Core skills include: 1. Fabric Development • Leverage consumer insights, market trends, and innovative technology to coordinate merchants, designers, QA, R&D, procurement teams, and strategic partner mills in the development and execution process• Cost engineering to optimize quality, performance, and aesthetic characters requirements• Establish/manage fabric specs and color standards; troubleshooting & originate solutions to production issues• Woven and knit fabric and apparel production experiences 2. Quality Assurance and Regulatory Standard Compliance• Expertise in ISO 9001 QMS implementation and certification, • Excellent knowledge of testing methods of AATCC and ASTM• Familiar with CPSC, CPSIC, Prop 65 standards, and compliance • Six Sigma, and Lean manufacturing project leader• Developed quality manual, policies, procedures, and SOPs 3. Global Sourcing & Procurement• Great network of global textile manufacturing and development, identify & establish a long-term partnership • Analyzing and assessing the mill’s innovation, production capacity & product capabilities, cost competitiveness, quality & social compliance, and services. • Monitoring vendor performances, providing feedback and guidance for improvement • Guide and support suppliers’ innovation and development with a strong technical background• Deep understanding of international business culture in resolving quality or business issues Degree: Ph.D. in Textile Science and Engineering Languages: Fluent in English, French, and Chinese MandarinComputer: Excellent in MS (Excel, PPT), SAP, NetSuite, etc. Membership: The Fiber Society