• Mainly Knits fabric sourcing from overseas and local mills for the buyers following the required specification.
• Fabric development within the sampling department for research and Interpretation of new qualities sent as a tech pack included for varied styles in season.
• Different quality Knit, Woven, and Non-Woven fabric development with local mills.
• Fabric quality follow-up, risk assessment, and provide technical and managerial solutions.
• Analysis- fabric structure, texture, composition, design, and AOP technique to develop new quality fabrics as per buyer requirement.
• Sample to Bulk quality, quantity, technical, delivery monitoring, and sustainable product development.
• Fabric sourcing and vendor development of new weaves and qualities according to the trend supplied by multiple buyers every season.
• Coordinating with the washing department for special finishes, the hand feel, and aesthetic dry processing.
• Study Market trends of latest finishes of fabric, price analysis, and negotiation with suppliers for sourcing best quality fabrics.
• Develop personnel and execute policies and procedures that provide material at the lowest possible prices.
• Dealing with all documentation works PO raising, making supplier’s payments, following up with the transporter, and getting a material in-house.
• Weaving, Knitting, dyeing finishing, and printing process follow up for sample development.
• Classification of different swatches by buyers to develop similar desk loom qualities in achieving picks, appearance and hand feel as per the standard required.
• Development of fabric suppliers for different types of fabrics (domestic and international level). And develop more than one supplier for s fabric type to keep as a backup if one supplier fails to give delivery, another will deliver fabrics.
• Arranging the mocks and swatches according to wash type, and peaching levels for a range library presentation. Taking care of all greige fabric purchases based on customer requirements.
• Taking charge of the fabric sample store library, maintaining MIS of all issuance and clearances.
• Monitoring the daily production output from weaving mills & printing mills & dyeing mills.
• Color assessment through visual, Pantone, and X-rite.