Supports fabric, trim, design, and sourcing teams by tracking material developments, maintaining trim assortments and standards, organizing materials libraries, coordinating updates with overseas offices, documenting feedback, researching trends and vendors, and preparing projection charts, trend boards, and presentation materials. The role requires strong organization, communication, attention to detail, multitasking, and advanced Excel skills in a consistent in-office environment.
Description
Haddad is a privately held family business with over 100 years of experience in the children’s apparel & accessories industry. A leader in the industry, Haddad Brands is the exclusive global licensee for the most iconic brands in the world, including Nike, Jordan, Converse, Hurley, Levi’s, Polo, Abercrombie and Fitch, Lacoste, and Huggies. Supported by a team of professionals skilled in design, sourcing, production, sales, marketing & distribution of premium quality children’s wear, Haddad distributes globally to 100+ countries and maintains sales and sourcing offices in 22 cities globally, including New York, Paris, Hilversum, Shanghai, Egypt, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, and Montreal.
Overview:
The Trim Development Assistant will support the Fabric/Trim, Design, and Sourcing teams to track and catalog developments throughout the course of the materials lifecycle.
Key Accountabilities:
- Assist with maintaining seasonal trim assortments to ensure information is accurate and up to date
- Help update trim standard charts and prepare materials for bi-weekly team reviews
- Help ensure the materials library is organized and easily accessible for designers to access
- Support communication with overseas offices to track updates and share information on trim development
- Participate in trim review meetings and help to track feedback and follow-up items
- Assist with the preparation of trim projection charts for sampling
- Conduct online research and assist in identifying current and emerging trends, new materials, and vendor innovations for upcoming seasons
- Help create seasonal trend boards and presentation materials for design and sourcing teams
- Assist with documenting and distributing seasonal trim standards to sourcing partners
- Special projects as assigned
Requirements
Required Skills/Abilities/Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Textile/Product Development or related field
- Prior internships and/or related experience preferred
- Excellent organizational and communication skills with attention to detail
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize in a fast-paced environment
- Proficient in Microsoft Office with advanced Excel skills
Consistent in-office presence is vital to the role as it is for all Haddad Brands team members, so that we all have a full appreciation, aesthetically and tactilely, of the qualities that define our brand partners’ products and set them apart from their competitors
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