Manager, Material Portfolio, Trims
ABOUT YOUR ROLE:
This role combines trims category leadership with operational governance across fabrics and trims, and co-creates strategy, standards and ways of working with the wider Materials Sourcing team. The ideal candidate will bring strong trims and supplier knowledge, leadership experience, and a data-driven, solution-oriented mindset to deliver reliable development, consistent processes and measurable improvement.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES WILL INCLUDE:
Trims Strategy & Brand Partnership
- Act as the primary trims contact for brand material development and product creation teams, providing a streamlined interface across Apparel Materials.
- Translate seasonal product needs into trims category, supplier, development, and operational priorities.
- Ensure timely visibility of trims readiness, development status, risks, and resolution plans across key product milestones.
Trims Development & Commercialization
- Oversee commercialization progress across the full trims portfolio, and support where needed, e.g., testing and supplier coordination.
- Ensure trims meet aesthetic, technical, quality, compliance, sustainability, cost, and timing requirements.
- Establish clear development standards, approval discipline, documentation, and system readiness across the trims portfolio.
Supplier Management & Performance
- Act as a working-level contact for trims suppliers and track supplier KPIs, including quality, cost, delivery, service, innovation, sustainability, and risk.
- Follow up on corrective actions and support supplier performance reviews and improvement plans.
- Support negotiation preparation and supplier onboarding.
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