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Bombas · 2 weeks ago

Senior Manager, Materials Development

Bombas is a comfort focused premium basics brand with a mission to help those in need. The Senior Manager, Materials Development will lead the sourcing and development of materials for various product categories, ensuring alignment with design vision and financial goals.

ApparelE-CommerceFashionLeisureLifestyleRetail
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Responsibilities

Create and execute materials sourcing and product development strategy for all product categories (socks, underwear, t-shirts and slippers) to align with design vision and financial goals
Lead, manage and execute the seasonal raw materials, yarn, fabric, trims and packaging sourcing and development process for all product categories
Manage risk mitigation for materials through country and supplier diversification
Contribute to creating seasonal GTM calendar and manage seasonal calendar deadlines for materials
Manage materials costing and minimums to hit FOB and IMU targets
Lead and negotiate material lead-times to support speed delivery to market
Partner with the Production team to manage capacity planning and material staging
Lead material innovation for all product categories. Partner with the Design team on material innovation ideas and roadmap and partner with the material suppliers on new material techniques and innovation
Manage the maintenance of the material library
Manage and approve material development and production tests to meet our material test standards
Support Production and Quality teams on any material issues during production
Manage PLM system and data integrity for materials, manage fabric/yarn detail sheet, create material codes and maintain PLM material library
Establish, report and analyze materials KPI’s
Lead, manage, develop and coach the materials team
Mentor to cross-functional teams on material construction, technology, quality, and costing

Qualification

Materials sourcingTextiles developmentCost negotiationPLM proficiencyTeam managementMaterial innovationCommunication skillsProblem solvingCollaboration

Required

8+ years of raw materials and textiles sourcing and development experience with 3+ years of management experience
Extensive knowledge of raw materials, yarn, fabric, trims, packaging development, construction, product cost, quality and production
Bachelor's degree in Apparel, Textiles, Materials Manufacturing, Design or related field
Ability to travel domestically and globally, up to 10% of the year

Preferred

Bachelor's degree in Apparel, Textiles, Materials Manufacturing, Design or related field; preferred
Proficiency in PLM, Google applications and/or MS Office; preferred

Benefits

Employer paid health, medical and dental benefits
401k with match
Paid parental leave
Snacks
Socks
Flexible paid time off for all full-time employees
Over 20 paid company holidays
Year-round 'Flexible Fridays'
Unlimited vacation, sick, and wellness days
Monthly phone stipend
$100 monthly wellbeing reimbursement
Annual bonus and equity target award opportunities

Company

Bombas is a comfort-focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. One Purchased = One Donated.

H1B Sponsorship

Bombas has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Growth Stage
Total Funding
$150M
Key Investors
Third Point Ventures
2021-12-01Secondary Market
2021-03-01Series Unknown· $150M
2017-08-01Debt Financing

Leadership Team

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David Heath
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
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Randy Goldberg
Co-Founder
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