Fabric Manager

You are an experienced and technically sound Fabric Manager responsible for leading fabric sourcing and development operations. Your primary responsibilities will include identifying and sourcing suitable fabrics, developing new fabrics, coordinating lab approvals, managing vendor relationships, ensuring timely fabric procurement, monitoring fabric quality, negotiating fabric prices, and maintaining compliance with buyer testing and certification requirements. Key Responsibilities: - Identify and source suitable fabrics based on buyer requirements, including knits, wovens, blends, and sustainable fabrics - Develop new fabrics in alignment with seasonal trends and buyer mood boards - Coordinate lab dips, handlooms, strike-offs, and bulk fabric approvals - Build and maintain relationships with domestic and international fabric suppliers - Evaluate mills based on quality, lead times, and compliance - Ensure timely procurement of fabric in line with production timelines - Monitor fabric inspection, shrinkage tests, GSM, and color fastness before approval - Negotiate fabric prices to achieve target FOBs - Monitor fabric consumption, wastage, and stock reconciliation - Ensure all fabrics meet buyer testing and certification requirements - Maintain fabric records and documentation for audits and buyer submissions Qualifications Required: - 7+ years of experience in fabric sourcing, development, and management - Education: B.Tech/B.E. (Textile) from SASMIRA, VJTI, or other reputed textile institutes Please note that the job is full-time with a day shift schedule and requires in-person work at the specified location.,