OVERSEAS FABRIC SOURCING MANAGER

LCWaikiki

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Textile Engineering.
• Minimum 6 years experience in related fabric sourcing positions.
• Experience in jersey, tricot, fabric, yarn production, sourcing and costing processes.
• Require a disciplined approach to process control.
• Experience in team management, planning and organization skills.
• Willing to travel and work abroad. (Periodically)
• Attributes -  Proactive, dynamic, result-oriented and self-motivated.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.

İŞ TANIMI

• Mentoring Fabric Technologist team in searching new fabric and tricot yarn qualities demanded by Buying, Design and Overseas Garment Sourcing departments. Attend local and global fairs, visiting suppliers,and, if necessary, hold meetings with suppliers at HQ and participating in research and development studies.
• Finding the appropriate overseas sourcing partners that match LCW standards to satisfy the demands of Buying, Design and Overseas Garment Sourcing teams, adding those suppliers to the workable supplier portfolio.
• Mentoring Fabric Technologists, Buying & Merchandising Teams along with suppliers to get the best sourcing performance out of the new and current sourcing partners according to LCW quality standards.   
• Managing seasonal capacity planning of the fabric suppliers to achieve targeted monthly/annual buying budget and mentoring Fabric Technologists accordingly.
• Mentoring Buying&Merchandising, fabric suppliers, tricot companies and vendors about capacity and CPS agreements. 
• Mentoring teams in defining the targets, criterias and strategic goals relates to HR, organizational culture and IT, also coaching them to make SLA agreements, employment procedure and act according to corporate values.
• Manage risk analysis process, defining risk processes/areas, prepare risk management action plan, setting audit targets and CAP reports. Making SLA with the auditors and approving the descison and action reports.
• Defining potential risk processes/areas, preparing risk management action plan, setting the audit targets and the processes, making SLA with the auditors, checking on the risk processes and decisions and approval.