Key Responsibilities

1. Fabric Development
- Understand buyer requirements, tech packs, fabric specifications, construction, composition, GSM, width, finish, and performance requirements.
- Source and develop fabrics as per buyer specifications and garment requirements.
- Coordinate fabric development with mills and suppliers.
- Arrange fabric swatches, hanger sets, lab dips, strike-offs, and other development submissions.
- Follow up on buyer approvals and comments and ensure timely implementation.

2. Fabric Sourcing
- Identify and develop reliable fabric mills and suppliers.
- Obtain quotations and negotiate fabric prices, lead times, MOQ, and payment terms.
- Compare supplier quotations and select suitable sources based on quality, price, capacity, and delivery capability.
- Maintain a database of approved mills and fabric suppliers.
- Develop alternative suppliers wherever required to reduce sourcing risks.

3. Costing & Commercial Management
- Prepare fabric costing based on construction, composition, GSM, width, finish, dyeing/printing, and other processes.




- Negotiate fabric prices with suppliers to achieve target costing.
- Monitor fabric price fluctuations and communicate cost impacts to the merchandising/commercial team.
- Ensure fabric purchases are commercially viable and within approved budgets.

4. Order & Production Follow-up
- Place fabric orders with approved suppliers after receiving necessary approvals.
- Monitor fabric booking, greige availability, dyeing, finishing, and production status.
- Maintain fabric T&A; and ensure all critical dates are achieved.
- Follow up regularly with mills for production and delivery status.
- Identify potential delays and take corrective action proactively.
- Coordinate fabric delivery with factory production plans.

5. Fabric Quality & Testing
- Ensure bulk fabric meets approved standards and buyer requirements.
- Coordinate fabric inspection and quality evaluation with the QA/QC team.
- Follow up on fabric test

📌 Fabric Manager (Kolkata Metropolitan Area)
🏢 Kish Group
📍 Kolkata Metropolitan Area