Fabric Innovation Lead for Performance Apparel

TravisMathew Apparel

Huntington Beach (CA)

On-site

USD 71,400 - 107,200

Full time

14 days+

Get more replies from employers

Send a job-specific resume in minutes.

Job summary

TravisMathew Apparel in Huntington Beach, CA is seeking a Materials Developer to oversee fabric development across seasonal collections. You will work closely with Design, Development and Sourcing to translate concepts into commercially viable materials.

Responsibilities include leading in-season fabric development for Women’s line, executing bulk fabrics, tracking lab dips and approvals in PLM, and managing the trim library to meet deadlines and cost targets while collaborating across teams.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree or technical trade school required.
Minimum of 3 years’ experience in material sourcing and development.
Strong understanding of fabric construction and cost targets.

Responsibilities

Partner with Design, Merch, Development & Sourcing teams to develop in season fabrics for Women’s line.
Actively participate in the fabric selection process.
Responsible for multiple Inline Pillars & SMU.
Execute seasonal fabric developments into bulk ready fabrics that meet fabric quality standards and adhere to the timelines, sourcing strategy and costing targets.
Track fabric, lab dip and print submissions, developments, pricing, and approvals in PLM system.
Order and track yardage commitments on greige rolls & proto rolls in PLM system.
Maintain all development files, reports for documentation, follow-up, tracking and seasonal recaps.
Prepare and present development trials with key stakeholders to assist with fabric / trim adoption efforts.
Communicate sourcing requirements to vendors and mills.
Oversee all development fabric and garment testing and data tracking.
Review and follow-up to ensure that all test results pass.
Responsible for development of multiple Inline Pillars & SMU seasonal trim items including buttons, labels, zippers, and metal hardware.
Manage the trim Centric library to ensure all critical process information is maintained (i.e., material specs, lead time, pricing).
Build and maintain the trim library
Build and maintain the lab dip library
Meet key deadlines for all developments, adhering to the seasonal Design and Development calendar and ensure approvals, documentation and clear communications to all vendor partners to meet sampling deadlines.
Understand each new fabric and its limitations and capabilities in order to guide design team for future season development and usage
Show consistent progress season over season in fabric development initiatives and become the company expert in specific material categories.
Be the TravisMathew “expert” to vendor and mill partners in relation to fabric development for M&D and create valuable relationships with partners.
Attend scheduled team and milestone meetings as needed.