FABRIC-IMPORT COORDINATOR
- Montreal, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Key Responsibilities – Fabric Department Lead
- Collaborate with the Design team to identify new trends and source fabrics aligned with market demand
- Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities for both current and new fabric developments
- Develop, maintain, and manage the fabric library, including PLM system updates
- Coordinate with fabric mills to ensure timely delivery; proactively manage delays and negotiate solutions (e.g., air shipment when required) to meet customer deadlines
- Liaise with customers to address fabric-related needs, including adjustments based on testing results and ongoing satisfaction follow-up
- Oversee development approvals, ensuring strike-offs, lab dips, and hand looms are submitted on time and feedback is communicated to mills
- Monitor fabric quality, including color consistency, defects, and damages; resolve issues with suppliers and manage debit notes where applicable
- Review receiving documentation to ensure accuracy in quantities, pricing, discounts, and debit notes prior to finance processing
- Manage fabric ordering and tracking for sample development
- Prepare seasonal swatch books for sales teams, customers, and showroom presentation
- Collaborate closely with the Production team to coordinate fabric delivery timelines
Technical Skills & Fabric Expertise
- Strong knowledge of textile construction, including woven, knit, and specialty fabrics
- Understanding of fiber content and performance characteristics (e.g., cotton, polyester, viscose, blends, stretch fabrics)
- Familiarity with fabric development processes: strike-offs, lab dips, hand looms, and bulk production
- Ability to interpret and act on fabric test reports (colorfastness, shrinkage, pilling, tensile strength, etc.)
- Experience with color matching and shade control across dye lots
- Knowledge of fabric costing, consumption, and yield optimization
- Experience working with mills and understanding production lead times and constraints
- Proficiency in PLM systems and fabric library management tools
- Understanding of quality control standards and inspection processes
- Familiarity with sustainability practices (preferred): eco-friendly fabrics, certifications, and compliance standards
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Strong negotiation skills, especially when dealing with suppliers and resolving delivery or quality issues
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple developments simultaneously
- Detail-oriented mindset, particularly in quality control, documentation, and approvals
- Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration (Design, Production, Sales, and external mills)
- Problem-solving ability with a proactive and solution-driven approach
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to respond and adapt to client needs
- Team player with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally
- Analytical thinking for cost reduction and process improvement
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Key Responsibilities – Fabric Department Lead
- Collaborate with the Design team to identify new trends and source fabrics aligned with market demand
- Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities for both current and new fabric developments
- Develop, maintain, and manage the fabric library, including PLM system updates
- Coordinate with fabric mills to ensure timely delivery; proactively manage delays and negotiate solutions (e.g., air shipment when required) to meet customer deadlines
- Liaise with customers to address fabric-related needs, including adjustments based on testing results and ongoing satisfaction follow-up
- Oversee development approvals, ensuring strike-offs, lab dips, and hand looms are submitted on time and feedback is communicated to mills
- Monitor fabric quality, including color consistency, defects, and damages; resolve issues with suppliers and manage debit notes where applicable
- Review receiving documentation to ensure accuracy in quantities, pricing, discounts, and debit notes prior to finance processing
- Manage fabric ordering and tracking for sample development
- Prepare seasonal swatch books for sales teams, customers, and showroom presentation
- Collaborate closely with the Production team to coordinate fabric delivery timelines
Technical Skills & Fabric Expertise
- Strong knowledge of textile construction, including woven, knit, and specialty fabrics
- Understanding of fiber content and performance characteristics (e.g., cotton, polyester, viscose, blends, stretch fabrics)
- Familiarity with fabric development processes: strike-offs, lab dips, hand looms, and bulk production
- Ability to interpret and act on fabric test reports (colorfastness, shrinkage, pilling, tensile strength, etc.)
- Experience with color matching and shade control across dye lots
- Knowledge of fabric costing, consumption, and yield optimization
- Experience working with mills and understanding production lead times and constraints
- Proficiency in PLM systems and fabric library management tools
- Understanding of quality control standards and inspection processes
- Familiarity with sustainability practices (preferred): eco-friendly fabrics, certifications, and compliance standards
Soft Skills & Competencies
- Strong negotiation skills, especially when dealing with suppliers and resolving delivery or quality issues
- Excellent organizational and time management skills with the ability to handle multiple developments simultaneously
- Detail-oriented mindset, particularly in quality control, documentation, and approvals
- Strong communication skills for cross-functional collaboration (Design, Production, Sales, and external mills)
- Problem-solving ability with a proactive and solution-driven approach
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Customer-focused mindset with the ability to respond and adapt to client needs
- Team player with the ability to build strong relationships internally and externally
- Analytical thinking for cost reduction and process improvement
- Collaborer avec l’équipe de design afin d’identifier les nouvelles tendances et de rechercher des tissus répondant aux besoins du marché.
- Identifier et mettre en œuvre des possibilités de réduction des coûts, tant pour les tissus existants que pour les nouveaux développements.
- Développer, organiser et gérer la bibliothèque de tissus, y compris la mise à jour des informations dans le système PLM.
- Assurer la coordination avec les fournisseurs et les usines textiles afin de garantir les livraisons dans les délais prévus. Gérer de façon proactive les retards et négocier des solutions, notamment le transport aérien lorsque nécessaire, afin de respecter les échéances des clients.
- Communiquer avec les clients afin de répondre à leurs besoins concernant les tissus, notamment en apportant les ajustements nécessaires selon les résultats des tests et en assurant un suivi régulier de leur satisfaction.
- Superviser les approbations liées au développement des tissus, en veillant à ce que les essais d’impression (strike-offs), les échantillons de teinture (lab dips) et les échantillons de tissage (hand looms) soient soumis dans les délais prévus et que les commentaires soient transmis aux fournisseurs.
- Surveiller la qualité des tissus, notamment l’uniformité des couleurs, les défauts et les dommages. Résoudre les problèmes avec les fournisseurs et gérer les notes de débit, lorsque nécessaire.
- Vérifier les documents de réception afin d’assurer l’exactitude des quantités, des prix, des rabais et des notes de débit avant leur traitement par le service de la comptabilité.
- Gérer les commandes et assurer le suivi des tissus destinés au développement des échantillons.
- Préparer les cartables d’échantillons de tissus saisonniers destinés aux équipes de vente, aux clients et aux présentations en salle de montre.
- Collaborer étroitement avec l’équipe de production afin de coordonner les échéanciers de livraison des tissus.
- Excellente connaissance de la construction des textiles, notamment les tissus tissés, les tricots et les tissus spécialisés.
- Bonne compréhension des différentes fibres textiles et de leurs caractéristiques de performance (coton, polyester, viscose, mélanges de fibres, tissus extensibles, etc.).
- Connaissance approfondie des processus de développement des tissus, notamment les essais d’impression (strike-offs), les échantillons de teinture (lab dips), les échantillons de tissage (hand looms) et la production en grande quantité.
- Capacité à interpréter les rapports d’essais textiles et à prendre les mesures appropriées selon les résultats (solidité des couleurs, rétrécissement, boulochage, résistance à la traction, etc.).
- Expérience en correspondance des couleurs et en contrôle des variations de teintes entre les différents lots de teinture.
- Connaissance des méthodes de calcul des coûts des tissus, de la consommation de matière et de l’optimisation du rendement.
- Expérience de collaboration avec les usines textiles et bonne compréhension des délais et des contraintes de production.
- Maîtrise des systèmes PLM et des outils de gestion de bibliothèques de tissus.
- Bonne compréhension des normes de contrôle de la qualité et des procédures d’inspection textile.
- Connaissance des pratiques de développement durable dans l’industrie textile, un atout : tissus écoresponsables, certifications et normes de conformité.
- Excellentes aptitudes en négociation, particulièrement dans les relations avec les fournisseurs et la résolution des problèmes de livraison ou de qualité.
- Sens aigu de l’organisation et excellente gestion du temps, avec la capacité de gérer plusieurs projets de développement simultanément.
- Grande attention aux détails, particulièrement en matière de contrôle de la qualité, de documentation et de processus d’approbation.
- Excellentes habiletés de communication et capacité à collaborer efficacement avec les différentes équipes internes (Design, Production, Ventes) ainsi qu’avec les fournisseurs externes.
- Solides compétences en résolution de problèmes, avec une approche proactive et axée sur les solutions.
- Capacité à travailler sous pression et à respecter des échéanciers serrés dans un environnement dynamique.
- Approche orientée vers le service à la clientèle, avec la capacité de répondre aux besoins des clients et de s’adapter à leurs demandes.
- Esprit d’équipe et capacité à établir et à maintenir de solides relations professionnelles, tant à l’interne qu’à l’externe.
- Esprit analytique permettant d’identifier des possibilités de réduction des coûts et d’amélioration continue des processus.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead fabric sourcing and development by collaborating with Design, Production, customers, and mills; manage fabric approvals, orders, delivery timelines, and seasonal swatch books. Monitor fabric quality and documentation, resolve supplier issues, and identify cost-saving and process-improvement opportunities.
Requirements
The role calls for strong knowledge of woven, knit, and specialty fabrics, fiber properties, fabric development and testing, color control, costing, and quality inspection. Candidates should be proficient with PLM and fabric library tools and demonstrate negotiation, organization, attention to detail, communication, and problem-solving skills; sustainability knowledge is preferred.
Skills
- Textile Construction
- Fabric Development
- Supplier Negotiation
- Fabric Quality Control
- Color Matching
- Fabric Testing
- PLM Systems
- Fabric Costing
- Yield Optimization
- Supplier Coordination
- Production Scheduling
- Documentation Management
- Customer Communication
- Problem-Solving
- Time Management
- Cross-Functional Collaboration
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Management & Leadership
- Art & Design
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Textile Construction
- Woven Fabrics
- Knit Fabrics
- Specialty Fabrics
- Fiber Content
- Fabric Development
- Strike-Offs
- Lab Dips
- Hand Looms
- Bulk Production
- Textile Testing
- Colorfastness
- Shrinkage
- Pilling
- Tensile Strength
- Color Matching
- Shade Control
- Fabric Costing
- Consumption
- Yield Optimization
- PLM Systems
- Fabric Library Management
- Quality Control
- Inspection Processes
- Supplier Coordination
- Debit Notes
- Seasonal Swatch Books
- Sustainable Fabrics
- Certifications
- Compliance Standards