Skechers Looking for MATERIALS MANAGER – KIDS at Manhattan Beach, California Full Time

Company Description

Headquartered in Southern California, Skechers has spent nearly 30 years helping men, women and kids everywhere look and feel good. Developing comfort technologies is at the foundation of all that we do—delivering stylish, innovative, and quality products at a reasonable price. From our diverse footwear offering to a growing range of apparel and accessories, Skechers is a complete lifestyle brand.

With international business representing over half of our total sales, we have product available in more than 170 countries and significant opportunities for continued expansion worldwide. We sell our collections direct to consumers through more than 4,000 Skechers stores around the globe and Skechers e-commerce sites, as well as through a network of third-party partners.

A MULTI-BILLION-DOLLAR GLOBAL LEADER IN THE FOOTWEAR INDUSTRY.

Job Description

Manage the Material Library for the kid’s team.  Utilize your fashion sense to support material and trend needs for the the kid’s design team. 

ESSENTIAL JOB RESULTS-

• Build and maintain a close relationship with Design, Merchandisers, Product Development, Sourcing, Quality Assurance and Suppliers.
• Attend Design Meetings and Retail Shopping Trips.
• Provide overall trend and material direction to design.
• Assist and help solve material related problems.
• Assist to develop price point materials when lower cost materials are needed.
• Assist with Seasonal Color Selection including creating a physical and digital seasonal color palette.
• Plan and organize Vendor Meetings both virtual and in person.
• Build a strong relationship and communicate with material vendors.
• Build a strong relationship and communicate with our Asia team.
• Organize and maintain cleanliness of library.
• Receive and check in all Vendor Catalogues.
• Maintain a digital library inventory for both Vendor and Theme binders.
• Keep track of what Vednor Catalougues are missing and request from Asia. 
• Request any missing pricing information. 
• Maintain and distribute material tracking report to design.
• Scan materials and upload onto our online database.
• Update material theme binders.File materials into corresponding theme binders.
  • Making sure binders are tidy and presentable
  • Labels and factory information are up to date
  • Discarding older seasons as the year progresses

ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES- 

• Assist in maintaining a clean and organized online database.
• Assist with logistics and planning of the Skechers Vendor Fair.
• Assist Material Team the day of the Vendor Fair.
• Set up for trend presentations.
• Assist in following up with emails on special projects.
• Keep library organized .
• Assist in training temps with scanning and using the online database.
• Submit orders for office supplies.
• Join design team in Asia development trips.
• Assist with the Theme Binder creation.
• Other duties as assigned

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES-

• No.

Qualifications

JOB REQUIREMENTS-

• Well-organized.
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Strong knowledge of footwear materials.
• Good visual memory and sense of texture. 

 EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE-

• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Proficiency in Outlook & MS Teams
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• 5-7 years working in related position in footwear industry
• Knowledge of Skechers product or footwear vendors a plus

Additional Information

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.  The skills, abilities and physical demands described are representative of those duties that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities, who are otherwise qualified for the job position, to perform the essential functions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.  The employee frequently is required to walk; sit, reach with hands and arms, and stoop, kneel. The employee is occasionally required to sit for long period of times.   

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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