Colorist

Williams-Sonoma, Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Williams-Sonoma India Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Color Specialist to own visual and instrumental color approvals for lab dips, trims and bulk, ensuring brand identity across all decisions. You will provide technical color expertise to the brand and actively implement CMS Color processes on a calendar.

The role requires 8 years of related experience, strong communication, and advanced color differentiation skills, with collaboration across brand teams, suppliers, and mills to ensure on-time delivery.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; fluent English.
• Self-motivated; ability to work independently and maintain confidentiality.
• Excellent color / print reset ability.
• Strong ability to differentiate color.

Responsibilities

• Owns Visual and instrumental color approval decisions for lab dips, trims and bulk.
• Understands and Maintains the brand Concept and identity in all approval decisions.
• Provides Technical Color expertise to brand.
• Actively implements CMS Color process and executes against a calendar.
• Initiates color process with on time entry of color submittal requests.
• Maintains turn time requirements to achieve on time delivery.
• Provides extensive communication to the brand team, suppliers and mills on color correction and color performance issues.
• Responsible to track and follow up on approval status to maintain on time delivery.
• Maintain complete and accurate records for the color approval process.
• Attends key brand follow up meetings.
• Supports company initiatives.
• Provides matrix of performance assessment.
• Initiates weekly communication with color Managers and Merchants.
• Anticipates Color problems, Maintains and reports on predicted issues log.
• Evaluate Shade bands from suppliers and Collaborates with Merchandisers and designers on approvals.
• Assist with Print and Pattern color evaluation.
• Networks within the industry and embraces instrumental color evaluation.
• Initiative in Dye Recipe development with CSP and Dye Manufacturing Companies for Factory.
• Responsible for Accreditation and Color audit at factory.

Education

Bachelor degree or Professional qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Key Responsibilities

• Owns Visual and instrumental color approval decisions for lab dips, trims and bulk.
• Understands and Maintains the brand Concept and identity in all approval decisions.
• Provides Technical Color expertise to brand.
• Actively implements CMS Color process and executes against a calendar
• Initiates color process with on time entry of color submittal requests.
• Maintains turn time requirements to achieve on time delivery.
• Provides extensive communication to the brand team, suppliers and mills on color correction and color performance issues.
• Responsible to track and follow up on approval status to maintain on time delivery.
• Maintain complete and accurate records for the color approval process.
• Attends key brand follow up meetings.
• Supports company initiatives.
• Provides matrix of performance assessment.
• Initiates weekly communication with color Managers and Merchants.
• Anticipates Color problems, Maintains and reports on predicted issues log.
• Evaluate Shade bands from suppliers and Collaborates with Merchandisers and designers on approvals.
• Assist with Print and Pattern color evaluation.
• Networks within the industry and embraces instrumental color evaluation.
• Initiative in Dye Recipe development with CSP and Dye Manufacturing Companies for Factory.
• Responsible for Accreditation and Color audit at factory.

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Owns Visual and instrumental color approval decisions for lab dips, trims and bulk.
• Understands and Maintains the brand Concept and identity in all approval decisions.
• Provides Technical Color expertise to brand.
• Actively implements CMS Color process and executes against a calendar
• Initiates color process with on time entry of color submittal requests.
• Maintains turn time requirements to achieve on time delivery.
• Provides extensive communication to the brand team, suppliers and mills on color correction and color performance issues.
• Responsible to track and follow up on approval status to maintain on time delivery.
• Maintain complete and accurate records for the color approval process.
• Attends key brand follow up meetings.
• Supports company initiatives.
• Provides matrix of performance assessment.
• Initiates weekly communication with color Managers and Merchants.
• Anticipates Color problems, Maintains and reports on predicted issues log.
• Evaluate Shade bands from suppliers and Collaborates with Merchandisers and designers on approvals.
• Assist with Print and Pattern color evaluation.
• Networks within the industry and embraces instrumental color evaluation.
• Initiative in Dye Recipe development with CSP and Dye Manufacturing Companies for Factory.
• Responsible for Accreditation and Color audit at factory.

Desirable Qualifications & Competencies

• Bachelor degree or Professional qualification with at least 8 years’ experience in similar capacity;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; good spoken and written English fluency;
• Self- motivated; ability to work independently and maintain a high level of confidentiality;
• Expert knowledge of Microsoft Office, including Word, PowerPoint, Excel and Outlook;
• Excellent color / print reset;
• Strong ability to differentiate color;

About Us

Williams-Sonoma India Pvt. Ltd.

Founded in 1956, Williams-Sonoma Inc. is the premier specialty retailer of high-quality products for the kitchen and home in the United States. Today, Williams-Sonoma, Inc. is one of the United States' largest e-commerce retailers with some of the best known and most beloved brands in home furnishings. Our family of brands are Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids, Pottery Barn Teens, West Elm, Williams-Sonoma Home, Rejuvenation, and Mark and Graham. We currently operate retail stores globally. Our products are also available to customers through our catalogs and online worldwide.

Williams-Sonoma India sourcing office was established in 2013. We are based in Gurugram, India. We are sourcing premium products across all categories of Home Furnishing and recorded double digit year-on-year growth. We have a dynamic team of over 100 members handling versatile vendors across India, Nepal & Bangladesh. We are looking to onboard talented people and create successful professional journey.