Senior Color Developer, Global Apparel PCC (2 Years Fixed-Term Contract)

This role sits within Global Apparel PCC and partners closely with Design, Product Management, Materials Development, Sourcing, Manufacturing Partners, Colour Quality, Operations and vendors. The role contributes technical leadership, mentors teammates and helps strengthen colour excellence across the product creation process. The role leads complex apparel colour development from concept through commercialisation, using technical expertise, data and digital tools to improve predictability, manage risk and deliver Buy Ready milestones.

• Lead end-to-end colour development for assigned apparel dimensions, translating creative intent into achievable, consistent and commercially ready colour executions.
• Lead seasonal colour development, including colour achievability, lab-dip review and approval, special effects and execution across materials and manufacturing locations.
• Partner with Design, Product Management, PCC, Sourcing, Colour Quality, Operations and Manufacturing Partners to align priorities, resolve issues and maintain development momentum.
• Identify and mitigate colour, performance, quality and commercialisation risks; lead root-cause analysis, exception management and corrective actions when needed.
• Ensure relevant testing and colourfastness validation are completed for the intended end use and that approvals meet Product Creation Calendar and Buy Ready milestones.
• Own accurate colour-development records, trackers and stakeholder reporting; use analytics and dashboards to identify trends, bottlenecks and opportunities.
• Drive digitalisation of colour workflows, lab-dip tracking, approvals and standards, and explore responsible AI applications for prediction, matching optimisation and workflow automation.
• Influence through technical expertise and data-driven recommendations, while mentoring teammates, sharing best practices and supporting supplier capability improvement.
• Use technical expertise, data and digital tools to improve predictability, manage risk and deliver Buy Ready milestones.

• Bachelor's degree in Textile, Colour Science, Chemistry, Apparel or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education, experience and training.
• 5+ years of relevant colour development, textile colouration or apparel product creation experience.
• Strong understanding of colour science, dyeing technologies, spectrophotometry, colour standards, lab-dip evaluation and colourfastness requirements.
• Experience with PLM, DataColor, Natific or equivalent colour-development systems, plus proficiency in Excel, Tableau or similar analytics tools.
• Strong project management, communication and influencing skills, with the ability to mentor others and manage multiple seasons and priorities.
• Technically strong, curious and collaborative, with the ability to lead complex apparel colour development from concept through commercialisation.
• Deep knowledge of colour science, dyeing technologies, colour standards and colourfastness, combined with sound judgement, clear communication and independent problem-solving.
• Comfortable managing multiple seasonal priorities, identifying risk early and influencing cross-functional and vendor partners with data-driven recommendations.
• Continuous-improvement mindset and enthusiasm for digital transformation, including the use of analytics, connected systems and responsible AI-enabled solutions to improve colour prediction, matching, tracking and workflow efficiency.