Textile Color Management Specialist

SanMar Corp.; Issaquah (WA); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

401k plan with matches

Life insurance

Short/long-term disability

Paid maternity/paternity leave

Pet insurance

Job summary

SanMar Corp. is seeking a Colorist to ensure color integrity across multiple product categories, from development to finished production, coordinating with internal teams and international vendors.

The role involves color submissions, color standards, and maintaining lab dips and color libraries. The position reports to the Product Color Manager and requires collaboration with Product Quality Assurance, Product Development/Sourcing, and Merchandising teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in textiles, clothing, merchandising.
• 2+ years of experience in product development, merchandising, textiles, international vendor management.
• Experience with textile coloration techniques/limitations of dyeing and finishing.
• Experience in color management is preferred.
• Experience with the use of spectrophotometer and supporting color software.
• Color proficient to superior level (Munsell Hue color test will be administered).
• Ability to communicate clearly using color terminology both written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Manage color submissions; visually and electronically (spectrophotometer) from multiple suppliers and across different product categories efficiently and with precision.
• Make critical pass/fail decisions independently having a direct impact on products.
• Facilitate, manage and collaborate with internal and external business partners to identify and implement efficiencies to the color approval process, including vendor submittals, electronic color communication and enhancing vendor knowledge of SanMar product.
• Responsible for developing cohesive partnerships with Product Development/Sourcing and Merchandising to guide them to timely delivery of product execution while maintaining color consistency.
• Manage vendor relationships to enhance their capabilities to meet color quality expectations, adherence to process, and meet delivery timelines.
• Create/maintain/update color tracking records and communicate statistical data both internally/externally.
• Define, implement, and maintain standardized procedures for color management for SanMar and suppliers.
• Maintain physical and virtual lab dips and color standard library, including set-up, maintenance, and distribution of color standards to our suppliers.
• Plan, organize, and execute on-site color on-boarding training program for suppliers and subsequently develop, manage and follow-up on a continuous improvement plan to ensure color consistency.
• Visit with suppliers (overseas travel) when needed for vendor development/training, process refinements, etc.
• Provide color training to associates as and when required.
• Additional projects as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Comply with all policies and standards.

Skills

Color management

Vendor management

Spectrophotometer

Cross-functional collaboration

Color standards

Education

Bachelor's degree in textiles, clothing, merchandising

Tools

Spectrophotometer

Color software

Job description

SanMar Corp. is seeking a Colorist to ensure color integrity across multiple product categories, from development to finished production, coordinating with internal teams and international vendors.

The role involves color submissions, color standards, and maintaining lab dips and color libraries. The position reports to the Product Color Manager and requires collaboration with Product Quality Assurance, Product Development/Sourcing, and Merchandising teams.