Director of Raw Materials & Fabric Strategy

URBN (Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie Group, Free People & Nuuly); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

PTO

Employee discounts

Retirement savings

Job summary

Anthropologie, a URBN brand, is seeking a Director of Raw Materials to lead fabric sourcing strategy and ensure alignment with business goals for IMU, lead time, quality and efficiency. You will manage the fabric team and collaborate with cross-functional partners to meet fabric demands and optimize pricing and lead times.

The role requires deep knowledge of textiles, global mill relationships, and the ability to drive KPI improvements while supporting the brand aesthetic with innovative fabric

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years experience in textile sourcing or merchandising for a fashion retailer in the US.
• Extensive knowledge of fabric, machinery and textile manufacturing and RM impact on fabric economics.
• Ability to assess mills and travel extensively internationally.
• Understands KPI reports and creates tools to assess business performance.
• Can work independently within PLM system with accuracy and understands ownership actions.
• Strong communication and presentations skills.

Responsibilities

• Manages Raw Materials for the brand and ensures fabric information and demands are met from cross functional partners.
• Works with Brand directors to align global fabric sourcing strategy with global vendor sourcing strategy.
• Responsible for mill onboarding and mill assessment.
• Inventory management – controls with the brand, inventory in the form of fabric platforming to optimize RM pricing, quality and lead time.
• Sets strategies to achieve goals in terms of quality, cost, regional penetration and lead time, and impacts KPI improvement.
• Understands brand aesthetic and suggests fabric qualities and mills to support this category.
• Challenges mills on costing and lead time based on fabric costing and lead time knowledge.
• Reviews test reports and bulk issues to identify and solve problems timely.
• Maintains strong mill relationships strategic for URBN.
• Engineers fabric developments at the mill and yarn level to drive leverage and economies of scale.

Skills

Textile sourcing

Merchandising

Fabric knowledge

Global supplier management

Cost optimization

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

PLM system

Vendor management tools

Job description

Anthropologie, a URBN brand, is seeking a Director of Raw Materials to lead fabric sourcing strategy and ensure alignment with business goals for IMU, lead time, quality and efficiency. You will manage the fabric team and collaborate with cross-functional partners to meet fabric demands and optimize pricing and lead times.

The role requires deep knowledge of textiles, global mill relationships, and the ability to drive KPI improvements while supporting the brand aesthetic with innovative fabric