Raw Materials Developer, Trims & Packaging

Location: Victoria or Vancouver
Type: Full-time (Monday to Friday)
Hybrid — 3 days in office, 2 days remote
Reports To: Head of Raw Materials
Salary Range: $75,000-$105,000 CAD

Role Overview

The Trim Design & Development role is responsible for the design, development, and commercialization of trims and packaging across Left On Friday's product collections.

This role will be the primary point of contact for trim suppliers, owning communication and development from initial concept and supplier briefing through sampling, review, refinement, approval, and production. Working closely with Design, Product Development, Raw Materials, and Production, the role will ensure trims meet Left On Friday's aesthetic, functional, quality, and commercial requirements.

This is a hands-on role requiring strong design judgement, technical understanding, supplier communication, and the ability to manage multiple developments and timelines.

Key Responsibilities

1. Trim Design & Development

• Develop trims including zippers, zipper pulls, buttons, snaps, labels, drawcords, elastics, hardware, badges, and other garment components.

• Work with Design and Product Development to understand seasonal concepts and product requirements and translate these into trim development briefs.

• Brief suppliers clearly on new trim developments, including design intent, materials, dimensions, construction, colour, finish, branding, and performance requirements.

• Research existing supplier options and identify opportunities for custom trim development.

• Review and evaluate trim samples, providing clear feedback to suppliers and managing revisions through to approval.

• Evaluate trim options against quality, cost, functionality, aesthetics, and brand standards.

• Identify and resolve construction, quality, or development issues, escalating to the Head of Raw Materials where required.

2. Supplier Management

• Act as the primary point of contact for all trim suppliers throughout the development process.

• Build and maintain strong supplier relationships and develop a clear understanding of supplier capabilities.

• Manage supplier communication, development timelines, sample submissions, feedback, approvals, costs, MOQs, and lead times.

• Communicate internal feedback clearly and accurately back to suppliers, ensuring development direction is understood and actioned.

• Follow up on outstanding development actions and proactively manage timelines to keep developments on track.

• Identify and develop new supplier relationships where required.

3. Colour, Finish & Branding Development

• Coordinate colour development and lab dip requests with trim suppliers.

• Work with Design and suppliers to achieve required colours, finishes, textures, and overall appearance.

• Manage colour submissions, revisions, and approvals.

• Develop branded components including zipper pulls, labels, badges, hardware, and other applications.

• Ensure approved colour, finish, and branding standards are accurately communicated and maintained.

4. Technical Development & Testing

• Develop and maintain trim specifications covering construction, dimensions, colour, finish, and performance requirements.

• Build  and maintain applicable trim testing protocols, ensuring they are appropriate for the intended product application.

• Coordinate relevant trim testing, including snap/button pull, zipper durability, colourfastness, wash durability, and other applicable requirements.

• Review test reports and communicate any required corrective actions to suppliers.

• Work with suppliers to resolve technical, construction, and quality issues.

• Ensure approved trims are suitable for their intended garment application and can be consistently reproduced in production.

5. Packaging Development

• Develop packaging components including hangtags, labels, polybags, inserts, stickers, tissue, and other packaging elements.

• Monitor applicable regulatory and compliance requirements, taking action to ensure all packaging meets the standards of the countries in which Left On Friday sells.

• Brief suppliers on packaging requirements and manage development through sampling and approval.

• Evaluate packaging options against brand standards, functionality, quality, cost, MOQ, and sustainability requirements.

6. Development Tracking & Documentation

• Maintain the Trim Development WIP tracker, ensuring status, timelines, owners, approvals, and next steps are up to date.

• Manage multiple trim developments across seasonal product timelines.

• Collect and maintain trim data sheets, test reports, supplier information, specifications, and approvals.

• Own trim data entry and maintenance within PLM.

• Maintain the physical trim sample library and digital development records.

• Support Proto Reviews, trade shows, and supplier/mill visits as required.

Qualifications & Skills

• 2–4 years of experience in trim design/development, apparel accessories, product development, or a related role.

• Strong understanding of garment trims, materials, construction, and manufacturing processes.

• Strong creative eye with an understanding of colour, proportion, finish, and product aesthetics.

• Experience briefing suppliers and managing product development from concept through approval.

• Ability to review samples critically and provide clear, actionable development feedback.

• Highly organized with strong attention to detail and the ability to manage multiple developments and deadlines.

• Proficient with Adobe Illustrator and Google Drive/Workspace; comfortable learning PLM systems.

• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.

• Commercial understanding of cost, MOQ, lead time, quality, and production requirements.

• Full-time, on-site presence in Victoria required for physical sample development and collaboration.
  
  

Interested?
Submit your application here. Posting closes November 30, 2026.