Fabric & Trim Development Associate

TravisMathew; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 37,000 - 56,000; Full time

Job summary

TravisMathew is seeking a Junior Materials Developer to assist in fabric and trim development for TravisMathew Men's line. You will work with Design, Development and Material Sourcing to interpret and execute seasonal material developments aligned with sourcing strategy and cost targets.

The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to develop in-season fabrics, track samples and lab submissions, and maintain development files.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or technical trade school or equivalent.
• Minimum 2 years experience in material sourcing and development.
• Experience with fabric development and trim development.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Design, Merch, Development & Sourcing teams to develop in season fabrics for Men's line. Actively participate in the fabric selection process.
• Responsible for 1-2 Inline Pillars seasonal fabric developments into bulk ready fabrics that meet Travis Mathew 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.
• 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
• Review and follow-up to ensure that all test results pass
• Responsible for development of 1-2 Inline Pillars seasonal trim items including Buttons, Labels, Zippers, Metal hardware and other trim as needed.
• Maintain the trim Centric library to ensure all critical process information is maintained
• Files and maintains organizations of lab dips, strike offs and trim developments of season.
• 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 it’s limitations and capabilities in order to guide design team for future season development and usage
• Show consistent progress season over season in 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.

Skills

Fabric development

Material sourcing

PLM system

Lab dips

Trim development

Time management

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or technical trade school

2 years material sourcing experience

Tools

Microsoft Office

Adobe Illustrator

Photoshop

Job description

TravisMathew is seeking a Junior Materials Developer to assist in fabric and trim development for TravisMathew Men's line. You will work with Design, Development and Material Sourcing to interpret and execute seasonal material developments aligned with sourcing strategy and cost targets.

The role involves partnering with cross-functional teams to develop in-season fabrics, track samples and lab submissions, and maintain development files.