Job Description

About the role

The ideal candidate will be a strategic, creative, and results-driven leader. This role will oversee the raw materials team across fabrics and trims for apparel, activewear, bras, shapewear, panties, men’s and hosiery categories. This individual will also own and manage the color development and approval process for all fabrics and trims. We are looking for a candidate with exceptional leadership skills who pays great attention to detail, with proven ability to execute and deliver against product timelines. The successful candidate will thrive on team leadership, be nimble in their creative thought process around achieving results and enjoy working in a fast paced, collaborative environment.

This role can be based in our Atlanta headquarters or remote with travel from NYC and reports to our Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer.

You’ll love it because you will

• Lead Raw Material Sourcing Strategy with consideration to hedging risk, cost optimization, agility, and resilience
• Drive new fabric innovation while aligning with Design to keep each category relevant and competitive
• Conduct market research to identify new fabrics, how they relate to the Spanx brand and understand competitive landscape
• Source and develop brand appropriate fabric based on aesthetics as well in full alignment with cost, quality, and timing requirements
• Collaborate with key cross functional partners, including VP’s of Design, Product Development, and Production on best fabric and trims choices for end-use and to execute all seasonal developments/patterns/colors on new or existing qualities
• Offer solutions and technical support to development and production issues • Discover and pilot traceability and transparency solutions
• Own relationships with all Tier 2 suppliers
• Own raw materials internal processes, communication flow and record-keeping
• Own initial raw materials cost negotiations within margin goals
• Evaluate and implement updates to testing protocols
• Own all fabric and trim development and production testing
• Own the decision of fabric viability for a product or season
• Own PLM processes and maintenance including the Raw Materials data base and color management
• Develop and recruit a team of knowledgeable Raw Materials professionals

Qualifications

We require…

• 15+ years of experience leading fabric, trims and color teams for apparel and intimate apparel brands
• 15+ years in people management experience required
• Proven experience delivering measurable improvements to business performance by enhancing the raw materials supply chain
• Experience managing budgets, forecasting, and productivity analysis
• Proven expertise and ability to develop and evolve supplier relationships
• Must be able to travel extensively both domestically and internationally utilizing various transportation methods
• Proven expertise and experience in PLM
• Thinks strategically, conceptually and creatively - has a vision for channel strategy
• Able to think globally and locally concurrently
• Able to work effectively in an environment that is culturally diverse and geographically dispersed
• Effective Communication: Communicates clearly and effectively with employees at all levels, external partners and customers. Strong verbal and written presentation skills including the ability to communicate complex ideas in a simple way and to tailor key messages and presentation style to multiple audiences
• Possess strong presentation, listening, verbal and written communication skills
• Organizational Savvy
• Able to leverage the understanding of company culture, political climate and knowledge of business priorities to drive results through relationships at multiple levels
• Able to influence and collaborate to achieve positive outcome
• Develop and motivates the team through a demonstrated presence of purpose, excitement and inclusion in corporate vision and strategies. Align individual goals to business objectives and holds individuals accountable for achieving results
• Proven track record to lead and collaborate cross-functionally

Additional Information

About Spanx

In 2000, Sara Blakely had a party to go to, a pair of white pants and a struggle to find the right undergarments. So, she cut the feet out of her control-top pantyhose, creating a smooth canvas to wear under her clothes. Through sheer tenacity and a strong belief in herself, she revitalized the hosiery industry and created a new category. Since her original invention of footless pantyhose, SPANX has created thousands of other products – all centered around creating wardrobe solutions and empowering customers to look and feel their best. We dream big, think forward and give back. We challenge the status quo and aim high. We hustle hard, but we never take ourselves too seriously… because where’s the fun in that?

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