Job Summary:

• Manage Suppliers to deliver the best quality fabrics and provide comments, ensuring they are set up for successful bulk production and on-time delivery
• Encourage a right-first-time approach, challenging Suppliers to improve performance, communication and ways of working
• Actively take ownership of fabric quality and delivery, managing and rectifying failures
• Engage in product risk assessment meetings, highlighting areas of concern and helping to advise on solutions and improvements
• Work with Suppliers on new developments, ensuring high fabric quality standards are met and maintained
• Create relevant technical information, reports and manuals to help drive and deliver quality and consistency
• Work with the Compliance Team to reduce and eliminate the risk of hazardous substances in the manufacturing process in line with quality strategies.
• Coordinate test submissions using the customer's online platform before sign-off.
• Submitting bulk fabrics and testing for trims, coordinating with all teams
• Finding solutions with Mills/Garment Technologists on all reports and fabric issues to resolve any problems quickly
• Managing in-house testing
• Attend production meetings to discuss risks and help resolve them

Skills on Resume: 

• Supplier Management (Hard Skills)
• Fabric Quality Control (Hard Skills)
• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
• Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Technical Documentation (Hard Skills)
• Compliance Coordination (Hard Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Collaboration (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Risk assesses fabrics and ensures that they are fit for purpose & of the required quality at the product development stage
• Take ownership of fabric quality and delivery, from the initial sample through to shipment
• Confirm care labels including wash care instructions and compositions
• Manage suppliers to deliver the best quality fabrics and provide fabric submission comments in line with the departmental requirements
• Consistently ensure successful bulk production and on-time delivery
• Work with the supply chain to standardize yarns and fabrics for key product areas
• Drive sustainable initiatives, working with all key stakeholders & suppliers where fabric developments, ensuring high fabric quality standards are met and maintained
• Research new technologies/fibers and fabrics for sustainable materials
• Work alongside trading teams to implement a sustainable strategy
• Work with the compliance team to reduce and eliminate the risk of hazardous substances in the manufacturing process in line with ZDHC
• Set standards, advise, and manage fabric procedures through the garment factory
• Manage testing costs and maintain relationships with testing labs
• Manage REACH & chemical compliance testing and procedures

Skills on Resume: 

• Fabric Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Fabric Quality Control (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Management (Hard Skills)
• Sustainable Practices (Soft Skills)
• Compliance Management (Hard Skills)
• Research and Innovation (Hard Skills)
• Testing Management (Hard Skills)
• Strategy Implementation (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Ensure fabric performance standards and relevant fabric legal and due diligence requirements are communicated, understood and maintained within the supply base
• Work closely with various teams to ensure chemical requirements, product compliance and sustainability targets are met
• Supports garment manufacturers and yarn/fabric suppliers to ensure consistent delivery of quality, and aesthetics, and is aligned with the Fabric Sourcing policy
• Work with the UK & HK Product Technologist to risk-assess garments and fabrics so that the fabrics selected are suitable for end-use
• Make sure any potential issues can be preempted early enough in the process to avoid quality issues in bulk production
• Manage the approval of test reports from base to bulk via John Lewis’ online testing system (SGS)
• Liaise closely with the UK Fabric / Product Technologist to ensure any deviations from the JL Performance Standards are communicated
• Manage fabric trackers to ensure testing and care labels are approved in line with the critical path and communicated to the UK team
• Support the UK Buying, design and technical teams with the approval of bulk fabric and wash
• Follow up on any QA inspection rejections and actions due to fabric
• Execute preliminary testing, data sheet checking and action any wearer trials that are needed
• Understand supplier capabilities and identify opportunities for quality improvement
• Manage the safety, legal and quality aspects of new fabric developments alongside the UK Fabric and Product Technologists
• Keeps oneself up to date with new standards and legislation for relevant product areas
• Identify fabric issue trends from faulty/damaged returns quality data and work with suppliers to improve quality

Skills on Resume: 

• Fabric Compliance (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Risk Assessment (Hard Skills)
• Quality Control (Hard Skills)
• Testing Management (Hard Skills)
• Performance Standards (Hard Skills)
• Data Analysis (Hard Skills)
• Continuous Improvement (Soft Skills)

Job Summary:

• Testing fabric and garments to ensure they meet the required standards.
• Ordering and approving labels and packaging.
• Working with the Design, Production, and Technical teams ensuring fabrics, etc are fit for purpose.
• Working on products from initial design through to the final product.
• Sourcing reliable suppliers who understand company vision Ensure all lab dip approvals and strike-offs are approved 
• Making recommendations to adjustments and finishing processes for costs etc 
• Chasing up production orders, samples, trim orders, and shipping documents.
• Following up bulk fabric test reports.
• Liaising with overseas factories.
• Ensuring all composition and care labels are correct.
• Managing the raw material critical path.
• Being aware of any new developments regarding fabric and being able to introduce them to the company to show an advantage to the company. 
• Provide a solution to prevent any delays within the manufacturing process.

Skills on Resume: 

• Fabric Testing (Hard Skills)
• Supplier Sourcing (Soft Skills)
• Product Development (Hard Skills)
• Label Management (Hard Skills)
• Production Coordination (Soft Skills)
• Problem Solving (Soft Skills)
• Communication (Soft Skills)
• Process Improvement (Soft Skills)