Senior Materials Developer - Footwear

We are seeking a Senior Footwear Materials Developer to join our dynamic Global Footwear team. If you're passionate about innovation, materials development, and have a keen eye for detail, this is your opportunity to contribute to a leading brand and drive product excellence through materials.

What You Will Do: As a Senior Footwear Materials Developer, you will play a pivotal role in material development processes, focusing on the execution of aesthetic, performance, quality, cost, and sustainability strategies for footwear materials. You'll collaborate closely with vendors and internal teams to establish material needs, drive new material creation, and ensure excellence in product outcomes. Your technical expertise will ensure that new materials are tested, commercialized, and delivered on time to align with goals for both athletes and consumers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with vendors, product creation, and internal functions to identify material needs and execute new material strategies.
• Drive the development, testing, and commercialization of new materials within project timelines.
• Provide technical guidance and tools to enable effective material selection for footwear product teams.
• Act as the primary point of contact for vendors on material initiatives, addressing issues related to price, technical specifications, and performance.
• Partner with Material Planning, Sourcing, and Costing to ensure transparency and resolve any material-related concerns.
• Provide training and education to product creation teams and other functional groups on material strategies and best practices.

What You Bring:

• Bachelor's degree in Materials, Chemistry, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in materials development, manufacturing, engineering, or a related field.
• Deep understanding of various material manufacturing processes, including fibers, yarns, textiles, leather, synthetic leather, components, or trims.
• Expertise in translating lab testing results for end-use applications.
• Strong skills in data analysis, interpretation, and presentation.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication abilities, with a proactive approach to solving problems and mitigating risks.
• Ability to manage multiple competing projects independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and familiarity with material management systems (preferred).

About Brickred Systems:

Brickred Systems is a global leader in next-generation technology, consulting, and business process service companies. We enable clients to navigate their digital transformation. Brickred Systems delivers a range of consulting services to our clients across multiple industries around the world. Our practices employ highly skilled and experienced individuals with a client-centric passion for innovation and delivery excellence.

With ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certification and over a decade of experience in managing the systems and workings of global enterprises, we harness the power of cognitive computing hyper-automation, robotics, cloud, analytics, and emerging technologies to help our clients adapt to the digital world and make them successful. Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and ideas from our innovation ecosystem.