Assistant, Knit & Luxletic Fabric and Color

Our Brand mission is to inspire confidence and optimism, inviting everyone to shine bright and stand out.

Our Brand vision statement is: “Create Your Sunshine, A Resort State of Mind”.

Our Brand Equities are:
Casual Glamour, Sunny & Spirited, and Charmingly Disarming.

The Assistant, Knit & Luxletic Fabric and Color is responsible for executing many tasks, primarily in our PLM system. It is essential to remain organized, up to date, and accurate in all areas to ensure proper costing, quality control, and on-time production. The Assistant, Knit & Luxletic Fabric and Color will be an integral part of the Color, Fabric and Trim Development and Execution Department and will be responsible for assisting with many of the department’s daily tasks from initial concept through store shipment.

The Assistant, Knit & Luxletic Fabric and Color will also assist in the accuracy and consistency of color for solids, prints and patterns, sweaters, accessory solids, and accessory prints and patterns for the company, consistent with the market positioning of Lilly Pulitzer. The Assistant, Knit & Luxletic Fabric and Color will work in the sublimation lab each season printing fabrics.

• Understand the positioning of Lilly Pulitzer® in the marketplace and how Lilly Pulitzer® is differentiated from the competition. Lilly Pulitzer® is a lifestyle, branded company serving the needs of the affluent customer  company has four distinct key competitive advantages creating a special, Emotional Connection with the consumer:
• Print – the Lilly Pulitzer® brand has a distinct, unique & iconic print style.
• Authentic Resort – the brand has an authentic and inherent understanding of the resort lifestyle.
• Multi-generational – the brand is multigenerational relating to several generations.
• Develop product with design and technical design that meets the needs of the consumer, aesthetic requirements, corporate margin, delivery goals, and first quality goods to achieve total Company Net Sales
• Create and maintain reports and systems for all knit and Luxletic fabric and color including but not limited to Centric.
• Maintain the Knit and Luxletic Fabric and Color Library to keep the most current and relevant submissions readily available and organized.
• Assist in commenting on solid lab dips and print strike offs; work with mills to track ready dates and request updates.
• Assist with bulk color approvals and bulk fabric test results to ensure mills match approvals previously given at sales sample stage.
• Support on knit fabric development, when necessary.
• Maintain close working relationship with cross functional teams including but not limited to Design, Production, Technical Design, Quality Assurance, Color and Print, Merchandising.
• Communicate daily with overseas partners via e-mail and at times, Microsoft Teams Video Conferences.
• Work in the sublimation lab printing yardage seasonally and on an as-needed basis.
• Note, associates may be asked to perform duties that are outside the specific functions that are listed.

• A four-year college degree is required, preferably with a major/minor within textiles, merchandising, design, apparel, apparel production or an equivalent.
• 1+ years of textiles, design, and/or apparel production experience, preferably in the fashion or retail industry preferred but not required.
• Light Box and Spectrophotometer experience is preferred but not required.
• Organization, time management, understanding of urgency, and ability to clearly communicate will be imperative to this role.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Windows, Excel and Word is required. Knowledge of Centric/PLM systems is helpful.

• We take pride in the pursuit of excellence
• We create our own path
• We become stronger together
• We operate with integrity
• We make the world a brighter place
• We continuously improve
• We have fun in the process

As a company we commit to corporate social responsibility. We believe in doing the right thing for our people, the places we work, and our planet. We believe in a respectful and inclusive workplace. We recognize the importance of serving the communities…