Job Description

Summary The objective of this position is Specialise in Denim

What you\'ll do The holder of the position is mainly responsible for the following areas in coordination with his / her superior:

• Denim expertise from fabric development, washing to production
• Present new trends with the Design Team
• Provide support from a technical perspective during presentations
• Work with Product Development team on engineering products
• Market, fitting research and competitor research
• Work with Sourcing Manager on allocating the right factories
• Work with Sourcing Team on evaluating factories with right capabilities to produce denim
• Showroom picking
• Build and maintain relationships with mills and factories
• Provide technical denim training to the Merchandisers
• Work with Merchandising on price parameters
• Checking execution of samples in factories
• Review production samples if needed and guide factories on improvement
• Create and manage fabric and wash library for Denim
• Review fabric testing and wear test
• Driving sustainability
  

What you\'ll need

• Creative, proactive, team player
• College or bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Textiles
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Denim
• Professional knowledge of garment construction standard and engineering, denim textiles/fabric, trims, finishing, and manufacturing methods, the whole garment process from development to manufacturing
• Strong technical denim wash knowledge, exposure to new denim wash techniques and technical fabric knowledge
• Ability to engineer products
• Cost awareness and focus
• Strong organizational, interpersonal and communication skills working in a diverse and multicultural environment.
• Excellent presentation skills
• Network of Asian mills, particularly in Bangladesh, Pakistan and China
  

What you\'ll receive We are dedicated to fostering a family-friendly culture and work environment. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all candidates with the required skills and experience. We enable fair pay within the company by creating non-discriminatory salary systems. Working at Lidl & Kaufland Asia is rewarding, in every sense, because we give you the training to succeed in your role and plenty of opportunities to progress your career here. We are accredited as a Fair and Progressive employer by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP).

Market Leading Remuneration Package:

• Annual wage supplement and discretionary bonus
• Life Insurance
• Medical Insurance
  

• Supportive Environment:
• Out of Office leave for important appointments
• In-house training courses
• Training sponsorship scheme
  

Work-life Balance:

• 5-day week
• Competitive Annual Leave
• Charity, Community and Sporting Events
  

If you are not invited for an interview within 4 weeks, we regret that your application was not suited to this vacancy.

For more company information, please feel free to visit: http://www.lidl.asia

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