Assistant Raw Material Technician, Apparel Trims

POSITION SUMMARY:

• The Assistant Raw Material Technician is responsible for maintaining, tracking and all required details in order to deliver the best raw materials, to meet design aesthetic & vision whilst balancing quality, cost and speed.
• Collaborating with suppliers, Hub Teams, US Raw Material teams and Supply Chain Partners to achieve the desired results

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Trim Development and Sourcing

· Accurately updates system and tools as required and completed within specified deadlines

· Assist with communication with mills, Hubs and US Raw Material teams

· Supports investigation of trend research

· Executes trim development and ensure aesthetic and performance characteristics, under global design & raw material team guidance & should have some outerwear fabric knowledge .

· Receive new trim sourcing requirements from NY and find suitable supplier.

· Work with NY in developing new trims.

· Submit new trims and do the required test reports.

· Negotiate prices for new trim.

· Prepare trim collections from various suppliers.

· Track supplier quotes, material content, and testing and maintain them in PLM system.

· Help maintain relationship with Suppliers.

Quality

· Actively participates in pre-production meetings for garments sewn in country and mitigate any trim quality issues

Process

· Understands deadlines and ensures they are met. Proactively tracks development, Sample yardage/pcs, and bulk trim quality.

INTERNAL & EXTERNAL CONTACTS

Internal Contacts: RM and Color Team, Design Team, PA Team, Hub Merchant Team.

External Contacts: Trim Suppliers, Garment Factories, Fabric Mills

DECISION MAKING

· Able to make decision on bringing/ altering new benefits which should be beneficial for employees and company.

RESOURCEFULNESS/CREATIVITY

· Willing to learn new knowledge and adapt to new responsibilities.

ENVIRONMENT:

· Must be able to operate in an environment of changing priorities and deadlines;

· Ability to be flexible and adaptable

CORE VALUE

· Embrace PVH's core values: Individuality, Partnership, Passion, Integrity, and Accountability.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Education & Experience:

· Degree in Textile or related subject is preferred with minimum of 3 years of related experience.

Skills:

· Knowledge of fundamentals on construction and finishing of textiles

· Knowledge of metals, plastics, yarn, dyeing and finishing. Experiences in handling raw material approval process .

· Strong communication skills, organizational and follow-up skills

· Positive and able to work in a team environment

· Good communication skills in a teamwork environment.

· Good verbal and written communication skills (English)

· Good in MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint