Data Analyst

Hanesbrands ROH Asia Ltd. (Bangkok)

Bangkok

Bangkok, Thailand

Hanesbrands Inc. is a leading marketer of everyday apparel essentials under some of the world’s strongest apparel brands, including Hanes, Champion, Playtex, Bali, JMS/Just My Size, barely there and Wonderbra. The company sells more than 2 billion T-shirts, socks, bras, panties, underwear, hosiery, fleece, casualwear and activewear products combined each year produced in the company’s low-cost global supply chain. Hanesbrands products are sold at the largest mass-merchandise, mid-tier, department-store and club-store retailers, as well as directly to consumers via catalogs, the Internet and more than 200 company-owned U.S. retail stores. Key Facts Net Sales (2009): $3.9 billion (No. 532 on Fortune 1,000) Employees worldwide: approximately 45,000 Headquarters: Winston-Salem, N.C., U.S. Facilities and offices in more than 25 countries Spun off as an independent company in September 2006 Publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange as “HBI” Fiscal Year: Calendar (ends last Saturday in December) Chief Executive Officer: Richard A. Noll Corporate Web site: www.hanesbrands.com Growth Strategies Sell more – Build our largest, strongest brands in core categories through innovation in key items Spend less – Leverage our size, scale and global reach to reduce cost, improve flexibility and provide superior service Generate cash – Generate and invest cash to provide superior returns for equity and debt investors Commercial Markets Hanesbrands products are sold in Argentina, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, Mexico, Philippines, and the United States. International brands include Hanes, Champion, Wonderbra, Playtex, Stedman, Rinbros, Sol y Oro, Zorba, Kendall, Tensor and Ritmo. Production Operations Hanesbrands primarily produces its own products through company-owned production facilities. The company has built a low-cost global supply chain that has fabric production and sewing operations primarily centered in three geographic clusters: Asia – China, Thailand, Vietnam Central America – Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras Caribbean Basin– Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico

About this position

The Data Analyst position involves providing technical support for raw materials in the Outerwear & Underwear R&D In-Season Raw Material Team, focusing on the development and sourcing of new fabrics, elastics, and trims.

Responsibilities

• Point of contact for RM developments as assigned. Manage all aspects of the new RM development. Maintain clear communication and visibility around status of developments or projects
• Coordinate and manage new colour trials, garment wash trials and print trials
• Manage set up and maintenance of RM final specifications and standards including PLM and physical hangers as nominated by the business
• Provide proactive technical advice, support and trouble-shooting during development and sourcing
• Regular visits to key raw material suppliers, garment vendors and industry experts to maintain good relations and share new product findings with the R&D team streams AU
• Delivering on business and brand expectations for raw materials that meet our design and quality requirements, without compromising on these due to cost or time
• Partnering with our raw material suppliers to expand their technical expertise in order to achieve new innovative RMS and a superior product
• Ensuring a smooth handover of new RMs to production without any QA or delivery issues
• Briefing in fabric, elastic and raw material developments to suppliers to ensure product briefs are achieved and are appropriate for their end use, as well as meeting Quality, timeline and Cost requirements
• Coordinate testing and approval of new RM developments
• Negotiate with vendors to achieve design requirements, quality, cost, lead time and MOQ/MOCs
• Work closely with Merchandise team to ensure clear communication on all R+D projects.
• Share research findings with wider R&D and Design team, thus ensuring innovation opportunities can be maximised across all relevant categories
• Creation and ongoing support to central fabric and trim libraries
• Coordination of RM & Fabric Libraries required to support In Season new product development
• Set up and maintenance of VMBs and trackers
• Product is developed in accordance with Product Development budgets
• Ensure all RM testing is carried out during development and completed with due diligence before being signed off for production
• Liaise with In Season and Innovation RM teams and QA on Risk Assessments of new products
• Technical and testing advice for ad hoc issue resolution

Requirements

• Experience in raw material development and sourcing
• Strong technical knowledge of fabrics, elastics, and trims
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities
• Proficiency in PLM systems and product development processes
• Strong negotiation skills with vendors
• Ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams
• Knowledge of quality assurance processes and testing methodologies
• Experience in maintaining relationships with suppliers and industry experts