Fabric Manager - Print

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About the role

This role supports our critical objectives of Fabric developments / print development, print execution, print innovation, competitive advantage, quality, and cost optimization through various technology and application on fabrics / printed fabrics. Specifically, this role will be responsible for supporting assessments of sourcing options on print, facilitating technical product development discussions with mill/vendor counterparts, and problem-solving issues which arise during the development and production cycle. This role will also be instrumental in our drive to increase our fabric print adoption, develop new sources for fabrics / fabric prints by continuing to build on our strategic relationships with fabric suppliers. This role will work closely with the Director of Mill Management

• Leverages on technical knowledge and experience together with in depth understanding of the strengths and capabilities of suppliers to bring innovation from our suppliers.
  
• Understands different print landscape / techniques, end to end print process, able to provide suggestions and improvements
  
• Ability to understand the impact of different print techniques on various subtracts and composition. Provide recommendation between on various print type like reactive print, Pigment print, disperse print & acid print based on composition
  
  
• Provide recommendation on various print method between sublimation, flat screen, Rotary print and digital prints
  
• Able to guide mills on cad, color separation and turning around print samples in short period .
  
• Supports Ad Hoc Countering in partnership with Mill Management team; Ensure fabrics developed are approvable, meet performance standards and work with suppliers to resolve any issues if needed
  
• Ability to do "should be" costings for fabrics and prints to support competitive negotiations by Mill Management team
  
• Participates in assessment of new Fabric Suppliers and new mills / printers onboarding
  
• Work with vendors/mills to resolve or trouble-shoot any quality issues called out
  
• Develops the technical knowledge of team members
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Who you are

• Technical Projects - Experience in print mill and fabric mill . Experience managing projects fabric/technical related
  
• Business Acumen - Experience in building and establishing fabric/technical strategy
  
• Problem Solver- can proactively solve problems and effectively manage multiple challenges
  
• Collaboration- Proven ability influencing and making decisions cross-functionally in a matrix environment where speed and cultural sensitivity is crucial
  
• Experimentation - proven ability to gather and analyze data along with implementing learnings for future use
  
• Personal Leadership- demonstrated leadership presence, presentation, influencing, and collaboration across a technical tea