14 дней назад
Director - Specialty Fibers
1 - 2$
Вакансия из Hirify Global, списка международных tech-компанийДля мэтча и отклика нужен Plus
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Director - Specialty Fibers (Specialty Fibers/Supply Chain): Leading the sourcing, quality management, and production of cashmere, merino, yak, alpaca, and other luxury fibers across global supply chains with an accent on traceability, sustainability, supplier development, and technical quality standards. Focus on building resilient multi-source networks, optimizing spinning and finishing processes, and solving complex cost, compliance, and material-performance challenges.
Location: Remote in Italy or London, England, United Kingdom
Base salary: $1–$2 USD; bonus and equity may also be provided for eligible roles.
Company
is a manufacturer-to-consumer retail brand offering apparel, accessories, home goods, and other essentials through direct manufacturing partnerships, proprietary technology, AI, and analytics.
What you will do
- Lead the end-to-end specialty-fiber supply chain from raw fiber through finished yarn, connecting sourcing, production, quality, design, and product teams.
- Build and develop a supplier ecosystem covering mills, dehairers, spinners, dye houses, farms, and herder cooperatives.
- Define quality-management systems, testing protocols, approval workflows, and technical benchmarks for specialty fibers, yarns, and finished goods.
- Drive traceability, certification, supplier compliance, root-cause analysis, and corrective and preventive actions across the supply chain.
- Evaluate multi-sourcing, nearshoring, vertical integration, and cost-leadership opportunities while advising executives on market, geopolitical, and climate risks.
- Translate design and merchandising concepts into manufacturable technical briefs and lead blind panels for luxury-fiber perception and color validation.
Requirements
- Degree in Textile Science, Fiber Engineering, Material Science, Supply Chain Management, Color Chemistry, or a related field.
- 15+ years of experience in specialty-fiber sourcing, yarn production, quality management, or coloration for apparel, accessories, or home textiles.
- Deep technical knowledge of cashmere, merino, yak, alpaca, cotton, and woolen and worsted spinning processes.
- Leadership experience managing cross-functional teams in a fast-paced retail or manufacturing environment, including mentoring and talent development.
- Strong cost-per-kilogram modeling, yield optimization, landed-cost analysis, budget-management, quality-standard, and supplier-compliance skills.
- Excellent communication skills for translating complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Nice to have
- Experience with sustainable fibers and supply-chain traceability, including blockchain or digital tracking systems.
- Familiarity with PLM systems and quality database management.
- Luxury-goods experience with an understanding of premium aesthetics, handfeel, and trend forecasting.
Culture & Benefits
- Mission-driven environment focused on making high-quality essentials more affordable and sustainable.
- Fast-paced, data-informed culture centered on challenging conventional retail practices and solving difficult problems.
- Opportunity to work across global manufacturing and supply-chain partners.
- Bonus and equity may be available for eligible roles.
- Employment is contingent on successful completion of a background check.
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