Color Specialist

Be part of an iconic story.

TOMMY HILFIGER is one of the world’s most recognized global lifestyle brands, confidently welcoming and inspiring consumers since 1985. Originally established in New York City and infused with the vibrant spirit of Americana, to create the modern uniform of accessible luxury. The TOMMY HILFIGER brands consist of TOMMY HILFIGER and TOMMY JEANS, complemented by a range of licensed product categories that extend the brand lifestyle across generations, geographies, activities and occasions. Tommy Hilfiger’s global marketing approach and communications strategy taps into culture through the world of F.A.M.E.S.: the people, organizations and ideas boldly driving the future of Fashion, Art, Music, Entertainment and Sport. Major global campaigns, sponsorship platforms, and disruptive activations with world-class athletes, musicians and entertainers bring a constant source of energy and inspiration to the brand. Immerse yourself in TOMMY HILFIGER here! (YouTube, Instagram, TikTok)

About the Team
The Color team drives color excellence across product categories by establishing and maintaining global color standards, enabling digital color capabilities, partnering with suppliers, and ensuring consistent execution from design intent through bulk production.

About the Role

The Color Specialist is a professional individual contributor who independently manages assigned color approvals, supplier communication and day-to-day color workflows within agreed operational objectives. Working with general direction on ongoing assignments and more detailed guidance for newly introduced or unfamiliar work, the role applies visual and instrumental color evaluation, resolves a range of straightforward color and process issues using established methods, and aligns material exceptions or trade-offs with the Senior Color Manager or relevant decision owner. For Amsterdam / Global HQ scope, the role also performs defined Color Librarian responsibilities, including maintaining the PLM Corporate Color Library, physical Color Lab, color standards, naming and codes, seasonal setup, data accuracy and routine color translation for Design, Product Development and Footwear.

Key Responsibilities

Including but not limited to

• Independently manage assigned color submissions, including Lab Dips, Strike-offs, Salesman Samples, Bulk and other applicable submissions, through the approval workflow; ensure suppliers use the correct official color standards and references and that agreed timelines, documentation and escalation routes are followed.
• Apply established color standards, tolerances and guidelines to make day-to-day approval decisions within assigned scope, escalating commercial exceptions, unfamiliar assignments and complex or unusual color issues when needed.
• Evaluate color through visual assessment and instrumental measurement, analyze straightforward issues and select appropriate solutions using established methods; ensure decisions are accurate, consistent and properly documented.
• Manage regular supplier communication for assigned categories or regions, provide clear and timely comments, follow up corrections and improve submission completeness, image quality and consistent use of the global color process.
• Manage assigned DMIX workflows and related PLM information, resolve straightforward missing-job, duplicate-job and data issues within established processes, and maintain accurate approval history, status and traceability.
• Build productive working relationships with Design, Product Development, Raw Materials, Quality, Sourcing, regional teams and suppliers to resolve day-to-day approval topics and communicate implications for timing, quality or color feasibility.
• Independently manage immediate priorities across changing seasonal demands within agreed objectives; adapt own plans and methods as business needs, systems or processes evolve, anticipate practical impacts on timelines and stakeholders, surface capacity or dependency risks early, propose sequencing options and align material trade-offs with the Senior Color Manager or relevant decision owner while maintaining quality and realistic commitments.
• Review recurring color approval issues and supplier KPI trends using established methods; recommend practical improvements to supplier follow-up, data quality, system use and working methods, and support updates to checklists and standard operating procedures.
• Support digital color adoption, standardization and supplier capability activities, contribute to training or process updates, and support less-experienced colleagues on defined processes or tasks without formal people-management responsibility.
• For Amsterdam / Global HQ scope, perform defined Color Librarian responsibilities, including day-to-day maintenance of the PLM Corporate Color Library and physical Color Lab, color standards, seasonal setup, naming and codes, data accuracy, duplicate checks and library clean-up; support reference searches and early color feasibility, and translate WGSN forecasts, swatches and selected color cards into suitable Archroma, Pantone or CSI standards using visual and spectral evaluation, escalating complex or unclear cases when needed.

The ideal candidate

Experience

• Typically 2-4 years of related experience following a relevant university or engineering degree, or 5-8 years with a relevant post-secondary qualification, in textile/apparel color development, raw materials, dyeing, color quality, product development or a related field.
• Practical experience with color approval, supplier communication and/or textile production in a global or multi-supplier environment.
• Practical knowledge of laboratory dyeing processes, official color standards, production color control and digital color approval workflows.
• For Amsterdam / Global HQ scope, experience with color libraries, physical standards, PLM color data, routine color matching or color translation is advantageous.

Skills

• Working knowledge of color theory, visual and instrumental color evaluation, light sources, tolerances, spectral data and color consistency.
• •  Practical experience with Datacolor/X-Rite, spectrophotometers and digital color management systems.
• Working proficiency with DMIX, PLM or similar systems, with disciplined use of digital records and approval history.
• Ability to independently evaluate and resolve a range of straightforward color or process issues using established standards and methods, with sound judgment on when escalation is needed.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to build productive working relationships with internal teams and suppliers and gain cooperation on day-to-day execution.
• Plans and prioritizes immediate workload effectively in a fast-paced, changing environment; adapts own approach to evolving priorities and revised ways of working, anticipates practical impacts, raises capacity or dependency constraints early and maintains quality and realistic commitments.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, with the ability to connect visual and digital color information and, for Amsterdam / Global HQ scope, support standard matching, library and reference activities.

Education

• Holds a Bachelor's degree in Textile Engineering, Textile Chemistry, Materials Science, Fashion, Color Science or a related discipline, or the equivalent in relevant experience.

Your Wellbeing is Our Priority

In the heart of Amsterdam, PVH is home to the global headquarters of Tommy Hilfiger and the European offices of Calvin Klein.  

• Wellbeing: exclusive onsite gym and fitness classes, personal training, meditation studio, sports clubs, in-house physio, and receive access to our nutritional and wellbeing programs 

• Campus: extensive food and beverage offerings, top-notch restaurant, barista coffee bars, sky bar, monthly social events, weekly Thursday drinks, game nights, and campus-themed activities that will keep your social life busy 

• Develop your career: whether you lead a team or contribute your own expertise, everyone is a leader at PVH. PVH University curates and delivers training programs for you to continuously develop your professional and personal goals 

• Be at the forefront: stay closely connected to our brands, CALVIN KLEIN and TOMMY HILFIGER, and be a part of seasonal market launches, sample sales and receive employee discounts! 

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About PVH:

We are brand builders who focus our passion and creativity to build Calvin Klein and TOMMY HILFIGER into the most desirable lifestyle brands in the world and at the same time position PVH as one of the best-performing brand groups in our sector. Guided by our values and enabled by our scale and global reach, we are driving fashion forward for good, as one team with one vision and one plan. That’s the Power of Us, that’s the Power of PVH+.   

One of PVH’s greatest strengths is our people. Our collective desire is to create a workplace environment where every individual is valued, and every voice is heard, and we are committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse community of associates with a strong sense of belonging. Learn more about Inclusion & Diversity at PVH here.

PVH Corp. or its subsidiary ("PVH") is an equal opportunity employer and considers all applicants for employment on the basis of their individual capabilities and qualifications without regard to race, ethnicity, color, sex, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military status or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law. In addition to complying with all applicable laws, PVH is also committed to ensuring that all current and future PVH associates are compensated solely on job-related factors such as skill, ability, educational background, work quality, experience and potential.