Technical Textile Applications
Textile Innovation + Development Expertise
With solid foundation in raw materials and experience working directly with suppliers, manufacturing partners, customers, designers, and sourcing specialists, our goal in our services is to create the future of textiles sustainably.
We specialize in supporting Product Development & Innovation in:
- Project management of NDA and confidential projects for performance brands in woven and knit fabrications.
- Leading and developing the work flow and process methodology for product development processing.
- Implementing digital project management system for data management and integration.
- Driving the Innovation & R&D pathway, supporting with vetting incoming suppliers, innovation (yarn & chemical) applications, and overseeing fabric developments and NDA brand partnerships & innovation driven developments.
- Direct experience and in-depth understanding of the textile and material testing process, familiarity working with industry partnered university labs and 3rd party testing facilities.
- Experience working with the North American region’s leaders in the yarn supply chain in sustainable innovation.
- Experienced in collaborating with the apparel supply chain; providing product & technology presentations and briefs, collaboration and project strategy.
- Coaching & developing interdisciplinary teams to deliver innovations, product collections, merchandised platforms for technology and fabric offerings specific to the performance apparel textile space.
Passion for Sustainability and the Impact of Textile Manufacturing to our Environment
Our core goal and mission as a textile industry members is to provide dramatic change to the industry’s standards for sustainability and innovation. As activists in the textile industry, we are eager to work with a companies to drive 3 motivational principles:
1) Putting the team & people first.
2) Investing in innovation, sustainability, & quality processes.
3) Practicing business with transparency & partnership.
We are deeply familiar with the global standards for leading performance brands in their textile performance expectations in testing, environmental compliance & sustainability. Additionally, we have expereince in the business strategy and project management of sustainability platforms and programs, with experience actively supporting the gathering of metrics, audit process, and in the coordination and leadership of information and certification processes.
Textile Business Development, Sales Strategy, Marketing, & Communication
Communication and transparency are key in our creative business strategy and plan. With prior experience across the United States and West Coast region, we have been responsible for driving sales and fostering client satisfaction through custom developments, while analyzing competitive intelligence and market trends. Skilled with a solid foundation in account and business management, planning with best practices and establishment of internal processes is fundamental to the communication we coach and carry out with surrounding team members.
With an in-depth understanding of the international demands and needs of the textile supply chain and industry, from sourcing strategies for best cost, lead time performance and manufacturing excellence, to inventory management and key performance expectations, we have working experience in daily management and execution across cross-functional teams and external facing industry partners. We work consistently with development and design, understanding the importance of sourcing in the creative process and the key measures needed to bring product to commercialization.
With experience in merchandising and marketing we can support in creating strategies for clear and targeted communication specific to B2B and B2C customers, with specialty to the apparel market. We offer services in market trend forecasting, merchandising and planning, and creative copy for collections and campaign strategies. Our success in product adoption and long term sales success has been through partnership across marketing, product development, and cross functional teams to drive a consistent brand and product image through to the customer.
Supply Planning & Material Sourcing Strategy
From sourcing strategies for best cost, lead time performance and manufacturing excellence, to inventory management and key performance expectations, we have experience in daily management and execution across cross-functional teams and industry partners.
We have experience working extensively with performance knit and woven materials in the Asian, European, Central American, & North American Markets, in both the sales, planning, sourcing, & development of materials, with an in-depth understanding of the international demands and needs of the textile supply chain and industry. In Supply Planning & Material Sourcing, we specialize in supporting:
- Leading the organizational structure for strategy, planning, & purchasing for knit and woven fabric applications for key performance apparel accounts.
- Strong familiarity with seasonal forecast & calendars, reporting in material development & submission, costing, & production from experience in both woven & knit fabrications.
- Driving the oversight & management of raw material purchasing & advanced planning for on time delivery performance.
- Communicating & leading as the primary creative solution provider, with broad experience working throughout the supply chain up & down with partners; collaborating with the apparel supply chain; providing presentations and briefs to improve manufacturing KPI’s and performance excellence.
- Coaching with performance apparel expertise, with an in-depth understanding of the North & Central American market; key regional supply chain partners, lead time targets, & logistics constraints, providing a strong understanding of regional (Americas) fabric mill capacity and capabilities.