Fabric R&D Assistant

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain sample room inventory & organization, local dye stock
• Send out solid color standards to mills
• Receive SRS yardage for in-house sample making as well as local dyeing
• Requests & receives fabric adoption sheets to update seasonal fabric charts
• AO# charts, Lectra
• Adding new materials to BlueCherry
• Maintain fabric swatch archive
• Organize seasonal 1/4yd by AO#
• Swatch new solid / core materials for design record
• Organizing seasonal material color record for production handoff
• Owning the solid color ‘snip chart’ & flagging color matching issues
• New seasonal header scanning / organizing
• Handling preseason mock requests in partnership with PD
• Assist in updating Detail Charts (print / lining)
• Assigning new P# and recapping to teams
• Tracking print development & lining x-mills
• Take fabric images for merch market deck
  
  

REQUIREMENTS:

• Entry/1 years of experience in the fashion industry
• Ability to multitask and prioritize responsibilities
• Working knowledge of material construction and textile science
• Familiarity in PLM and data systems a plus
• Proficient in Microsoft Office programs
  
  

BENEFITS:

• $50,000 - $60,000 base salary (This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated base salary range for this NY - based position. The base salary will depend on numerous factors such as: experience and qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to other A O employees.)
• 401(k) with an employer match
• Medical, dental, and vision
• Generous employee discount
  
  

This job description is not an exhaustive list of all functions that the employee may be required to perform, and the employee may be required to perform additional functions. Additionally, the job responsibilities may change at any time as necessitated by business demands.