
- Experience in PLM and MS Office a must
Company Info
As the global leader in licensed sports merchandise, Fanatics is changing the way fans purchase their favorite team apparel and jerseys across retail channels through an innovative, tech-infused approach to making and selling fan gear in today’s on-demand culture. Powering multi-channel commerce for the world’s biggest sports brands, Fanatics offers the largest collection of timeless and timely merchandise whether shopping online, on your phone, in stores, in stadiums or on-site at the world’s biggest sporting events.
Fanatics is a technology-driven, consumer company that powers the Fanatics, FansEdge, Kitbag and Majestic brands, as well as the largest selection of sports collectibles and memorabilia through Fanatics Authentic. Fanatics also operates more than 300 online and offline partner stores, including the e-commerce business for all major professional sports leagues (NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, MLS, PGA), major media brands (NBC Sports, CBS Sports, FOX Sports) and more than 200 collegiate and professional team properties, which include several of the biggest global soccer clubs (Manchester United, Real Madrid, Manchester City).
In addition to e-commerce, the company’s capabilities include multichannel-integrated event and team retail across all leagues and major events such as the Kentucky Derby, Ryder Cup and NHL’s Winter Classic; an industry-leading tech, data and mobile platform; international capabilities that provide a global sports retail platform that is growing the licensed sports merchandise business both in soccer and across all sports worldwide; and an in-house merchandise division, Fanatics Branded, that is a licensed partner of all the major sports leagues and helps fans express passion through a broad range of styles, designs and jerseys created under both the Fanatics and Majestic brands.
Fanatics’ vertical manufacturing engine is built for today’s on-demand economy and brings much-needed agility to the industry, better servicing today’s passionate sports fans and their growing real-time expectations with more unique and innovative products readily available across retail channels.
Sports is a fast-paced, ever-changing landscape and Fanatics, the on-demand and mobile leader in team merchandise, is uniquely positioned to serve the insatiable real-time appetite of fans worldwide, fueled by explosive growth in technology and social media.
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