Junior Fabric Manager, Wholesale Apparel
About The Position
The Kasper Group is an apparel industry leader, offering women wardrobe solutions for their wear-to-work and special occasion dressing needs. Driven by excellence and exceptional talent, The Kasper Group has remained a forerunner in fashion for over 30 years. We are committed to delivering iconic brands ( Kasper, Anne Klein, LeSuit, Kenneth Cole ), relevant fashions and trusted, quality products to our consumers. So be a part of the exceptional talent! We currently have an excellent opportunity for a Junior Fabric Manager. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Requirements
- College degree and/or equivalent work experience
- Must be very organized and detail oriented
- Great time management and ability to multi-task
- Great aesthetic and brand understanding
- Background in woven and knit construction and development
- Minimum 2 to 3 years of experience with fabric sourcing and development
- Knowledge of MS Office
Responsibilities
- Create and maintain fabric charts in MS Excel
- Negotiate target pricing and shipment delivery with factory mill/vendor agents to meet divisional goals
- Review and trouble shoot potential issues with vendors to ensure quality control on bulk fabrics
- Ensure and maintain color standard matching records from lab dips, strike offs approval through production dye lots.
- Approve quality of bulk fabric goods and dye lots
- Review bulk fabric test and approve fabric content, pricing in PLM database
- Review and comment fabric defects; Settling issues and problems with vendors, mills, and factories
- Establish and maintain seasonal fabric library record for effective sourcing/counter sourcing of variety of fabrics
- Assist textile manager, working closely with Design and Production teams to establish and facilitate fabric production flow, counter sourcing, and stock distribution and completion
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
