General Summary:

Evaluate raw materials with Material Research team following Raw Material Manual
and liaise with supplier to ensure products meet CSC standards. Conduct
thorough evaluation of new and existing suppliers on quality systems and ability
to supply material of consistent quality to CSC. Drive vendor management of
fabric quality consistency, promoting fabric quality achievement and performance
improvement at vendor level. Educate finished goods vendor on material quality
management; liaise between raw material supplier and finished goods vendor for
speedy issue resolution and facilitate building robust partnership between raw
material supplier and finished goods vendor.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

* Product Quality: Stay current and understand global Raw Material Manual,
country specific quality requirements (like GB, KC Mark), and global product
safety requirements, specifically CSC Product Safety (RSL,CPSIA…) programs.
Share awareness & implement to RMV’s. Maintain and analyse quality records to
identify,



address and resolve recurring problems with the quality of product
or the reliability of testing procedures.
* Operation: Guarantee constant and reliable quality in accordance to the CSC
standards. Monitor suppliers QA process and procedures, perform random
testing of materials to ensure products meet CSC standards. Hold seasonal
pre-production meeting with vendors to proactively identify and resolve
quality issues and review quality KPI. Conduct seasonal or frequent onsite
audit to make sure all CSC requirements have been controlled by RMVs well,
including but not limited to RSL Test, Data Link Reporting, Vendor Lab
Accreditation. Coordinate seasonal score card report for Materials team.
* Vendor Development: Develop working knowledge of suppliers, their abilities
and limitations. Offer suggestions, changes and production perspectives to
improve fabric quality and ensure successful commercialisation during
manufacturing. Work with manage

📌 Senior Material Quality Engineer (Bengaluru)
🏢 Columbia Sportswear
📍 Bengaluru