Sr. Developer, Materials Sourcing
Core
Manage leather sourcing, testing, and development for Coach and Kate Spade New York, ensuring on-time production and material quality across global supply chains.
Role type
Senior Materials Sourcing Developer (Leather)
Builds
Leather supply chain operations for Coach and Kate Spade
Domain
Luxury fashion / Leather goods manufacturing
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Leather development expertise, milestone management, costing of exotic leathers, leather issue resolution, cross-functional collaboration, supply chain logistics coordination, tannery relationship management
Preferred skills
AI tool proficiency, data presentation skills
Technologies
Excel, Word, PowerPoint
Responsibilities
Track leather shipment milestones and monitor production status; coordinate design trips and logistics; oversee leather testing activities and report failures; manage stock leather sharing requests; drive new leather development with tanneries in China; perform costing for exotic leathers.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC