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Job Title: Fabric Developer at COS
As a Fabric Developer at COS, you will ensure brand aesthetics, innovation, and trend relevance in our materials each season. Your responsibilities include executing the material strategy and components aligned with our visual and commercial goals.
Collaborating closely with design, buying, and production teams, you will handle material sourcing, development, and booking utilization. You should possess extensive fabric expertise, sourcing experience, excellent taste, and a strong business mindset to maximize value through fabric choices.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Develop components on time to meet seasonal critical paths and shop week plans, evaluating options for optimal price, quality, lead time, and sustainability.
2. Innovate to secure news value through fabrication advancements.
3. Advance sustainable materials, developing and scaling solutions in line with sustainability targets and circularity principles.
4. Align development with seasonal material strategies, managing material bookings and liabilities.
5. Manage the launch of new fabric trials with suppliers, including prototypes, quality validation, strike-offs, handloom developments, design and color trials, lab dips, and finishings.
6. Guide and support the Fabric Developer Assistant to optimize team performance.
7. Maintain accurate records of timelines, materials, specifications, samples, and utilization, ensuring systematic organization in both physical and digital libraries and data systems.
8. Communicate fabric development requests clearly and timely to mills, overseeing the full development process from start to finish.
9. Work with the quality assurance team to ensure product safety and compliance through risk assessments, technical guidance, and testing according to market regulations and product claims.
Qualifications:
We value alignment with our core values: open-mindedness, curiosity, daring to be different, constant improvement, and empowerment. Candidates should demonstrate:
* Extensive experience as a Fabric Developer in premium markets and global supply chains, preferably including menswear.
* Deep knowledge of fashion trends, innovations, and industry developments in materials.
* A customer-centric passion for fashion and the COS brand.
* Strong negotiation skills to secure the best deals with suppliers.
* Excellent relationship-building and collaboration skills across teams and with suppliers.
* Experience in optimizing materials through proactive lab dipping, print preparations, and planning.
* Strong organizational skills and ability to manage multiple projects and deadlines.
* Willingness to travel frequently to suppliers and industry fairs.
Additional Information:
This is a permanent full-time position based at our London Head Office.
Benefits:
We offer attractive benefits including staff discounts, development opportunities, health checks, pension, discounts on lifestyle products, cycle to work, gym memberships, employee assistance, and private health & dental care.
Inclusion & Diversity:
We are committed to creating inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplaces, valuing varied backgrounds and perspectives in our recruitment and work environment.
Company Description:
COS offers high-quality, timeless ready-to-wear and accessories, inspired by modern culture and global cities, emphasizing craftsmanship, innovation, and sustainability.
To apply, click on the I’M INTERESTED link to upload your CV. We look forward to your application!
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