At a glance
- Location
- Italy · China
- Salary
- USD 1-50 · Base salary
About Quince
- Quince is a destination for builders, creators, innovators, and operators who want to come together and challenge the status quo. Our mission is simple: make really high quality essentials for really low prices, fairly and sustainably. We deliver on that mission through a unique manufacturer-to-consumer (M2C) model eliminating the layers of traditional retail that add cost and result in consumers paying more than they need to. We find, build relationships with, and work directly with the manufacturing partners behind some of the world’s finest products. From there, our teams design smart, efficient operational processes and build and deploy proprietary technology, AI, and analytics to help us scale fast.
- What began with a small assortment of elevated basics has quickly grown into a cross-category brand spanning apparel, accessories, home goods, and more. Today, tens of millions of people across a growing number of countries come – and return – to Quince because they trust us to deliver.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the quality of dehaired cashmere fiber entering the supply chain, ensuring it meets Grade A specifications for micron, length, purity, and vegetable matter content.
- Establish and enforce clear acceptance criteria for dehaired fiber, including maximum coarse hair content and minimum yield thresholds.
- Inspect and approve incoming dehaired fiber lots before release to spinning mills, flagging any non-conforming material for return or rework.
- Partner with dehairing facilities to optimize processes that maximize Grade A output while minimizing fiber damage or waste.
- Define what constitutes Grade A cashmere for the organization and conduct regular audits of dehairing suppliers.
- Evaluate finished cashmere yarns against required quality standards, including evenness, tensile strength, twist consistency, and surface cleanliness.
- Build and maintain a physical and digital cashmere material library, cataloging dehaired fiber lots and finished yarns by key attributes.
- Investigate quality failures in finished yarns to determine if the root cause lies in dehaired fiber, spinning, or finishing.
- Coordinate with internal and external labs to conduct fiber and yarn testing and maintain a database of test results.
- Maintain detailed records of fiber inspections, yarn test results, rejections, and supplier corrective actions within the material library system.
Requirements
- Degree in Textile Engineering, Material Science, or a related field
- Deep experience evaluating dehaired cashmere fiber and finished cashmere yarns
- Strong understanding of Grade A cashmere specifications and how to enforce them with dehairing suppliers
- Ability to trace quality failures in finished yarns back to fiber quality or spinning process issues
- Familiarity with fiber and yarn testing methods
- Experience working with dehairing facilities and spinning mills to drive quality improvements
- Demonstrated ability to organize and maintain a physical and digital material reference system
Preferred qualifications
- Experience with cashmere dehairing processes and coarse hair reduction technologies
- Knowledge of spinning mill quality control systems and yarn manufacturing
- Familiarity with traceability systems and digital library tools for material development
- Willingness to travel to dehairing and spinning facilities for quality audits
Skills
- OFDA
- Micrograph Analysis
- Tensile Testing
- Evenness Testing
- Micron Analysis
