As the Import Coordinator, you will support Laura Canada by acting as a mediator between internal and external contributors to ensure time frames, quality and price are respected for import production. You will follow up on the whole process from product development, price negotiation to delivery, and ensure the product meets all standards.

How will you support the team?

• Work with the Buying Team and Design Team to source new products (trims, fabrics and styles) to help to build the line with consideration of cost and quality.
• Negotiate prices and finalize the buy with the goal of achieving the best margin.
• Send out the Tech-Packs to ensure production is with executable delivery and quality.
• Follow up on bulk fabric and trims until approval and ensure to meet delivery timelines and maintain workflow updates with relevant information in a timely manner.
• Address all production issues from cradle to bulk and guide all contributors so that all products meet company standards in terms of quality.
• Manage issues by suggesting different alternatives to obtain win-win results.
• Source new vendors from different countries.
• Ensure that all contributors respect lead-time calendar to deliver timely.

The people who thrive with us have:

• 5 years experience in a similar position.
• Import experience (textiles and garments)
• Knowledge of measurements and specifications for garments
• Strong organization skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Proficiency in French and English (written and spoken to efficiently communicate with internal and external partners)

Don't miss this opportunity to join an exceptional team!

Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women's fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada. We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com. We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion. We believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.

Join our team to achieve your full career potential! We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine! Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.