Assistant Fabric Researcher

Golden Touch; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work schedule

Job summary

Golden Touch in New York is seeking an Assistant Fabric Researcher to support the fabric R&D team. You will manage testing, PLM data, and fabric records while carrying your own workload alongside the Associate Fabric Researcher.

You will handle requests from Design, organize new fabric qualities from mills, and coordinate with overseas teams. The role emphasizes attention to detail, data accuracy, and strong communication in a global environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in fashion or textiles or related field.
• Internship or coursework in fabric library, R&D, or raw materials environment is a plus.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with data entry.
• Organized and able to track a high volume of open items without dropping them.
• Clear written communication, including with overseas partners for whom English is a second language.

Responsibilities

• Support the Associate Fabric Researcher on day-to-day fabric research and development work.
• Assist in fabric research across knits, wovens, seamless, and sweaters.
• Log fabric requests from Design for the team and create development documents.
• Receive, log, and organize new fabric qualities from mills and suppliers.
• Send fabric packages to Shanghai, India, and Bangladesh and track receipt.
• Pull together fabric information and reference materials for the team.
• Manage the testing tracker and keep submissions current.
• Prepare Walmart test sample requests and log submissions.
• Record test results and raise issues to the Associate Fabric Researcher.
• Maintain complete testing records in PLM.
• Help build and maintain the fabric library and reference materials.
• File all submissions and approvals into the records.

Skills

Attention to detail

Data entry

Organized

Clear written communication

Excel

PLM experience

Education

Bachelors in textiles

Tools

PLM

Excel

Job description

Description

The Assistant Fabric Researcher supports fabric research and development for the New York product development team. The role sits on the fabric side of the department and is responsible for keeping testing and fabric records accurate and moving on time.

Job Type

Full-time

Description

The Assistant Fabric Researcher supports fabric research and development for the New York product development team. The role sits on the fabric side of the department and is responsible for keeping testing and fabric records accurate and moving on time. The Assistant carries their own workload alongside the Associate Fabric Researcher on fabric research, manages the testing tracker, and is responsible for keeping PLM up to date and accurate.

Responsibilities

Fabric Research and Development

• Support the Associate Fabric Researcher on day-to-day fabric research and development work.
• Assist in fabric research and development across knits, wovens, seamless, and sweaters.
• Field incoming fabric requests from Design and log them for the team.
• Create development documents for fabric development.
• Receive, log, and organize new fabric qualities and newness sent in by mills and suppliers, so they are ready for review.
• Send all fabric packages to Shanghai, India, and Bangladesh, and track them through to receipt.
• Pull together fabric information and reference materials when the team needs them.

Testing

• Manage the testing tracker, keeping every submission and its status current.
• Prepare and send Walmart test samples requests and log each submission.
• Record test results as they come back and raise any failures to the Associate Fabric Researcher straight away.
• Maintain complete testing records in PLM

Physical Library and Records

• Help build and maintain the fabric library and reference materials.
• Support the fabric boards alongside the wider fabric team.
• File all submits and approvals back into the books, keeping the physical records complete and retrievable.

Systems and Data

• Keep fabric records in PLM up to date and accurate, treating it as the single source of truth.
• Enter and update fabric data, references, and statuses consistently.
• Support ongoing PLM projects and data clean-up across the department.

Cross-Functional

• Communicate with the overseas fabric teams across time zones.
• Work with the sample yardage side of the team on fabric needs feeding development.
• Support seasonal development calendars and key account milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, ideally in fashion, textiles, or a related field
• Prefer, internship or coursework in a fabric library, R&D, or raw materials environment
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy with data entry
• Organized, able to track a high volume of open items without dropping them
• Clear written communication, including with overseas partners for whom English is a second language
• Proficiency in Excel and comfort learning new systems
• Prefer, exposure to PLM or a comparable development system

Hybrid Work Schedule

4 days a week in the office, 1 day work from home

New York Pay Rate $18.50 - 25.00 per hour

We strive to hire and nurture amazing talent. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience, specialized skills, and internal alignment.

Company Overview

Golden Touch is a family owned and operated wholesale apparel manufacturer with a mission to deliver trend focused products for nearly 50 years. We produce private label brands for large mass market retailers across the globe specializing in children’s, junior, missy and women’s apparel.

Diversity Vision Statement

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers, and the communities in which we live and conduct business. We are an equal employment opportunity for minorities, females, protected veterans, and the disabled.

We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and treating our associates and applicants without discrimination based on their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.