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 testi

📌 Fabric Manager (Kolkata)
🏢 Kish Group
📍 Kolkata