Raw Materials Associate, Nike - Calvin Klein

PVH Corp.•New York, NY

About The Position

Responsible for supporting day-to-day development of knits/wovens fabrics for CTB (underwear and bra categories, with specific focus on intimate fabrics, yarns, elastics, and related components) for Nike and THU Underwear. This role supports the Fabric Team in all aspects of researching, creating and executing the seasonal collection (from Concept to Showroom samples) across Wholesale, Retail, Off Price channels for Men’s & Women’s Knits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Textiles, Design, or related field
Minimum 2 - 3 years of experience in Raw Materials sourcing or development
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite required
Basic technical understanding of textiles required
Strong organizational skills
Ability to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
Deadline-driven with a strong sense of urgency and accuracy.
Candidates must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment.
Be extremely organized and a clear communicator.

Nice To Haves

Web PLM experience preferred

Responsibilities

Support direct manager to create and maintain pre seasonal raw material knit/woven portfolios
Monitor developments daily, troubleshoot issues and facilitate solutions when possible.
Closely communicate with manager, Hub teams, mills to resolve any issues / delays, and minimize quality problems
Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve business challenges in accordance with the seasonal development calendars, ensuring adherence to cost, speed and quality
Gather and review fabric submits, FDS sheets, and test reports
Drive the process of establishing Fabric Design approval standards and ensure approvals are filed & distributed to overseas offices, mills and vendors
Maintain physical fabric records, binders, presentation boards, and digital database / PLM
Utilize presentation skills to prep fabric boards, swatches, and organize trend research
Assess and call out high risk fabric developments as part of Stage 1 risk assessment
Order & track seasonal concept & proto edges, and share updates to x-functional teams.
Build and maintain fashion fabric library, supporting utilization by R&D team and designers
Build and maintain archive of core / running fabrics in Nike + THU libraries
Attend weekly cross-functional team meetings and speak to open topics
Support team in trend research, shopping recaps, gathering and organizing new collections
Daily communication with cross-functional teams, suppliers, PVH Hub-offices
Other related duties / special projects as required