Sr Color Developer - MLB

ROLE OVERVIEW

The primary responsibility of this position is to manage color for all incoming MLB on field team uniform bulk production, standards, lab dips and maintaining color consistency within the MLB team uniform. This position is also responsible for tracking, follow-up and metrics for the fabric color and decoration process, maintaining complete and accurate color records, bulk production shade bands, providing technical fabric, decoration, and color expertise to the brands. Establish control-related standards and procedures.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT:

• Works closely with Product Integrity group to monitor and control color of production fabrics from new fabrics, and decorations meeting time and action calendar requirements.
• Creates and maintains production run cards / shade bands for incoming fabrics and decorations to ensure color continuity for team uniforms and organizational outfitting.
• Manages, tracks, approves/rejects and comments on all lab dips and incoming production, with sourcing hubs and/or vendors to meet brand and/or customer standard requirements. Facilitates and prioritizes work to meet time and action calendar delivery requirements. Communicates production concerns and presents solutions.
• Creates, organizes, and maintains complete and accurate color library. Oversees color offering availability by style, managing focused assortments to support efficient inventory management. Ensures consistent color standards and integrity across fabrics and products internally & globally on behalf of the brands. Facilitates color customization efforts when needed to support the business.
• Manages data related to fabric and color including digital shade bands. Reviews and presents performance metrics through analysis. Manages and maintains fabric and color codes in conjunction with Operations.

WHAT YOU BRING TO THE TEAM:

• Years of Related Professional Experience:  5+ 
• Bachelors degree in fashion design or textiles or comparable combination of education and experience
• Must score superior on Farnsworth-Munsell 100 Hue test
• Experience using spectrophotometer 
• Must be able to provide technical expertise of fabric, color and decoration
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate change and improvement in processes
• Must be able to identify issues and analyze relevant data to determine course of action
• Demonstrated ability to generate innovative solutions to work situations
• Professional communication skills (presentation, written, verbal)
• Proven organizational skills
• Must be detail oriented
• Proven ability to meet deadlines
• Strong computer skills (Excel)
• Excellent analytical skills

WHERE YOU'LL WORK AND WHAT'S REQUIRED:

• Ability to travel for partner meetings, events, and other related activities.

WHAT'S IN IT FOR YOU:

• Culture: Join a team where you're surrounded by top-tier talent, driven by a shared passion to relentlessly enhance the fan experience. With a focus on collaboration, support, and continuous development, you’ll be empowered to help shape a our culture that celebrates both individual and team successes. 
• Benefits: We provide a wide range of health, financial, legal, and development assistance, including wellness programs with fitness and weight management partners, paid maternity paternity leave, and infertility treatment. Additionally, we offer flexible time off to help you recharge, along with a competitive 401k plan to support your financial future. At Fanatics, we’re dedicated to supporting you in all aspects of work and life.

Fanatics is building a leading global digital sports platform. We ignite the passions of global sports fans and maximize the presence and reach for our hundreds of sports partners globally by offering products and services across Fanatics Commerce, Fanatics Collectibles, and Fanatics Betting & Gaming, allowing sports fans to Buy, Collect, and Bet. Through the Fanatics platform, sports fans can buy licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods; collect physical and digital trading cards, sports memorabilia, and other digital assets; and bet as the company builds its Sportsbook and iGaming platform. Fanatics has an established database of over 100 million global sports fans; a global partner network with approximately 900 sports properties, including major national and international professional sports leagues, players associations, teams, colleges, college conferences and retail partners, 2,500 athletes and celebrities, and 200 exclusive athletes; and over 2,000 retail locations, including its Lids retail stores. Our more than 22,000 employees are committed to relentlessly enhancing the fan experience and delighting sports fans globally. 

Fanatics Commerce is a leading designer, manufacturer, and seller of licensed fan gear, jerseys, lifestyle and streetwear products, headwear, and hardgoods. It operates a vertically-integrated platform of digital and physical capabilities for leading sports leagues, teams, colleges, and associations globally – as well as its flagship site, www.fanatics.com.

Fanatics Commerce has a broad range of online, sports venue, and vertical apparel partnerships worldwide, including comprehensive partnerships with leading leagues, teams, colleges, and sports organizations across the world—including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, MLS, Formula 1, and Australian Football League (AFL); the Dallas Cowboys, Golden State Warriors, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea FC, and Tokyo Giants; the University of Notre Dame, University of Alabama, and University of Texas; the International Olympic Committee (IOC), England Rugby, and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA).

At Fanatics Commerce, we infuse our BOLD Leadership Principles in everything we do:
· Build Championship Teams
· Obsessed with Fans
· Limitless Entrepreneurial Spirit
· Determined and Relentless Mindset