Manager, Materials Library
- Singapore
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Manage the circulation, inventory, and lifecycle planning of materials in collaboration with brand and sourcing teams.
- Ensure physical libraries are maintained in strategic global locations and are accessible to product teams.
- Oversee the evaluation of material quality and performance to ensure alignment with sustainability, innovation, and cost goals.
- Conduct regular audits to identify material overlaps, underutilized items, and opportunities for consolidation.
- Lead and develop a team of 1–2 fabric developers, providing guidance, coaching, and performance feedback.
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive team culture that supports innovation and continuous improvement.
- Ensure alignment of team activities with the strategic direction set by the Director and Senior Manager of Material Library.
- Support the implementation of standardized processes to rationalize material development requests and reduce redundancies.
- Maintain accurate metadata and data attributes to enable material consolidation and strategic leverage.
- Participate in seasonal and lifecycle core material reviews to assess relevance and usage.
- Serve as a key point of contact for brand teams and material development leaders to access core materials and information.
- Collaborate with sourcing, product development, and sustainability teams to align on material needs and priorities.
- Support the execution of the Tier 2 mill matrix strategy and supplier alignment initiatives.
- Maintain and update digital material library platforms and databases.
- Support the development of analytics tools to track material utilization, performance, and cost efficiency.
- Collaborate with IT and digital innovation teams to enhance system capabilities and user experience.
- Deep knowledge of fabric types, construction, finishing, and performance characteristics.
- Experience in material development, sourcing, and lifecycle management.
- Familiarity with sustainability standards and innovation in textile materials.
- Proven ability to lead and develop small teams.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to influence cross-functional stakeholders.
- Ability to build trusted relationships across teams and suppliers.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience in data-driven decision-making.
- Ability to manage complex projects and prioritize effectively in a fast-paced environment.
- Experience with PLM, ERP, or material library systems is a plus.
- Strategic Leadership
- Understands and has ability to explain organization vision and strategic goals to the team, and how daily operations activities related to achieving overall direction
- Participates in planning and prioritization; identifies opportunities to improve effectiveness through cross-functional collaboration
- Growing People & Teams
- Supports employee performance and development through coaching and feedback.
- Encourages collaboration and shared learning to strengthen team performance
- Leads by example, demonstrating continuous improvement and adaptability
- Driving Results
- Focuses on achieving objectives through execution against aligned processes and ways of working
- Anticipates & prevents problems that could impact team performance
- Proactively seeks solutions to solve problems effectively to maintain team performance.
- Partnership
- Works effectively with peers and partners, provides constructive feedback to drive achievement of shared goals
- Builds strong relationships and ensure clear, transparent communication within their teams and with stakeholders.
- Understands cross functional goals that support team objectives and business outcomes.
- Being a part of a movement that is Purpose led which enables us to have a positive impact on communities around the world, it gives greater meaning to the work we do.
- Working with a team of diverse and sharp minds that work with an inclusive and global mindset because our differences are what make us stronger together.
- Providing you with the best in class, work environment, well-being policies and work place flexibility that is about helping you show up and lean into life with your whole self – emotionally, physically and socially.