Fabric Manager

Kish Group; Kolkata District; On-site; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Kish Group in Kolkata is seeking a Fabric Sourcing professional to manage supplier relations, fabric development, and costing in line with buyer requirements.

You will coordinate with mills, negotiate quotations, track fabric bookings, and ensure timely delivery while maintaining quality and cost targets across multiple supplier networks.

The role requires strong coordination with merchandisers, QA/QC, and production teams to optimize sourcing risk and cost across the supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Understand buyer requirements, tech packs, fabric specifications, construction, composition, GSM, width, finish, and performance requirements.
• Source and develop fabrics as per buyer specifications and garment requirements.
• Coordinate fabric development with mills and suppliers.
• Arrange fabric swatches, hanger sets, lab dips, strike-offs, and other development submissions.
• Follow up on buyer approvals and comments and ensure timely implementation.
• Identify reliable fabric mills and suppliers; obtain quotations and negotiate terms.
• Coordinate fabric delivery with factory production plans and maintain fabric status updates.

Job description

• Understand buyer requirements, tech packs, fabric specifications, construction, composition, GSM, width, finish, and performance requirements.
• Source and develop fabrics as per buyer specifications and garment requirements.
• Coordinate fabric development with mills and suppliers.
• Arrange fabric swatches, hanger sets, lab dips, strike-offs, and other development submissions.
• Follow up on buyer approvals and comments and ensure timely implementation.

2. Fabric Sourcing

• Identify and develop reliable fabric mills and suppliers.
• Obtain quotations and negotiate fabric prices, lead times, MOQ, and payment terms.
• Compare supplier quotations and select suitable sources based on quality, price, capacity, and delivery capability.
• Maintain a database of approved mills and fabric suppliers.
• Develop alternative suppliers wherever required to reduce sourcing risks.

3. Costing & Commercial Management

• Prepare fabric costing based on construction, composition, GSM, width, finish, dyeing/printing, and other processes.
• Negotiate fabric prices with suppliers to achieve target costing.
• Monitor fabric price fluctuations and communicate cost impacts to the merchandising/commercial team.
• Ensure fabric purchases are commercially viable and within approved budgets.

4. Order & Production Follow-up

• Place fabric orders with approved suppliers after receiving necessary approvals.
• Monitor fabric booking, greige availability, dyeing, finishing, and production status.
• Maintain fabric T&A and ensure all critical dates are achieved.
• Follow up regularly with mills for production and delivery status.
• Identify potential delays and take corrective action proactively.
• Coordinate fabric delivery with factory production plans.

5. Fabric Quality & Testing

• Ensure bulk fabric meets approved standards and buyer requirements.
• Coordinate fabric inspection and quality evaluation with the QA/QC team.
• Follow up on fabric testing such as shrinkage, colorfastness, GSM, dimensional stability, pilling, composition, and other buyer-specific requirements.
• Resolve fabric quality issues with suppliers and ensure corrective action.
• Ensure bulk production matches approved fabric standards and hand feel.

6. Coordination with Internal Teams

• Work closely with garment merchandisers to understand order requirements and delivery schedules.
• Coordinate with production planning, sourcing, quality, stores, and commercial teams.
• Provide accurate fabric status updates to management.
• Ensure sufficient fabric availability before production starts.
• Coordinate fabric allocation and delivery according to production priorities.

7. Documentation & MIS

• Maintain accurate records of fabric enquiries, developments, approvals, orders, deliveries, and quality reports.
• Prepare regular fabric status reports and T&A updates.
• Track pending approvals, production status, shipment schedules, and outstanding issues.
• Ensure all fabric-related documentation is properly maintained.