Materials Developer, Components

Decoration Developers plays a critical role as part of the production creation in overseeing quality standard development, development of decorations across all leagues & business channels from concept to commercialization, working closely with suppliers and Production Creation Centers, with a need to be highly organized, detailed and action oriented with the ability to be flexible and manage a large workload in a fast-paced environment. 

 Key Accountabilities:

• Drive timely calendar adherence and deliverables that lead to successful buy ready
• Ensure the timely execution of seasonal developments with suppliers
• Provide technical expertise
• Provide target cost to nominated suppliers and negotiate cost and MOQ where necessary
• Own communication channel with decoration suppliers and garment vendors
• Ensure PLM entries are set up and maintained for all decoration development in respective category
• Receive and review submits from nominated suppliers for color and quality prior to senior developer reviewing with cross functional teams
• Work closely with color team and PCCs on all decoration color reviews
• Maintain development trackers
• Maintain relevant data for metric reporting/adoption ratio
• Work closely with PCCs to initiate development testing & oversee vendor communication until testing passes
• Work cross-functionally with PCCs on all new/dual development decoration resourcing
• Work cross-functionally with procurement/PI team on items that need to be developed and tested for domestic decorations
• Travel as necessary to get technical training and finalize the development of product
• Identify opportunities within the process to increase speed, efficiency and quality

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Graphic Design, Product Development, Clothing Technology and/or Manufacturing or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in the fashion industry with a strong knowledge of fabric and embellishment development as well as testing standards and methods.
• Strong background in decoration development process and some cost negotiation.
• Experience in knitted fabric construction, graphic art/print knowledge, raw materials, wash techniques and production would be a plus.
• Must be able to identify issues and analyze relevant data to determine the correct and appropriate course of action and generate solutions.
• Must be deadline driven and have a pro-active and creative approach to problem solving.
• Excellent organizational, communication, follow-up skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to juggle multiple deadlines and tasks in a fast-paced environment. Strong sense of urgency and intuitive sense of priorities and accuracy.
• Must be able to travel domestically and internationally, as required.
• Proficient in PLM, databases, Adobe Illustrator, Airtable, and MS Office applications.