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The Kasper Group · 6 days ago

Textile Associate, Wholesale Apparel

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Entry, Mid Level

$65K/yr - $70K/yr

2+ years exp

The Kasper Group is an apparel industry leader, offering women wardrobe solutions for their wear-to-work and special occasion dressing needs. They are seeking a Textile Associate to contribute to the design process, focusing on fabric sourcing and quality control.

E-CommerceFashionLeisureLifestyleRetailWeb Design

Hiring Manager

Courtney Cambria

Responsibilities

Create and maintain fabric charts in MS Excel

Negotiate target pricing and shipment delivery with factory mill/vendor agents to meet divisional goals

Review and trouble shoot potential issues with vendors to ensure quality control on bulk fabrics

Ensure and maintain color standard matching records from lab dips, strike offs approval through production dye lots. Approve quality of bulk fabric goods and dye lots

Review bulk fabric test and approve fabric content, pricing in PLM database

Review and comment fabric defects; Settling issues and problems with vendors, mills, and factories

Establish and maintain seasonal fabric library record for effective sourcing/counter sourcing of variety of fabrics

Assist textile manager, working closely with Design and Production teams to establish and facilitate fabric production flow, counter sourcing, and stock distribution and completion

Qualification

Fabric sourcingTextile developmentMS ExcelMS OfficeMulti-taskingAesthetic understandingWovenKnit constructionDetail orientedTime managementOrganizational skills