Fabrics Research Specialist; Maternity Cover

Position: Fabrics Research Specialist (Maternity Cover)
Location: Via Milano

Giorgio Armani S.p.A. The Armani Group is a leading company in the fashion and luxury sector, with more than 8,000 employees. Its three core brands – Giorgio Armani, Emporio Armani and A|X Armani Exchange – are active in many countries all over the world. With origins firmly rooted in Italy, but also with a cosmopolitan vision and culture, the company has grown since it was founded in 1975, expanding its offer from clothes and accessories to cosmetics, fragrances, eyewear, watches, jewellery, and furniture and furnishing accessories.

Today, therefore, as well as being well known in the area of fashion, the Armani Group is also renowned in the sectors of interior design, food and beverage, and hotels and resorts. Giorgio Armani has created a style that has, with remarkable consistency, continued to explore countless variations and possibilities over the years. It expresses a precise vision down to the most minute detail: a way of being and presenting oneself, certainly incorporating clothing and accessories, but also including gestures, ways, behaviours and attitudes;

a style that goes beyond the sum of its parts, and well beyond what one wears. Convinced that ethics and aesthetics must coincide, Giorgio Armani expresses fundamental and enduring values his clothes. He does so by creating timeless pieces that, enhanced by precious materials and artisanal craftwork, resist the whim of fleeting trends with their pure and essential design.
Context and purpose of the job
You will join the women’s fabrics research and development team, in charge of liaising with both the design and the product development team to propose fabrics that can best interpret the DNA of the collection. You will work together with the team on the following brands:
Armani Privé, Giorgio Armani and Emporio Armani.

Receive the collection mood boards from the Design Department
Collaborate with suppliers to research and select fabrics that best fit the collection that will be developed
Catalogue fabrics within the archive to facilitate future research
Prepare meetings with the Design team presenting research outcomes
Prepare technical sheets to be shared with the Product Development team and/or suppliers
Check and release fabric samples

Very good knowledge of fabrics
Knowledge of main suppliers in Italy and abroad
Excellent relationship skills and attention to details
Willingness to learn
Italian mother tongue level, good command of English
Excellent knowledge of Office Suite
The capability to work on graphics, colours and variations will be highly appreciated

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