Job Description

Position Summary

Develop seasonal non-leather materials for footwear and materials that extend Timberland\xe2\x80\x99s leadership position. Ensure materials are used efficiently across teams with reduced complexity and reduced cost\xe2\x80\x94Educates Timberland footwear teams on materials availability, functions, use, and benefits.

Ensure materials are on-time and accurate in prototype samples throughout seasonal milestones that meet cost targets and suit the production environment.

Join the Timberland Family

Founded in 1973, Timberland\xc2\xae is a global outdoor lifestyle brand based in Stratham, New Hampshire, with international headquarters in Switzerland and Hong Kong. Best known for its original yellow boot designed for the harsh elements of New England, Timberland today offers a full range of footwear, apparel, and accessories for people who value purposeful style and share the brand\xe2\x80\x99s passion for enjoying \xe2\x80\x93 and protecting - nature.

At the heart of the Timberland brand is the core belief that a greener future is a better future. This comes to life through a decades-long commitment to make products responsibly, protect the outdoors, and strengthen communities around the world.

Timberland is a VF Corporation brand. VF is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s leading apparel, footwear, and accessories companies with socially and environmentally responsible operations and a commitment to delivering innovative products and creating long-term value for its employees, customers, and shareholders.

To learn more about Timberland and share in our mission to step outside, work together, and make it better, visit one of our stores, or follow us .

Materials Developer (NLX) (Global Timberland)

As a key member of our Material Development team, you will provide insights and suggestions and share information to deliver quality materials on time at the right cost for the intended performance use. You will report to the Senior Manager, Non-Leather Materials, and have strong internal contacts within our team as well as the following teams: Global Footwear Design, Color, Trends and Materials, Footwear Development, Engineering, Digital Product Creation, VF Asia organization, Quality Assurance, Marketing, Sustainability, and Product Management.

How You Will Make a Difference

What you will do:

• Develop materials that support Timberland seasonal projects and provide solutions to overall materials strategies
• Present Corporate Seasonal Materials to Product Design and Development
• Work with key material vendors focusing on textiles, synthetics, hardware, laces, and non-wovens
• Provide strategic and technical support to Product teams on seasonal materials initiatives that meet trend objectives, improve performance, reduce cost, and meet environmental goals
• Identify and support the development of new materials and the optimization of manufacturing processes to help the Product team reach and exceed their performance, environmental, and cost targets
• Provide technical analysis of material opportunities so that product-related decisions can be better informed to meet corporate material strategies
• Travel to production sites 1-2 times per year to identify needed materials and ensure materials\xe2\x80\x99 proper use and processing
• Interface with testing facilities to ensure materials pass Timberland standards
• Work with design/ development teams to ensure material is used appropriately in the final product
• Identify ways of reducing complexity in materials sourcing and development
• Work to reduce material complexity by tracking and being aware of material usage trends to meet overall complexity targets
• Manage Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Materials Database for assigned material categories

How you will do it:

• Participate in product-related meetings, including Creative Direction and Seasonal Material hand-off meetings and tear-down meetings
• Manage seasonal development of non-leather materials for seasonal projects
• Maintain and continue to develop competitive intelligence and market awareness
• Attend and participate in Timberland University (TBLU) and required Stratham professional development classes as scheduled
• Demonstrate desire, motivation, and a passion for increasing the depth of knowledge and becoming an asset to the team

What success looks like:

With your skills in continuous improvement, information monitoring, decision-making, planning and organizing, and being customer-focused, your talent for building partnerships with communication, gaining commitment, and leveraging cultural diversity will contribute to the team\xe2\x80\x99s success. You are also adaptable with innovation and innovative thinking while continuously learning and driving for results.

Free to Be, Inclusion, and Diversity

As a purpose-led, performance-driven company, we strive to foster a culture of belonging based on respect, connection, openness, and authenticity. We are committed to building and maintaining a workplace that celebrates the diversity of our associates, allowing them to bring their authentic selves to work every day.

Skills for Success

Years of Related Professional Experience: 3-5 years of material development experience

Educational Position Requirements:

Formal education and subsequent undergraduate/graduate degrees, such as a bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree, preferably in Fashion Merchandising, Engineering, Industrial Design, or a related field, are nice, but we are most interested in your total experience and professional achievements.

• What we expect you already know/have:

• Knowledge of textile development and materials sourcing
• Knowledge of compound development
• Knowledge of Flex PLM or other material data management systems
• Knowledge of current footwear manufacturing processes
• The ability to travel to overseas material supplier facilities 1-2 times per year
• The capacity to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams while handling multiple tasks
• Enthusiasm and ability to work in a cross-functional capacity
• Flexible and open to change
• Capability to work independently
• Demonstrate a strong desire to increase footwear development knowledge
• Strong analytic and problem-solving skills
• Recognition of process cause and effect
• Quantitative computer skills
• Product line management experience preferred
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to organize information and effectively communicate with our multi-lingual teams

• What we will teach you:

• Career ownership, enabling you to build your knowledge and experience across different brands and even different countries
• To thrive in a supportive feedback-based culture where respect and integrity guide us in what we do
• How to grow, both professionally and personally, with tailored training \xe2\x80\x93 from a thorough induction to ongoing online and face-to-face training
• Be part of an inclusive environment where people of diverse backgrounds, lifestyles, and nationalities love working together
• To inspire others to step outside and make it better, make a difference by using purposeful actions first and encourage others to join you, believe in collaboration and work to create positive transformations, and initiate and propose bold ideas for innovation, development, and progress.

• VF Guiding Principles: Live with Integrity, Act Courageously, Be Curious, Act with Empathy, and Preserve.

What\xe2\x80\x99s in it For You

We\xe2\x80\x99re in the business of unleashing human potential, driven by our people\'s ideas, energy, and commitment. That\xe2\x80\x99s why we offer comprehensive benefits that encourage mental, physical, and financial well-being for all VF associates. When it comes to benefits, we\xe2\x80\x99re the total package. Go to and click \xe2\x80\x9cLooking to Join VF?\xe2\x80\x9d to learn more.

Our Parent Company, VF Corporation

VF is one of the world\xe2\x80\x99s largest apparel, footwear, and accessories companies connecting people to the lifestyles, activities, and experiences they cherish through our family of iconic outdoor, active, and workwear brands. At the heart of our journey lies our company-wide purpose: We power movements of sustainable and active lifestyles for the betterment of people and our planet. This is our purpose. It\xe2\x80\x99s the reason we come to work every day. It\xe2\x80\x99s a commitment shared by our global associates across all brands. Our purpose unites us and leads us to pursue our goals, together. This is our calling. Learn more at .

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