Material (Fabric) Coordinator

About the job At Nuna Taiwan, we are seeking an experienced Materials - Fabric Coordinator (m/f/d) to join our International Brand Business Team. We are a leading global brand dedicated to creating smart, helpful, and bold baby gear since 2007.

This position is responsible for fabric color, print and quality across the development to production stages within a product to production lifecycle. This role will work directly with our fashion team, production teams and factory. The ideal candidate will need a strong aesthetic for color, ability to lead color direction in solids and prints. The successful individual must have knowledge in textiles and correlation to color/print development.

What you’ll do Material Management:

  1. Help multiple teams with fabric and trim development, including obtaining quotations and conducting fabric tests.
  2. Organize and monitor the fabric/trim testing process and work with multiple teams to ensure that the material quality meets the Brand’s requirements.
  3. Keep records of the costs for fabric and trim on an annual basis.
  4. Maintain textile certifications annually.

Color Management:

  1. Support the PM team with color evaluation (risk assessment of material/color combinations) from lab dip and sample tank to production fabric.
  2. Work closely with vendors/mills to ensure the correct color execution process is maintained and expedited from lab dips and sample tank to production fabric.
  3. Assist the Legal team in patent applications for print patterns
  4. Review and evaluate lab dips, strike-offs, trims, sample tank and bulk submissions to ensure consistency and quality of color.
  5. Support the design team with color evaluation (risk assessment of material/color
    combinations) from lab dip, sample tank to production fabric.
  6. Work closely with factory to maintain and expedite the process for correct color execution from lab dip, sample tank to production fabric.
  7. Organized fabric and lab dip library

Other:

  1. Establish and maintain effective, cooperative, and collaborative working relationships with team members, colleagues, and cross-functional teams.
  2. Perform other duties and special projects as assigned.