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Senior Manager- Fabric

Sears Holdings Global Sourcing Ltd

  • Company Industries:Others

Job Information

  • Post Date:2020-04-02
  • Career Level:Middle
  • Location:Not Specified
  • Yr(s) of Exp:8 years
  • Qualification:Degree
  • Salary:Salary provided
  • Employment Type:Full Time, Permanent
  • Job Function:Fabrics

Job Description

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Familiar with all Lands’ End fabric requirements, expectations and inspection procedures and enforce those standards as related to Lands’ End stock fabrics
  • Establish textile sourcing strategy to support brand requirements across quality, speed, cost, and sustainability
  • Monitor fabric quality performance by supplier
  • Works closely with textile mills to ensure timely and accurate bulk fabric submissions to the HKO.
  • Oversees the resolution of production and operational problems related to fabric quality in the production and to ensure critical path garment delivery dates are met.
  • Communicates non conformities to the Director raw materials for review and feedback.
  • Educate mills and printers in the correct Lands’ End procedures, fabric performance standards, RSL requirements, and legislative requirements.
  • Supports the efforts of establishing fabric mill evaluation standards, process and CAP follow-up.
  • Provides Technical Support and risk assessment to cross functional teams related to garment washing quality, and related process/techniques.
  • Provides problem solving support, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation to improve mill performance.
  • Monitor textile mill matrix.  Update and report quarterly.   
  • Track top annual $ volume mills by company and division. Update quarterly.
  • Track top annual $ volume fabrics purchased by company and division.  Update quarterly.      
  • Develop fabric that meets brand quality, aesthetic and target price while hitting seasonal deadlines
  • Resolve bulk fabric and garment related quality issues with mills and vendors
  • Develop mill and vendor technical capabilities
  • Assess risk during development to avoid downstream quality issues
  • Partner with cross-functional teams to develop innovative fabric/yarn/finishing solutions.
  • Explore market to identify new / innovative technologies

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 4-Year College Degree Preferred
  • Management experience preferred
  • 8+years’ experience in global Fabric research and development in the retail fashion industry
  • Ability to research fabric according to trend direction and to support business strategies and outlined seasonal expectations
  • Very detail oriented and ability to drive to completion with strong communication, organizational, and problem solving skills
  • Solid base of mill and vendor contacts for area of specialization, yarn, knit, woven, trims
  • Current technical knowledge in area of fabric specialization as it relates to fabric qualities, specifically fabric construction, content, dyeing, printing, finishing, and washing techniques including mill capabilities and limitations
  • Computer literate in Microsoft office programs and WEB PLM
  • Knowledge of fabric shows and research avenues

Company Info

Sears Holdings Global Sourcing Limited (“SHGS”) is wholly owned and incorporated in Hong Kong under Transfrom Holdco, LLC ("Transformco") which is a retailer providing merchandise and related services in U.S.A. to offer its wide range of home merchandise, apparel and automotive products and services. SHGS Hong Kong is the regional quarter of Transformco which manages offices across different regions. It is a one stop shop merchandising and sourcing to the head office. We are now looking for high caliber candidates to join our Hong Kong team which is located in Mongkok.

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