Fabric Assistant

J.Jill is a women-led, Boston-based lifestyle brand focused on thoughtful apparel and accessories. The Fabric Assistant will research, source, and develop fabrics that align with the brand's aesthetic while ensuring quality, cost, and performance requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Fabric Manager and Sr Director in researching new seasonal fabrics appropriate for the J.Jill aesthetic, quality metrics, IMU and ESG goals. Participate in cascading fabric trend direction to Mills, overseas Agents and Design
• Work with Design and Fabric Manager on seasonal fabric selections and manage the development process for specific departments from seasonal concept launch (research) to line adoption (fabric finalization/booking)
• Maintain and organize the fabric library on a seasonal and ongoing basis. Create and maintain materials in PLM
• Create, manage and update seasonal fabric charts for overseas offices and internal J.Jill partners. Communicate with mills and agents regarding fabric inquiries, reviewing the accuracy of fabric information received from overseas offices, and ensuring that information is received in a timely manner within seasonal deadlines
• Collaborate with Product Development & Design on garment costing as pertains to garment fabric cost. Suggest alternative options, where needed
• Collaborate with Product Development & Sourcing to align fabric development with the sourcing strategy to ensure balance within the supply chain
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance to ensure fabric performance and garment testing issues are solved in a timely manner
• Coordinate fabric mill appointments for seasonal trend presentations and meetings

Skills

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
• Strong organization skills
• Strong computer and Excel knowledge
• Must be change adept, with the ability to multi-task and juggle multiple priorities at once
• A high-level understanding of the J.Jill brand and a great taste level for sourcing brand-appropriate fabrics
• 0.5-1+ years of textiles or textiles related experience
• Bachelor's degree preferred

Benefits

• Bonus eligible and flexible hybrid work arrangements.
• 401(k) retirement plan with discretionary match and tuition reimbursement.
• Medical, dental, vision, company paid LTD/STD, and generous amount of paid time off.
• Office includes amenities such as a café, fitness center, free parking and Red Line shuttle.
• Generous associate discount; group discounts on auto, pet and homeowner insurance.
• Discount Marketplace for travel, consumer products, food, auto buying, etc.
• Associate resource groups.

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