Description:
The Assistant Fabric Researcher supports fabric research and development for the New York product development team. The role sits on the fabric side of the department and is responsible for keeping testing and fabric records accurate and moving on time.
The Assistant carries their own workload alongside the Associate Fabric Researcher on fabric research, manages the testing tracker, and is responsible for keeping PLM up to date and accurate.
Responsibilities:
Fabric Research and Development
Support the Associate Fabric Researcher on day-to-day fabric research and development work.
Assist in fabric research and development across knits, wovens, seamless, and sweaters.
Field incoming fabric requests from Design and log them for the team.
Create development documents for fabric development.
Receive, log, and organize new fabric qualities and newness sent in by mills and suppliers, so they are ready for review.
Send all fabric packages to Shanghai, India, and Bangladesh, and track them through to receipt.
Pull together fabric information and reference materials when the team needs them.
Testing
Manage the testing tracker, keeping every submission and its status current.
Prepare and send Walmart test samples requests and log each submission.
Record test results as they come back and raise any failures to the Associate Fabric Researcher straight away.
Maintain complete testing records in PLM
Physical Library and Records
Help build and maintain the fabric library and reference materials.
Support the fabric boards alongside the wider fabric team.
File all submits and approvals back into the books, keeping the physical records complete and retrievable.
Systems and Data
Keep fabric records in PLM up to date and accurate, treating it as the single source of truth.
Enter and update fabric data, references, and statuses consistently.
Support ongoing PLM projects and data clean-up across the department.
Cross-Functional
Communicate with the overseas fabric teams across time zones.
Work with the sample yardage side of the team on fabric needs feeding development.
Support seasonal development calendars and key account milestones.
Requirements:
Bachelor's degree, ideally in fashion, textiles, or a related field
Prefer, internship or coursework in a fabric library, R&D, or raw materials environment
Strong attention to detail and accuracy with data entry
Organized, able to track a high volume of open items without dropping them
Clear written communication, including with overseas partners for whom English is a second language
Proficiency in Excel and comfort learning new systems
Prefer, exposure to PLM or a comparable development system
Hybrid Work Schedule
4 days a week in the office, 1 day work from home
New York Pay Rate$18.50 - 25.00 per hour
We strive to hire and nurture amazing talent. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience, specialized skills, and internal alignment.
Company Overview:
Golden Touch is a family owned and operated wholesale apparel manufacturer with a mission to deliver trend focused products for nearly 50 years. We produce private label brands for large mass market retailers across the globe specializing in children's, junior, missy and women's apparel.
Diversity Vision Statement
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment that welcomes and values the differences among all of our associates, customers, suppliers, and the communities in which we live and conduct business. We are an equal employment opportunity for minorities, females, protected veterans, and the disabled.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities in employment and treating our associates and applicants without discrimination based on their race, color, gender, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship, disability, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected factor.