Textile Color Design Technician

Key Responsibilities

• Create andmaintaincollection elements in our PLM system Blue Cherry, including styles, color codes, color palette, merchandising board group, and detailed BOM (Bill of Materials);
• Request color (lab dips) and print (strike offs) samples from overseas suppliers, ensuring production schedule deadlines are met and following up as needed;
• Evaluate, approve, or reject color and print samples to ensure color accuracy and consistency across all fabrics and trims of a style,maintainingharmony across the collection and departments;
• Organize and file color and fabric samples for future reference;
• Communicate daily with overseas suppliers to provide feedback on color and print samples or address any issues related to colors, prints, fabrics, etc;
• Ensure prints (artwork) meet color and dimension standards, obtain approval from the purchasing department, and send to vendors;
• Analyze printing and dyeing techniques, shareexpertisewith internal teamsregardingfeasibility and costs, provide instructions to manufacturers, and resolve issues in collaboration with supply chain teams;
• Participate in kick-off meetings for new production runs andmonitorprogress during weekly follow-ups with the supply chain;
• Order Pantone color samples, send portions to overseas suppliers, organize the reference library, andmaintainit by archivingpreviousseasons;
• Create digital color charts for each delivery based on colors selected by the design department, updating them with solid and printed fabric samples;
• Develop components (trims), packaging, and labeling with overseas suppliers, including PLM coding, artwork (drawings with dimensions and colors), and placement guides;
• Catalog, organize, andmaintainthe FTA (trims) library after quality validation with the technical design team;
• Perform any other related tasks in design and product development;