WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR

• As the Lead Materials innovator within Apparel Materials innovation, you’ll develop and apply material expertise to fuel and support strategic material innovation efforts in, polymers, yarn, fabric, dyeing & post finishing field within Nike innovation.

• You will be asked to integrate textiles expertise to drive various NXT innovation programs across all Apparel material innovation technologies.

WHAT WILL YOU WORK ON

• You will be involved in the overall process of material development from ideation through commercialization and scale up.

• You'll also collaborate to explore new test methods & protocol for materials research projects that fall outside the normal realm with internal and external lab resources. 

• You'll continually research and analyze new materials opportunities and technologies in the marketplace. You will work on digital tools to facilitate data inform decision.  

WHO WILL YOU WORK WITH

• You will collaborate with NXT design, product management, product Creation teams and Sustainability team to develop new textile solutions for a variety of materials and processes.

• You will also be working with material engineering teams to solve seeding and scale challenges for material innovation.

• You'll manage and work with all tiers of external textile partners, finishing & machinery suppliers, and laboratory testing personnel to ensure that relevant materials and processes meet all performance specifications and are able to scale up to bulk production expectation.

• You will conduct presentations and educational seminars to innovators, designers, and other interested groups.

WHAT YOU BRING:

• Bachelor's degree in Textile Science, Textile Engineering/Technology,  Design, or related field.

• A Master’s degree is a plus

• Minimum 7-10 years' relevant work experience preferred.

• Requires knowledge and hands-on experience of knit, woven & non-woven textiles. Familiarity with the state-of-the-art technologies in textiles, manufacturing and finishing processes.  

• Requires knowledge and experience on Fibers and yarn.

• Knowledge of environmental issues, but also technological solutions, and relevant environmental legislation, policy, and guidance.

• Ability to communicate effectively and work under tight timelines and with limited information.

• Strong interpersonal effectiveness, project management and data-based decision making (i.e. statistical methods) track record.

• Ability to work with a moderate level of guidance and direction and effectively elevate strategic concerns to senior management in a timely manner.

• Ability to make decisions within guidelines and policies that impact own priorities and allocation of time to meet deadlines.

• Self-motivated and driven to exceed expectations.

• Strong team orientation.