About the Company As one of the world’s leading premium lifestyle brands, Company delivers superior styling, quality and value to consumers worldwide. The brand celebrates the essence of Classic American Cool and provides a refreshing twist to classic, American fashion. Since 1985, the Company Group has become a €3 billion worldwide apparel and retail company by offering consumers a breadth of beautifully designed, high quality products including men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, sportswear, denim, and a range of licensed products such as accessories, fragrances and home furnishings. The company has expanded its reach worldwide through a select network of global distribution for its core brands including Company and Hilfiger Denim. These offerings are supported by a highly regarded management team and a well-balanced business which is diversified across carefully controlled geography and distribution channels. The brand can be found in leading department and specialty stores, as well as in its own expanding network of freestanding retail stores around the globe. The Company currently distributes its products in over 90 countries, including North America, Europe, Central and South America and Asia Pacific, and operates over 1000 retail stores around the world. Department Information The Company Collection team creates 4 collections per year; a pre collection and 2 Runway collections, which shows during the New York Fashion week. It is designed and developed from our HQ in Amsterdam with Italian factories by a small and dedicated team. Position Description - Fabric and Trim sourcing for seasonal collections Runway and TH Collection – 2 pre collections, 2 runway shows per year. - Responsible for all special fabric developments. - Manage print development. - Responsible for fabric and Trim budget. Working closely with heads of production, merchandising and product development to produce at cost and within design brief collections each season. - Find solutions for any related issues for sampling and production. - Manage colour assortments, L/D development & quality approvals for sampling. - Partner with Design, Production and Merchandising to communicate fabric standards, testing results and potential issues. - Daily communication with Italian offices and mills on any fabric related issues and deliveries. - Creating and implementing the critical path. - Liaising with suppliers to monitor delivery schedules on a regular basis and ensure delivery dates remain on schedule. - Follow up for Fabric and Trim details sheets with mills and negotiate for pricing ensuring all Bulk Terms are agreed on. - Maintaining the fabric library and giving assistance to other departments when they require swatches. - Overall seeing the fabric and trim research, development and buying from start to showroom samples and assisting for any Bulk queries. Position Requirements Education: Fashion Degree in Fashion/Textiles Experience: Minimum 5 yrs for international brand Skills: Advanced technical fabric and print knowledge. Luxury and mid market fabric mill connections. Language English, Italian, Excel Competencies: structured, analytical, self-starter, good communicator, flexible Others: Travels required, ability to work full time etc.