Location Germany
The Role
- Personnel management: induction, technical and disciplinary leadership, further development & management of the Fabric Development Team.
- Material sourcing and material management as well as coordination of fabric development with suppliers.
- Negotiation of supply conditions (price, lead-times, MOQs) as well as ensuring compliance with deadlines.
- Detailed design, implementation and execution of new materials as well as non-seasonal work on material projects.
- Elaboration of KPIs of technology highlights and preparation of data and information for PM/Marketing/PR.
- Control and optimisation of the fabric development process in close cooperation with internal interfaces and external partners.
- Development and implementation of improvement measures in all areas of fabric development (development/quality/etc.).
- Support in project related working groups for Innovation and Technology Apparel.
- Responsible for providing technical product documentation and information to the sales team, PR, product management, etc.
- Preparation and follow-up of milestone meetings in the context of collection development in coordination with the direct supervisor. In addition, control/steering of the areas of the explicitly assigned persons.
- Working closely with the Sustainability Management team to ensure compliance and implementation of social and chemical requirements.
- Cross-functional collaboration and support with Equipment and Footwear departments.
The Candidate
- Completed studies in textile design, textile technology, textile management.
- At least 7 years with similar technical responsibility and 3 years of personnel responsibility.
- Very good knowledge of textile production processes as well as textile technical knowledge and analysis methods (especially of functional outdoor materials).
- Very good experience in assessing product quality and supplier performance.
- Very good knowledge of written and spoken English, knowledge of Mandarin, Korean or Japanese would be an advantage.
- User knowledge of Microsoft Office and a product management tool.
- Very good overview of the current state of the art and innovative products.
- Experience in communication and negotiation with external business partners (especially from the Far East).
- 360° view and a very good understanding of processes.
- Passion for fabrics and materials.