Disturbia

Manager

• - Lead the development, research, and sourcing of new and novelty fabrications to enhance product development and sustainability across all clothing categories.
• - Create archive of fabrics for each collection/ season including print strike off bases, trims and hardware.
• - Manage fabric library in physical and digital formats of running fabric qualities and trims.
• - Collaborate with design, buying, compliance and technical design teams to ensure fabric quality meets production specifications.
• - Stay updated on industry trends and emerging technologies in fabric/ treatment and easy-care developments.
• - Visit fabric sourcing fairs, with heads of buying/ design to develop strong relationships directly with fabric/ trim suppliers.
• - Manage relationships with fabric/ garment suppliers and negotiate contracts to secure flexibility in production pathways.
• - Create strategies for platforming key griege fabrics, allowing agility within our production lead times, creating consistency of quality and price point.
• - Negotiate fabric pricing for proto development and order sample yardage for novelty fabrications.
• - Manage seasonal fabric, trim, library per product category, collection, and create the process for reviewing new developments with design and buying teams.
• - Monitor returns and customer feedback surrounding fabric quality, initiate testing and wearer trials on new fabrications.
• - GPSR - Expertise with General Product Safety Regulations. Ensuring fabrics meet safety requirements, are free from harmful chemicals, linking with REACH Chemical compliance.
• - Partnering with mills / fabric suppliers which are Okeo-Tex Standard 100 certified.
• - Testing fabrics in line with the regulations and requirements for textile testing, work closely with the Technical/ QC team.
• - Build transparent relationships with fabric mills to provide visibility (Tier 2) traceability of the sourcing chain and fabric origins.
• - Provide technical information for garment care labels and product descriptions.

Fabric Manager