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Materials Development 3
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- 🇺🇸 United States
- On-site
- 14 hours ago
- Yarn
- Risk Management
- Excel
14 hours ago
Location: Beaverton, OR (Onsite)
Duration: 7 Months Contract
About The Team
The Materials Sourcing and Materials Planning teams, working alongside Vietnam-based vendors, programmers, and engineers in machine operations. Onsite, Monday–Friday business hours, with some evening calls expected to support Asia-based partners. No travel.
Who Are We Looking For
A self-starter who can work with ambiguity and is open to evening calls with Asia partners. Minimum 5 years of experience. Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or Textiles preferred.
What Will You Work On
• Managing new yarn development initiatives.
• Supporting yarn onboarding and divestment activities.
• Maintaining visibility to yarn supply and operational risks.
• Coordinating with suppliers to ensure material readiness aligns with product creation and commercialization timelines.
• Partnering closely with Materials Sourcing and Materials Planning teams to support supply planning, capacity management, inventory health, and supplier readiness across the knit material portfolio.
Who Will You Work With?
• Materials Development
• Materials Sourcing
• Materials Planning
• Product Development
• Manufacturing Operations
• External Vendors and Suppliers
Must-Have
• 5+ years of relevant experience.
• Project management - organization and project completion.
• Communication skills.
• Supply chain experience.
• Understanding of yarn development and commercialization processes.
• Knowledge of yarn specifications, performance requirements, and manufacturing implications.
• Experience supporting material qualification, onboarding, and lifecycle management.
• Understanding of material supply chains and supplier networks.
• Experience with material onboarding and divestment processes.
• Ability to identify and mitigate supply, capacity, and inventory risks.
• Knowledge of seasonal planning and material readiness processes.
• Experience working with global suppliers and manufacturing partners.
• Strong supplier relationship management and communication skills.
• Ability to support sourcing decisions, supplier capability reviews, and issue resolution.
• Understanding of supplier capacity, lead times, and risk management.
• Experience managing material or yarn-related data and systems.
• Strong analytical and organizational skills.
• Ability to maintain accurate material specifications, tracking, and reporting.
• Advanced Excel and data management capabilities.
• Project management; risk identification and mitigation; stakeholder management; supply chain awareness; strong communication and influencing skills; ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
Nice-To-Have
• Textile experience.
• Footwear, textile, yarn, or materials development experience.
• Knowledge of Company product creation and commercialization processes.
• Experience supporting innovation-to-scale transitions and supplier readiness activities.
Education / Experience Substitutions
• Bachelor’s degree in supply chain or Textiles preferred — not required.
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