Responsible for supporting day to day development of woven fabrics across all categories, that fit the aesthetics and requirements for the Calvin Klein brand. PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB: Support direct manager to build and maintain pre seasonal raw material portfolios. Supervise developments daily, troubleshoot issues and facilitate solutions when possible. Closely connect with manager, Hub teams, mills to resolve any issues / delays, and minimize quality problems. Col... more details
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Associate, Raw Materials
POSITION SUMMARY:
Responsible for supporting day to day development of woven fabrics across all categories, that fit the aesthetics and requirements for the Calvin Klein brand.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES/ACCOUNTABILITIES OF THE JOB:
Support direct manager to build and maintain pre seasonal raw material portfolios.
Supervise developments daily, troubleshoot issues and facilitate solutions when possible. Closely connect with manager, Hub teams, mills to resolve any issues / delays, and minimize quality problems.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to resolve business challenges in accordance with the seasonal development calendars, ensuring adherence to cost, speed and quality
Capture and review fabric submits, FDS sheets, and test reports.
Drive the process of establishing Fabric Design approval standards and ensure approvals are filed & distributed to overseas offices, mills and vendors
Maintain physical fabric records, binders, presentation boards, and digital database / PLM.
Apply presentation skills to prep fabric boards, swatches, and coordinate trend research.
Assess and call-out high risk fabric developments as part of Stage 1 risk assessment.
Order & track seasonal concept & proto yardages, and share updates to x-functional teams.
Build and maintain fashion fabric library, supporting utilization by R&D team and designers
Build and maintain archive of core / running fabrics in Calvin Klein library.
Attend weekly x-functional team meeting and speak to open topics.
Support team in trend research, shopping recaps, gathering and organizing new collections.
Daily communication with cross-functional teams, suppliers, PVH Hub-offices.
Responsible for supporting the Fabric Team in all aspects of researching, creating and driving the seasonal collection (from Concept to Showroom samples) across Wholesale, Retail, Off Price channels Men’s & Women’s Knits.
Other related duties / special projects as required.
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE:
Experience: Minimum 2 - 3 years of experience in Raw Materials sourcing or development.
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Textiles, Design, or related field
Skills:
Proficiency in Microsoft Suite required
Basic technical understanding of textiles required
Web PLM experience preferred
Strong organizational skills
Ability to balance challenging priorities in a fast-paced environment
Fast paced with a strong sense of urgency and accuracy.
Candidates must be able to thrive in a fast-paced environment. Be very organized and a clear communicator.
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Pay Range:$60,000 - $70,000
PVH currently provides base salary ranges for all positions-on job advertisements-in the United States based on local requirements. These ranges are based on what PVH reasonably believes that it will pay an associate for their base salary for said position at the time of the posting. Individual compensation will ultimately be determined based on a variety of relevant factors including but-not limited to qualifications, geographic location and other relevant skills. PVH is committed to providing a market-competitive total rewards package to eligible associates, which includes diverse and robust health and insurance benefits to meet the varied needs of our associates and an above-market 401(k) contribution to help our associates save for retirement. We also offer career growth opportunities, empowering our associates to design their future at PVH.
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