Under Armour is looking for a Footwear Material Developer I to be the main conduit to footwear product engines, responsible for material development, integrating performance, trend, aesthetic, and function for the end-use athlete/consumer, and building and supporting the UA operational infrastructure and world-class footwear material supply chain.
Requirements
- Experience in textile, synthetic leather and leather classifications and post processes such as no sew, printing and molding.
- Knowledgeable in footwear construction.
- Proficient project management, process and organization skills.
- Basic math skills related to consumer goods as well as calculating interest, percentages, area, circumference, volume, etc.
- Minimum 2 years of material development experience or similar fields with an emphasis on material testing, sourcing or footwear product creation.
- Program Experience: Microsoft Suite, Adobe, Illustrator, Keynote and/or PowerPoint
Responsibilities
- Assist with the innovation team in the development of future footwear materials and processes, new applications and evolving material related innovations
- Work with development, material operations, quality and production to ensure all new material developments are properly allocated and tested to meet end use, costing, logistic and lead time requirements.
- Input and maintain material supplier and material article information in Centric (our material database).
- Work closely with development, supply partners and factories to ensure data integrity for style material specification and all other critical product documentation.
- Manage data on the current status of footwear innovation development and help to coordinate projects
- Compile information and creates presentations
- Build and maintain relations with internal and external partners
Other
- Help define and manage foundational and seasonal toolkits on UA’s determined cadence
- Central point of contact for material suppliers; schedule office visits and manage the collection of seasonal catalogues
- Accountable for producing to functional area timelines
- Sets stretch personal goals and achieves them
- Organize and maintain the Portland/Baltimore Footwear Material Libraries
- Travel to global industry evens to gain insight into new developments to keep the UA team informed on the latest innovations in the market
- Maintain and organize calendars; assist in priority each day with appropriate details/meeting/important tasks
- Summarize meetings and communicate action items
- Takes direction and makes a project their own, assist with other tasks as assigned
- Strong communication skills both verbal and written, with the ability to successfully communicate with vendors from around the world and difference cultural backgrounds.
- The ability to effectively manage many different tasks and overlapping deadlines.
- A great team player who embraces the Company values in their everyday interactions
- Bachelor’s degree in Textiles, Supply Chain Management preferred
- Leadership/Managing/Mentoring
- This individual must reside within commuting distance from our Portland HQ or Baltimore HQ office.
- This role follows a hybrid work schedule, requiring 4 days in-office per week.
- 5-10% travel
- UA does not offer sponsorship of job applicants for employment-based work authorization for this position at this time.
- No relocation provided
