Fabric Sourcing Jobs in India

Job Description :

Fabric Sourcing : Identify and source high-quality knitted fabrics from reliable suppliers, ensuring materials meet the company's quality standards and customer requirements.

Quality Assurance : Oversee the inspection and testing of fabrics to ensure they meet industry standards and specific client specifications. Address and resolve any quality issues with suppliers.

Inventory Management : Manage fabric inventory, ensuring optimal stock levels are maintained to meet production schedules without overstocking.

Supplier Management : Develop and maintain strong relationships with fabric suppliers, negotiating prices, lead times, and delivery schedules to ensure cost- effective and timely procurement.

Cost Control : Monitor fabric costs and work closely with the procurement and production teams to maintain cost efficiencies while ensuring high-quality materials.

Production Coordination : Collaborate with the production team to ensure fabric availability aligns with production timelines, avoiding delays in garment manufacturing.

Compliance : Ensure all fabrics comply with standards, including sustainability certifications.

Reporting : Prepare regular reports on fabric inventory, quality issues, and supplier performance for management review.

Trend Analysis : Stay updated on the latest trends in knitted fabrics and integrates new materials and technologies into the product line as appropriate.

Fabric development within the sampling department for research and Interpretation of new qualities sent as a tech pack included for varied styles in season.

Weaving, Knitting, bleaching, dyeing finishing, and printing process follow up for sample development.

Classification of different swatches by supplier to develop similar desk loom qualities in achieving picks, appearance and hand feel as per the standard required.

Arranging the mocks and swatches according to wash type, and peaching levels for a range library presentation.

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.