Fabric and Color Designer – 1165397300-3597

This job was posted by https://www.kansasworks.com : For more
information, please see: https://www.kansasworks.com/jobs/13055137
Overview:

This position is responsible for owning the fabric, trim, and color
approval process by ensuring the timely development of new fabrics,
trims and colors; maintaining the fabric, trim and color library, and
communicating all raw material apprvoals, rejections and details.

This position is located in Manhattan, KS and works onsite, in office,
every day.

Primary Responsibilities:

– Evaluates lab dips visually and using Datacolor instrument.
– Evaluates bulk fabric submits against established standards for
appearance, hand feel, weight, stretch, and color.
– Ensures color consistency to standard across multiple styles and
fabrics and vendors.
– Maintains color standard data, physical run cards and other data
related to fabric and color.
– Maintains complete and accurate approval records and approves
product care instructions.
– Communicates detailed directions to vendors and mills regarding all
fabric/trim and color submits.
– Sources new fabrics/trims and supplies the design team with
recommendations on new fabrics, colors, and trims.
– Stays current on new color processes and fabric technologies and
sharing this information with all cross-functional teams as needed.
– Requests color submits and ensures adherence to all established
approval dates.
– Assists with development of new Ultrafuse colors and approves final
color swatches to ensure that new colors meet Champion Teamwear
standards.
– Maintains color management process for all sublimated standards
(Ultrafuse, special projects, & Twill palettes).
– Oversees and manages all fabric testing and makes recommendations to
improve fabric functionalities.
– Effectively communicates status updates and timeline discrepancies
with internal and external teams.
– Supports with quality issues as needed, reviewing concerns, testing
outcomes, and providing direction for improvement.
– Assists with research and problem-solving on QA issues.
– Assists with special project requests as needed.
– Supports product development, inventory planning, logistics, QA and
other departments as needed.

Qualifications:

– Bachelors degree in apparel or textiles preferred.
– 4 years of experience in product development, sourcing or color
management capacity.
– Must score in the superior range using the Farnsworth-Munsell 100
Hue Test.
– Understanding of fabric knitting, weaving, dying and finishing.
– Experience communicating with oversee production partners.
– Experience with fabric and trim sourcing and evaluations.
– Experience managing color approvals
– Knowledge of industry standards for quality and testing procedures.
– Strong problem-solving skills
– Organizational skills necessary to handle multiple tasks and report
within deadlines.
– Experience with Datacolor or other spectrophotometer and lightbox.
– PC skills including Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook Excel), Adobe
Creative Suite, PLM.

To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United
States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for
employment visa status

EOE/AA: Minorities/Females/Veterans/Disabled

Only applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application and hiring process should contact us directly:

Telephone: 877.999.5553

Email:HBITA@hanes.com

Nearest Major Market: Manhattan Kansas

Nearest Secondary Market: Junction City

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