Fabric Sourcing Manager
Current1. Presently taking care of Old Navy & earlier Gap Adults, Banana Republic & Factory Outlet across the globe.2. Explicitly communicate & execute of all seasonal development requests to mills & update R&D team on any testing callouts for hustle free bulk execution.3. Comprehend seasonal/product specific fabric requirements from R&D counterpart and accomplish them working closely with mills4. Re-engineer/counter source existing core fabrics to meet aesthetics, cost, etc.5. Partner with trend manager/designers to understand trend direction for the season and apply to respective categories of brands in co-ordination with mills6. Take partners/mills to understand business initiatives & strategies, identify & drive opportunities to achieve targets7. Monitor production planning with mills to enable timely progress on key bulk orders , track and pre-empt bottlenecks and build contingencies / call outs to increase on time performance8. Keeping a close watch on cotton prices & currency appreciation across the globe & work on fabric cost negotiation with various mills from different region.9. Preparing Mill Landscape every year for each season & reviewing with SF R&D teams over each mills performance & growth in terms of sales, volume & innovation.