SeniorMaterialsDeveloper

## If you were the Senior Materials Developer now, here are some of the core day-to-day activities Interfacing with Merchandising, Design and to communicate preferred fiber target progress, opportunities and gaps within the toolbox and developing to the future roadmap of materials Curating material core palettes and identifying materials for consolidation and toolbox optimization Researching and developing industry-leading materials with fiber, yarn and finish forward performance attributes as the focus within our core activities Exploring long lead time material developments and propose timeline for commercialization Providing materials expertise and education to cross-functional teams and partners across the business Demonstrating an understanding of cross functional roles and accountabilities including: Design, Merch, Product Development, Wear Testing, RM Sourcing and Color Ops Mastering the business of our material toolbox in order to effectively drive decisions, and problem solve for cross functional toolbox requests Building knowledge and skills of the greater Raw Materials Development team, guiding on-time commercialization and material separation in the market Identifying and leveraging innovation opportunities for high performance, durable and technically feasible materials and manufacturing Evaluating the technical capabilities of suppliers and collaborate with Raw Materials Sourcing to stage commercialization with our mill partners Working with our sustainability teams to meet preferred material targets Assessing risks and effectively communicating to leadership and senior leadership around material development status Traveling to global tradeshows and mill partners to build key partnerships and explore newness Testing and evaluating materials using Arc'teryx custom and industry standard lab testing, including assisting with management of any materials-specific end use field testing program ## Here are some of the things you could be working on in the fut