Assistant Manager – Fabric Jobs at Bradix in Colombo, Sri Lanka

About Brandix

At Brandix, a pioneer in Sri Lanka’s Apparel industry, we develop, manufacture and market end to end apparel solutions for world renowned brands. With a purpose to deliver Inspired Solutions through Inspired People, we have a team of over 60,000 people across nine countries including India, Bangladesh, Haiti and the United Kingdom. On a journey to be the most sustainable apparel manufacturer in the region, Brandix embeds real change across every point of our operations as we care for our planet and the communities in which we serve.
In Sri Lanka, we are honored to have been adjudged ‘Exporter of the Year’ for the 7th consecutive time at the Presidential Export Awards 2020/21. We are also proud to share that our plant in Batticaloa was recognized as the world’s first Net Zero Carbon Apparel Manufacturing facility in 2019. To learn more about us and our 50-year long journey please visit www.brandix.com.

Key purpose of the Job

The Assistant Manager – Fabric Technologist is responsible for Raw material Development & quality assurance for current orders of Brandix customers by dealing with Brandix core supplier pillars and the new entries, with analyzing raw material technical data, initiating relevant conversation with suppliers & customers , authorizing development T & A by following up to execution with customer satisfaction, assuring supplier competency, ensuring the developed /presented quality results in bulk order, mitigating risk by escalating issues well in advance to relevant teams including back end operation. Further, facilitating a smooth manufacturing process in factory is also critical to this role.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Responsible for analyzing & converting the raw material technical data to the level  of supplier able to develop right  first time to meet requirement.
2. Identification of suitable best supplier while negotiating the best timeline to develop raw material by mitigating all possible development challenges.
3. Understand & forecast possible raw material risk & identify best solution detailing the route cause analysis and align with customer approvable standards & specifications
4. Responsible to summarize & transfer raw material technical know how to backend team on any specific program &  direct them with active involvement for smooth manufacturing
5. Responsible to meet the Fabric technology & Supply Chain KPIs  and continuous improvement of the processes.
6. Lead and manage subordinate  and building a good network with BU & plant technical team while supporting & respecting peers & seniors

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