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Reformation · 1 day ago

Materials Manager, Accessories

Vernon, CA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$90K/yr - $105K/yr

5+ years exp

Reformation is a sustainable fashion brand on a mission to bring eco-friendly clothing to everyone. The Materials Manager will partner with design teams to develop materials for various product categories, manage vendor relationships, and ensure compliance with sustainability standards.

E-CommerceFashionManufacturing

Responsibilities

Partner with Design to interpret seasonal concepts into fabric, trim, and component R&D across Footwear, Handbags, Swim, and Jewelry

Attend trade shows and supplier fairs, researching and presenting trend and innovation opportunities by category

Build and manage vendor relationships, onboarding new mills and maintaining a supplier matrix with scorecards based on performance, capabilities, and COO

Negotiate costs, terms, and lead-times with mills/suppliers; counter-source nominated materials as needed

Partner with Sustainability on Tier 2+ supply chain initiatives, certifications, and traceability requirements

Collect, validate, and log LDS/FDS, spec sheets, cost sheets, and compliance data in shared systems: PIM, PLM (Centric), Sustainability Management Software (Elm/Quickbase)

Align and standardize materials from development through production; build and maintain category-specific material libraries

Support Sourcing with positioning, bulk approvals, and usage reconciliation across production

Resolve issues in the materials lifecycle, ensuring compliance with brand standards, regulatory testing, and sustainability protocols

Monitor industry and regulatory developments in materials and chemical standards; update processes and roll out to suppliers

Track and document key material order benchmarks on shared trackers; highlight at-risk deliveries against the Development Calendar

Manage domestic/import deadstock sourcing, maintaining a preferred supplier network and portal

Troubleshoot material and component production issues in partnership with QA, Sourcing, and vendors

Support strategic or special projects in materials innovation and development across all categories

Qualification

Materials sourcing experienceSupplier negotiation skillsTechnical knowledge of materialsLeather goodsCertificationsTrend research skillsProficient in Microsoft OfficeCommunicatorPassionate about sustainabilityProject management skills