Boot Barn · 5 months ago
Sr. Manager - Materials & Trims
Irvine, CA, 92618, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelBoot Barn is a community-focused company that values collaboration and innovation. The Senior Manager - Materials & Trims will execute global strategic material and trim strategies, partnering with various departments to ensure high product standards and successful implementation of brand portfolios. This role requires strong negotiation skills and involves international travel for sourcing materials.
FashionLifestyleRetailWeb Design
Responsibilities
In partnership with design’s seasonal concepts, initiate research and development of new trends in fabrics and trims
Attend trade shows/fabric fairs and research trends to present innovation and newness to design
Communicate seasonal concepts on brand aesthetics and fabric trends with vendors and mills
On-board new mills and manage direct relationships with mills/suppliers focusing on innovation, quality, price, delivery, COO risk mitigation
Resolve issues in the fabric and trim development life cycle to ensure that all production materials meet brand standards/regulatory compliance testing protocols
Negotiate fabric and trim price with mills/suppliers on nominated fabrics/trims
Counter source vendor sourced/nominated fabric/trims as needed
Build and manage a supplier matrix for fabric and trims based on needs, capabilities, and COO
Monitor the supplier’s performance with yearly scorecard
Align and standardize the fabric from development through to production – build a library of standards/innovation
Trouble shoot fabric/trim production issues with sourcing/QA manager
Partner with Sourcing for fabric and/or trim positioning with mills and the reconciliation of usage
Qualification
Required
Expert knowledge of strategic global material/trim sourcing
Strong negotiation skills
Solid track record of building excellent partnerships with factories and mills
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional departments such as Merchandising, Planning, Design, Product Development, and Sourcing
Experience in initiating research and development of new trends in fabrics and trims
Ability to communicate seasonal concepts on brand aesthetics and fabric trends with vendors and mills
Experience in on-boarding new mills and managing direct relationships with mills/suppliers
Ability to resolve issues in the fabric and trim development life cycle
Experience in negotiating fabric and trim prices with mills/suppliers
Ability to counter source vendor sourced/nominated fabric/trims as needed
Experience in building and managing a supplier matrix for fabric and trims
Ability to monitor supplier performance with yearly scorecard
Experience in aligning and standardizing fabric from development through to production
Ability to troubleshoot fabric/trim production issues with sourcing/QA manager
Willingness to travel internationally for up to 14 days at a time, up to 35% of the year
Company
Boot Barn
Boot Barn humble beginnings of a family run storefront to over 200 stores in 33 states.
Founded in 1978
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2011-12-13Acquired
2007-10-01Series Unknown
Leadership Team
John Hazen
Chief Executive Officer
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