Senior Manager, Materials Development

Bombas • New York, NY

77d • $106,000 - $120,000

About The Position

We are looking for a motivated leader and a team player to join our Sourcing team as our Senior Manager, Materials Development, reporting directly to our Vice President, Sourcing & Product Development. The ideal candidate has a minimum 8+ years of experience in raw materials and textiles sourcing and development and a 3+ years manager experience. This is an opportunity to join a rapidly growing brand with a mission to help those in need and taking ownership of creating premium basics and improving our processes.

Requirements

• 8+ years of raw materials and textiles sourcing and development experience with 3+ years of management experience.
• Extensive knowledge of raw materials, yarn, fabric, trims, packaging development, construction, product cost, quality and production.
• Bachelor's degree in Apparel, Textiles, Materials Manufacturing, Design or related field; preferred.
• Proficiency in PLM, Google applications and/or MS Office; preferred.
• Ability to travel domestically and globally, up to 10% of the year.

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of all aspects of material sourcing, development and production.
• A self-motivated, collaborative, positive minded individual passionate about material development and willing to take on challenges and problem solve.
• Strong cost negotiation skills.
• A team player who is willing and happy to help.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving-back.
• Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up.
• Comfortable working in an open office environment while staying focused.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute materials sourcing and product development strategy for all product categories (socks, underwear, t-shirts and slippers) to align with design vision and financial goals.
• Lead, manage and execute the seasonal raw materials, yarn, fabric, trims and packaging sourcing and development process for all product categories.
• Manage risk mitigation for materials through country and supplier diversification.
• Contribute to creating seasonal GTM calendar and manage seasonal calendar deadlines for materials.
• Manage materials costing and minimums to hit FOB and IMU targets.
• Lead and negotiate material lead-times to support speed delivery to market.
• Partner with the Production team to manage capacity planning and material staging.
• Lead material innovation for all product categories. Partner with the Design team on material innovation ideas and roadmap and partner with the material suppliers on new material techniques and innovation.
• Manage the maintenance of the material library.
• Manage and approve material development and production tests to meet our material test standards.
• Support Production and Quality teams on any material issues during production.
• Manage PLM system and data integrity for materials, manage fabric/yarn detail sheet, create material codes and maintain PLM material library.
• Establish, report and analyze materials KPI's.
• Lead, manage, develop and coach the materials team.
• Mentor to cross-functional teams on material construction, technology, quality, and costing.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation.
• Employer paid health, medical and dental benefits.
• 401k with match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Snacks, socks and a fun, relaxed office environment.
• Flexible paid time off including over 20 paid company holidays, year-round 'Flexible Fridays' and unlimited vacation, sick, and wellness days.
• Monthly phone stipend for all full-time employees.
• $100 monthly wellbeing reimbursement to all full-time employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Apparel Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees