Senior Manager, Fabric R&D & Materials Strategy

Walmart; New York (NY); Vor Ort; USD 132.000 - 264.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Paid time off (PTO) and holidays

Zusammenfassung

Walmart seeks a Senior Manager, Product Development Fabric R&D to lead cross-functional teams from concept through delivery, ensuring quality standards and alignment with business strategies. The role oversees product lifecycle, guides strategy execution, and drives supplier collaboration for impactful fabric solutions.

The team focuses on fabrics across textiles, yarns, dyeing, and finishing, emphasizing sustainability, innovation, and continuous improvement in supplier quality and PLM

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Admin, Marketing, Design, or related field with 4+ years in design/merch/marketing.
• Alternatively 6+ years in design, merchandising, marketing, or related area.
• Experience with VBA and SQL programming languages (preferred).
• PMI-PMP or Six Sigma certification (preferred).

Aufgaben

• Define and execute the materials strategy aligned with merchandising, design, and quality priorities.
• Build and curate a platform of pre-qualified fabrics to drive consistency, speed, and cost efficiency across the assortment.
• Translate design and aesthetic requirements into tangible fabric specs for development.
• Identify and develop innovative materials, sustainable fibers, and novel constructions for differentiation.
• Lead material adoption decisions including fabric platform expansion and mill nomination.
• Own the fabric calendar for your category, ensuring on-time delivery for seasonal milestones.
• Drive cost engineering of materials, yarn count optimization, and construction efficiency.

Kenntnisse

Cross-functional collaboration

Translate technical concepts

PLM systems familiarity

Digital materials platforms

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Apparel, Fashion Design, Textile Engineering/ Science, Materials Science, or related field

Tools

PLM systems

Textile testing equipment

Jobbeschreibung

Walmart seeks a Senior Manager, Product Development Fabric R&D to lead cross-functional teams from concept through delivery, ensuring quality standards and alignment with business strategies. The role oversees product lifecycle, guides strategy execution, and drives supplier collaboration for impactful fabric solutions.

The team focuses on fabrics across textiles, yarns, dyeing, and finishing, emphasizing sustainability, innovation, and continuous improvement in supplier quality and PLM