Bombas · 15 hours ago
Director, Materials Development
New York, New York
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$130K/yr - $148K/yr
10+ years expBombas is a comfort focused premium basics brand with a mission to help those in need. The Director, Materials Development will lead the materials strategy and oversee the sourcing and development of materials across all product categories to ensure quality and innovation as the company scales.
ApparelE-CommerceFashionLeisureLifestyleRetail
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the multi-year materials development and sourcing roadmap, aligning material strategy with Bombas’ product vision, growth plans, and financial goals
Set the vision and priorities for materials innovation across all product categories, balancing experimentation with scalability, quality, cost, and speed to market
Lead and oversee seasonal materials development across yarns, fabrics, trims, and packaging, ensuring alignment with design intent and go-to-market timelines
Define and own the materials risk strategy, including supplier partnerships, geographic diversification, and contingency planning to support long-term business continuity
Own materials-related financial performance and costing, partnering with Finance and Product Development to establish cost targets, evaluate tradeoffs, and support margin and IMU goals
Partner with Production on capacity planning, material staging, and lead-time strategy to support reliable and flexible delivery to market
Establish standards and governance for materials systems and data, ensuring PLM and related tools enable cross-functional clarity, scalability, and informed decision-making
Oversee material testing standards and approvals, partnering with Quality and Production to resolve material issues and ensure consistent performance at scale
Build, lead, and develop a high-performing materials organization, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and evolving team structure as the business grows
Serve as a materials subject-matter leader across the organization, mentoring cross-functional partners on material construction, innovation, quality, and cost implications
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Apparel, Textiles, Materials Manufacturing, Design or related field
10+ years of raw materials and textiles sourcing and development experience and a minimum of 5+ years at a management level
Extensive knowledge of raw materials, yarn, fabric, trims, packaging development, construction, product cost, quality and production
Deadline driven with excellent communication skills and is proactive in approach to problem solving
Strong knowledge of all aspects of material sourcing, development and production
Passion to take on challenges and problem solve
Strong cost negotiation skills
A team player who is willing and happy to help
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Belief in our mission and understand the importance of giving-back
Inquisitive, love to learn, embrace failure, and never give up
Comfortable staying focused while working in any type of environment
Preferred
Proficient in PLM, Google applications and/or MS Office preferred
Ability to travel domestically and globally (5-10% of the year)
Benefits
Employer paid health, medical and dental benefits
401k with match
Paid parental leave
Snacks
Socks
A fun, relaxed office environment
Office lunches
Offsite team outings
Company retreats
Equity in the business
Over 20 paid company holidays
Year-round 'Flexible Fridays'
Unlimited vacation, sick, and wellness days
Monthly phone stipend
$100 monthly wellbeing reimbursement
Company
Bombas
Bombas is a comfort-focused apparel brand with a mission to help those in need. One Purchased = One Donated.
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$150MKey Investors
Third Point Ventures
2021-12-01Secondary Market
2021-03-01Series Unknown· $150M
2017-08-01Debt Financing
Leadership Team
David Heath
Co-Founder and Executive Chairman
Randy Goldberg
Co-Founder
Recent News
Retail TouchPoints
2025-11-20
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