Materials Developer II, Jordan Footwear

Nike • Beaverton, OR

5d

About The Position

As a Jordan Footwear Materials Developer, you will work with cross-functional footwear teams, material vendors, and other key functions to establish seasonal material direction, support on-time delivery, and ensure product excellence for athletes and consumers. You will be the primary contact for material vendors on category-specific matters such as price, technical specifications, performance standards, and material lead times, and will collaborate with the innovation team to scale relevant ideas for market.

As part of the Jordan Footwear Materials Development team, you will drive functional excellence in materials creation, sourcing, costing, quality, and implementation of sustainable solutions. You will contribute to complex footwear projects, translating project briefs and 2D design renderings into 3D samples that balance athlete and business needs. You will engage throughout the product creation process to manage critical dates and deliver projects on time, while meeting design intent, quality and performance standards, margin targets, and sustainability goals. You will help ensure projects are ready for commercialization and scalable for manufacturing, and build toolkits and material palettes to optimize material selection.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Materials, Chemistry, Product Development, Product Engineering, Manufacturing, or Industrial Design, or an equivalent combination of education, experience, or training.
• Minimum of 2 years of directly applicable work experience.
• Strong communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership and cross-functional product creation team members.
• Ability to interpret design intent and offer alternative solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of footwear material types, including fibers, yarns, textiles, leathers, synthetic leathers, components or trims, manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling, and materials.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional footwear teams, material vendors, and other key functions to establish seasonal material direction and support on-time delivery.
• Serve as the primary contact for material vendors on category-specific issues, including price, technical specifications, performance standards, and material lead times.
• Collaborate with the innovation team to scale relevant ideas for market.
• Provide tools, guidance, and data analysis across multiple material types to support material selection.
• Present facts and solutions to help cross-functional teams make informed decisions while balancing athlete needs and business priorities.
• Drive materials creation, sourcing, costing, quality, and implementation of sustainable solutions.
• Convert project briefs and 2D design renderings into 3D samples that balance athlete and business needs.
• Manage projects throughout product creation, ensuring they meet critical dates, design intent, quality and performance standards, margin targets, and sustainability goals.
• Ensure projects are ready for commercialization and scalable for manufacturing.
• Build toolkits and material palettes to optimize material choice.

Benefits

• Accommodations are available during the interview process, including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible single-location in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level