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Interested in driving profitable growth, implementing brand strategies, and solving your target customers wants and needs? We listen and customize a plan specifically for each individual client by offering textile, apparel, sustainability, and innovation expertise. Efird Textile Consulting, LLC provides a wide range of services, including but not limited to the following:- Textile Design - Innovation Strategy- Project Management - Supplier Vetting- Textile Testing Specifications - Data Analytics- New Product Development - Cost Analysis- Problem Solving - Sustainability Focus- Compliance

Denver, Co, Us

Spearheaded global innovation strategies and development for the Dickies brand with an eye on sustainability to drive global positioning by working cross-functionally with the product, design, development, marketing, consumer insights, and supply chain teams. Developed 5+ Year Product Innovation strategy, pipeline, and roadmap for the Global Dickies Brand. Embedded an innovation strategy and roadmap into the Dickies product engine, across design and development, and engaged functional constituents, including creative, strategy, merchandising, and marketing to commercialize these innovations. Headed brand sustainability efforts of the various Dickies regions (North America, EMEA, and APAC) in conjunction with corporate VF sustainability team to leverage knowledge and maximize the sustainable impact.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Guided the global fabric development department for the company. Directed new product development and procurement of knit, woven, denim, interlining, and pocketing fabrics for the Workwear, Women’s Wear, Kids, Paint/Denim, and Outerwear business units. Directed multi-country sourcing, price negotiations, production fabric quality control, technical service investigations, and creation of fabric specifications.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Managed a team of 10 individuals that was responsible for all domestic fabric and trim purchasing and global fabric development and procurement for the company. Cross-functionally worked with numerous internal departments (planning, merchandising, quality control, garment technical development, and global sourcing) and external raw material suppliers to ensure new and existing products were manufactured on time with controlled costs. Successfully orchestrated contingency plans for all purchased cloth codes.

Fort Worth, Texas, Us

Built and started from the ground up the global fabric sourcing and new product development department for the company, while also leading the Global Sourcing garment technical development team. Steered textile technical support for merchandising, global sourcing, and sales. Created and directed new product development, fabric specification development and implementation, new textile mill certification, and textile education for the company. Acquired key Asian fabric mill partners in China, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hong Kong, and Korea along with Western mill partners in Mexico, Honduras, Nicaragua, and the US.

Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us

Guided a business innovation team in developing new, innovative solutions for target customers, while managing department budgets, cost and complexity reduction, and handling technical service for 7 different market segments. Elected to Innovator Hall of Fame in 2004, 2003, 2001, 1999, and 1997.

Spartanburg, South Carolina, Us

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