Fabric Manager

About Us

LC Waikiki Retail Company is a leading fashion retail company with a turnover of $6 billion. LC Waikiki’s journey started in France in 1988, continuing after 1997 as a Turkish brand under the umbrella of LC Waikiki Mağazacılık Hizmetleri Ticaret A.Ş.

Today, LC Waikiki trades with more than 1,300 stores in 60 countries, with the company’s philosophy that “Everyone Deserves to Dress Well” enabling people to enjoy accessible fashion through quality products at affordable prices.

There are around 6,000 employees working at LC Waikiki’s corporate office, more than 50,000 people in Turkey and abroad.

At LC Waikiki, our values are being virtuous, achieving together, extensive expertise, being customer-oriented, and challenging difficulties.

Responsibilities

As Fabric Manager, you will be responsible for defining and executing fabric sourcing strategies that support the company’s product vision, commercial objectives, and global sourcing ambitions.

You will lead the fabric team in identifying, developing, and commercializing innovative fabric and yarn solutions for Buying, Design, and Overseas Garment Sourcing teams. By actively monitoring market developments, supplier capabilities, and industry innovations, you will ensure that sourcing strategies remain competitive, sustainable, and aligned with business priorities.

You will play a key role in building and strengthening the global supplier ecosystem, identifying new sourcing partners while developing long-term strategic relationships with existing suppliers. You will ensure suppliers consistently meet LC Waikiki standards in quality, cost competitiveness, capacity, sustainability, and operational performance.

In close collaboration with Buying, Merchandising, Design, and Overseas teams, you will drive sourcing performance through effective capacity planning, supplier development initiatives, and continuous improvement projects. You will also support the organization in maximizing sourcing efficiency, speed-to-market, and product quality across categories.

Additionally, you will oversee risk management, supplier governance, and compliance processes, ensuring business continuity while proactively identifying sourcing risks and implementing mitigation plans. You will contribute to organizational development by coaching teams, strengthening cross-functional collaboration, and fostering a culture of operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Organizational Scope

Reporting directly to the Country Manager, the role holds end-to-end accountability for fabric sourcing performance across assigned product groups.

The scope includes supplier portfolio management, sourcing strategy development, fabric and yarn innovation, supplier capacity planning, cost management, quality performance, risk management, and supplier compliance governance.

The role requires close collaboration with Buying, Design, Merchandising, Overseas Sourcing, Quality, and Supply Chain teams to ensure sourcing activities support both short-term business objectives and long-term strategic growth plans.

About You

• You combine strong technical expertise in fabrics, yarns, and sourcing processes with a commercial mindset and the ability to balance quality, cost, speed, and innovation.
• You are proactive, solution-oriented, and comfortable making decisions in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple priorities and stakeholders.
• You are a collaborative leader who enjoys coaching teams, developing supplier capabilities, and building strong partnerships across both internal and external stakeholder groups.
• You continuously seek new opportunities, technologies, and sourcing solutions that create value for customers and support sustainable business growth.

Skills and Experience

• Extensive experience in fabric sourcing, yarn development, fabric technology, and supplier management within the apparel and textile industry.
• Strong understanding of fabric production processes, costing methodologies, sourcing strategies, and supplier performance management.
• Proven track record of identifying and developing new sourcing partners while managing strategic supplier portfolios.
• Experience in capacity planning, supplier development, quality management, and sourcing performance optimization.
• Strong stakeholder management, negotiation, and influencing skills across cross-functional teams and external business partners.
• Experience in leading teams, driving continuous improvement initiatives, and managing sourcing-related risks and compliance processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Textile Engineering or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience in fabric sourcing, textile production, fabric technology, or related sourcing functions.
• Strong knowledge of fabric, and yarn production processes.
• Experience in supplier sourcing, supplier development, and sourcing strategy implementation.
• Proven people management and team leadership experience.
• Strong planning, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally when required.
• Fluent in written and spoken English.