Sr. Fabric Engineer Job

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Sr. Fabric Engineer(Job Number: PRO000192)
JOIN US AS A SENIOR FABRIC ENGINEER
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About This Opportunity
Develop big ideas, graphic concepts and technical designs that achieve Target's overall product strategy, quality and financial objectives. Create profitable, exclusive, owned-brand merchandise and manage designer partnerships for one of the nation's most respected retailers.
Use your skills, experience and talents to be a part of groundbreaking thinking and visionary goals. As a Sr. Fabric Engineer, you'll take the lead as you-
- Maintain a working knowledge of government requirements, safety protocols and Target performance standards for textiles and act as a subject matter expert to both internal and external partners
- Partner with Suppliers, Fiber, Chemical companies, Trend Manager and industry
- contacts to maintain fabric related awareness of trend, innovation and new
- technology including yarns, fabrics, manufacturing advances and applications
- for assigned categories
- Create fabric technical specifications that align with pricing strategies, brand quality and performance standards
- Build and maintain on-line physical libraries of the standardized fabric menus and specifications
- Manage technical approval process with Suppliers, color and Textile Design teams ensuring appropriate virtual review submissions and validating development testing results
- Develop and provide internal training to Fabric teams, Cross Functional Teams and Suppliers around Target's fabric development, quality processes and expectations
Requirements
- 4-year Degree in Textiles or Engineering
- Six - nine years experience in textile manufacturing or development
- Technical knowledge of yarn spinning and processing, weaving and knitting processing, fabric dyeing, printing and finishing
- Working knowledge in the manufacture (cut and sew) of apparel garments
- Strong trouble shooting, problem solving and negotiation skills
- Demonstrated ability to be self-motivating and ability to handle multiple tasks
Benefits
Eligible team members will receive one of the best earnings packages anywhere, including competitive pay, all-around insurance coverage, 401(k), flexible scheduling, training and development and many other perks and benefits. Target is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is a drug-free workplace.
About Target-
Expect the Best. At Target, we have a vision: to become the best - the best culture and brand, the best place for growth and the company with the best reputation. We offer an inclusive, collaborative and energetic work environment that rewards those who perform. We deliver engaging, innovative and on-trend experiences for our team members and our guests. We invest in our team members' futures by developing leaders and providing a breadth of opportunities for professional development. It takes the best to become the best, and we are committed to building a team that does the right thing for our guests, shareholders, team members and communities.
Minneapolis-based Target Corporation serves guests at stores nationwide and at Target.com. Target is committed to providing a fun and convenient shopping experience with access to unique and highly differentiated products at affordable prices. Since 1946, the corporation has given 5 percent of its income through community grants and programs like Take Charge of Education-.
Primary Location:
United States-Minnesota-Minneapolis
Target
1000 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55440
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