Veronica Beard
Director of Raw Materials
New York, NY · Director
Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 20 days ago
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About the role
- We are looking for a dynamic candidate who has strong textile experience, has great communication skills, and is excited to help grow the Fabric team.
- This role is based in our NY office and reports to the Senior Director of Raw Materials.
Responsibilities
- Lead fabric R&D and color execution, ensuring excellence from concept to bulk production
- Work closely with Design team on fabric selection process and partner with global sourcing to ensure alignment of fabric and material choices with consumer and brand needs.
- Manage all overseas full package programs and push vendors for newness in raw materials
- Manage and strengthen strategic mill and raw materials supplier partnerships, driving accountability and continuous improvement.
- Manage the maintenance of generic fabric library as well as seasonal fabric research
- Attend weekly meetings with Product Development team on all development groups and manage fabric mill dates to meet milestone calendar dates
- Partner with Print Designer each season to identify basecloth and repeat limitations of each print base in development stage and maintain calendar deadlines
- Maintain financial tracking for spending per season and reduce budget where possible.
- Manage bulk projections, negotiations and final order placements with mill partners and ensure target delivery dates
- Manage risk mitigation for materials through country and supplier diversification.
Requirements
- 12+ years of raw materials and textiles sourcing and development experience with 3+ years of management experience
- Deep understanding of textile construction and ability to cost engineer
- Strong knowledge of all aspects of material sourcing, development and production
- Ability to multitask and strong problem-solving skills
- Ability to travel domestically and globally, up to 10% of the year
- preferred
- Strong cost negotiation skills
- Proactive, extremely organized and detail oriented
- Exceptional follow-up skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Proficient in PLM, Excel, Outlook
- Self-motivated, collaborative, positive minded, passionate about material development and willing to take on challenges and problem solve
- The base salary range for this role is between $ 130,000 and $ 150,000. The relevant base salary will vary depending on wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to, skill sets, experience, training, degrees, and certifications. The base salary is just one component of our total compensation offerings, which consist of a comprehensive benefits package as well as a short-term incentive program, clothing allowance, and merchandise discounts
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree in apparel, textiles, materials manufacturing, design or related field
Compensation
- The base salary range for this role is between $ 130,000 and $ 150,000.
Benefits
- Director for both nominated and factory sourced materials across wovens, cut & sew, and leather to align with design vision and financial goals.
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