Fabric Production Manager | DKNY Jeans

Position : Fabric Manager, DKNY Jeans

G-III Apparel Group

Position Objective :

The Fabric Manager is responsible for fabric production setup stages within a product-to-production lifecycle. This role will work directly with our production, fabric and design teams.

The ideal candidate will need a strong aesthetic for color, and will monitor product integrity in keeping with timely delivery. The successful individual must be a textile professional and have sound fabric knowledge and good knowledge of managing textile quality.

Key Accountabilities :

• Attend buy meetings, review standards and send standards to the appropriate factories / mills.
• Partner with fabric team to develop and maintain working relationships with mills / vendors globally.
• Mediate and guide any discrepancies between supplier and PD in the sample yardage development communication.
• Communicate daily with production and materials technical quality standards to both mills and vendors.
• Offer expertise on fabric construction, component / fabric innovation and technical aspects to internal team, suppliers and factories.
• Review and approve all fabric-shipping samples for color and quality. This includes but not limited to : lab-dips, handlooms, knit downs, print strike-off, sample yardage and final bulk cut for review.
• Partner with production team to analyze fabric test reports to ensure company guideline / standards are met and send approval comments.
• Partner with production and overseas QC team on fabric inspection reports and references related to any bulk shipment issues.
• Regular communication / touch bases with management to review issues, challenges and directives as it relates to all fabric facets of the product.
• Daily updating, maintaining of the fabric development T&A and fabric price charts.
• Organization and maintain fabric library & resources in respective area.

Qualifications :

The pay range for this position is : $80,000 per year - $90,000 per year

Please note that the foregoing compensation information is a good-faith assessment associated with this position only and is provided pursuant to the New York City Salary Transparency Law.

About G-III Apparel Group, Ltd. | www.g-iii.com

G-III excels at bringing excitement and confidence to customers through the fashion we create. We are global experts in design, sourcing, manufacturing, distribution and marketing, which enables us to fuel the growth of a substantial portfolio of brands. With more than 30 licensed and owned brands, including some of the most sought-after names in global fashion, our success is driven by our team's entrepreneurial spirit and our deep relationships across the industry.