Materials Assistant: Fabric & Trim Development

TravisMathew; Huntington Beach (CA); On-site; USD 24,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

TravisMathew is seeking a Materials Assistant to support seasonal fabric and trim development, partnering with cross-functional teams to meet aesthetic, sourcing, and cost targets.

Responsibilities include preparing fabric packages, lab dips, testing, and managing development files; experience with Centric PLM and Adobe tools is preferred; bachelor's degree and 1+ year in apparel product development required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree or technical trade school and equivalent.
• Minimum 1 year experience in accessories and apparel product development.

Responsibilities

• Prepare fabric packages and send to mills/vendors for sourcing.
• Prepare lab dips and strike-offs for material development.
• Perform development fabric and garment testing with data tracking.
• Manage development files, seasonal recaps, and process statuses.
• Manage fabric submissions, developments, and approvals.
• Maintain fabric & trim data entry in Centric PLM.
• Maintain fabric and trim reference libraries for garments.
• Maintain lap dips and strike-offs files.
• Wash & measure samples as needed; track samples with vendors.
• Assist with data entry projects as needed.

Skills

Fabric knowledge

Garment construction

Pattern alterations

Measurement

Organization

Cross-functional comms

Travel international

Education

Bachelor's Degree or technical trade

Tools

Centric PLM

Microsoft Office

Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Photoshop

Job description

TravisMathew is seeking a Materials Assistant to support seasonal fabric and trim development, partnering with cross-functional teams to meet aesthetic, sourcing, and cost targets.

Responsibilities include preparing fabric packages, lab dips, testing, and managing development files; experience with Centric PLM and Adobe tools is preferred; bachelor's degree and 1+ year in apparel product development required.