Jane Spielberger

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Leading Manufacturer of high-end home textiles seeks:
TECHNICAL QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER
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Responsibilities: Communicate directly with weaving, dyeing, and finishing mills to ensure all products meet customer-required specs. Review
all product development to establish specifications to ensure product performance. Work with retailers to correct problems that occur during testing of product. Qualifications: Knowledge of lab testing for wide range
of textile products & fibers including physical & color testing using AATCC
& ASTM methods. Experience with fabric construction, weaving, dyeing,
finishing & printing. Knowledge of Wal-Mart (CTL), Kmart & Target testing
procedures & requirements. . Ability to use spectrophotometer. Degree
in Textiles. 10 yrs exp in textile related field. Excellent written & verbal
skills. Microsoft Outlook & excel skills.
QUALITY ASSURANCE
TEXTILES | FLOOR COVERING | FURNITURE & LIGHTING | TABLETOP | HOUSEWARES | MAJOR APPLIANCES | BUSINESS & FINANCE
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Responsibilities: Work directly with QA Director to track & follow up on
all testing inspections & social compliance activities. Special projects
include testing comparisons, determining quality issues & working with
design team on production color approvals & quality issues. Submit testing to labs. Review development & production samples for color, construction & quality. Qualifications: Knowledge of lab testing for textile
products. Understanding of fabric construction, weaving, dyeing finishing
& printing. Knowledge of Wal-Mart (CTL), Kmart, JCP & Target testing procedures & requirements. Degree in Textiles. 5 yrs exp in textile related
field. Excellent written & verbal skills. Microsoft Outlook & excel skills.
Please send resume, salary requirements & desired position to:
quality.hfn@gmail.com
COOKWARE CATEGORY BRAND MANAGER
POSITION BASED IN LOS ANGELES
Gibson Overseas, Inc. is a third generation family run business based in
Los Angeles. Leader in the houseware, dinnerware business, with a growing
influence in flatware, cutlery and cookware markets. Please visit us @
www.gibsonusa.com. Seeking high quality Marketing, Sales and Product
Development professional from the retail or resource industries to manage
the cookware, cutlery & flatware business. Responsible for assortment strategies to monitor and enhance sales presentation, merchandising and packaging of the category with key retailers. Managing licensed brand development.
Work in harmony with sales, creative, product development and operation
teams. Stable employment history, with min 5 years experience in cookware
and cutlery business as Asst Buyer, Merchandising or Marketing & Sales.
Position needs domestic and international traveling.
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Jane Spielberger
973-316-1622
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PEOPLE ARE OUR BIGGEST ASSET. Competitive compensation pkg
including bonus and benefits. Please contact Sal Gabbay at
salg@gibsonusa.com or fax resume to (323) 721-5883.
HK MANUFACTURER SEEKING HOUSEWARE
INDUSTRY VETERAN FOR PROFITABLE
PARTNERSHIP
Winnington is a leading Hong Kong OEM Metal Houseware
Manufacturer. With first rate products and a unique service
model, we are helping our clients improve their sales while reducing
inventories. This unique service model has led to almost 30% growth in
the first year alone. We are now seeking current or former retail executives across US and Europe to help us build new client partnerships with
retail outlets and premier brand owners.
Ideal candidates should have strong relationships across the industry
and be keenly motivated by a financially rewarding commission structure.
Agents with strong houseware industry background should also apply.
If interested, please send your profile to Elisa Lam at
elisa@winningtonmetal.com.
Visit us at www.winningtonmetal.com