Fabric R&D Associate - Freelance

LF Sourcing (Millwork) LLC; New York (NY); On-site; USD 41,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

LF Sourcing (Millwork) LLC is seeking a freelance Fabric R&D Associate to support day-to-day coordination, tracking, and organization of fabric swatches and seasonal fabric information. You will work with mills, overseas partners, and internal design teams to ensure samples are received and communicated promptly.

This role emphasizes attention to detail, strong communication, and proficiency in Excel and Outlook to manage shipments, labeling, and tracking.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and track multiple samples, packages, and requests simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable communicating with internal teams and overseas partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Previous experience in fabric, textiles, apparel, product development, or a related environment is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage day-to-day priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the shipment of fabric swatches to mills and overseas partners.
• Track and locate internal package deliveries and follow up on outstanding shipments as needed.
• Communicate with mills and overseas partners to confirm package ship dates and delivery status.
• Check in, organize, and distribute fabric swatches to internal Design partners.
• Label fabric swatches with applicable fabric details and pricing information.
• Reattach fabric swatches to LF hangers and apply LF logo stickers as needed.
• Communicate with overseas partners to request additional swatches of seasonal fabrics.
• Follow up with overseas partners to obtain missing information for seasonal fabric charts.
• Update seasonal fabric trackers with notes and comments based on daily email communications.
• Maintain the fabric library by hanging, organizing, and ensuring fabrics are properly stored and easily accessible.

Skills

Organizational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Independent work

Sample tracking

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Outlook

Job description

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Position Summary The freelance Fabric R&D Associate will support the Fabric R&D team with the day-to-day coordination, tracking, organization, and maintenance of fabric swatches and seasonal fabric information. This role will work closely with mills, overseas partners, and internal Design teams to help ensure fabric samples and related information are received, organized, and communicated in a timely manner.

Key Responsibilities

• Coordinate the shipment of fabric swatches to mills and overseas partners.
• Track and locate internal package deliveries and follow up on outstanding shipments as needed.
• Communicate with mills and overseas partners to confirm package ship dates and delivery status.
• Check in, organize, and distribute fabric swatches to internal Design partners.
• Label fabric swatches with applicable fabric details and pricing information.
• Reattach fabric swatches to LF hangers and apply LF logo stickers as needed.
• Communicate with overseas partners to request additional swatches of seasonal fabrics.
• Follow up with overseas partners to obtain missing information for seasonal fabric charts.
• Update seasonal fabric trackers with notes and comments based on daily email communications.
• Maintain the fabric library by hanging, organizing, and ensuring fabrics are properly stored and easily accessible.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage and track multiple samples, packages, and requests simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable communicating with internal teams and overseas partners.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Outlook.
• Previous experience in fabric, textiles, apparel, product development, or a related environment is preferred.
• Ability to work independently and manage day-to-day priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Compensation & Benefits

The approximate hourly rate range for this position is $30.00–$45.00 per hour. The offered hourly rate will vary based on role requirements, skill set, and years of experience.

As an equal opportunity employer, we shall consider all applicants regardless of gender, age, religion, marital status, race, sexual orientation, disability, disease, pregnancy, or trade union and/or political affiliation, and disregard all factors deemed inappropriate by local law and the International Labor Organization’s Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work.

Fung Group is a pioneer for the consumer goods supply chain. With a rich history in import and export trading and global supply chain management dating back to 1906, our core businesses operate across the entire global supply chain for consumer goods including trading, logistics, distribution and retail. Today, we are focused on advancing new, disruptive technologies shaping the future of supply chains and exploring new opportunities for business growth through strategic innovation in retailing, new products, services or markets. Across Fung Group, our core values of entrepreneurship, being humble and acting as one family, form the basis for our culture, business strategies and brand.