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At Gymshark, great products start with great materials. We're looking for a knowledgeable and detail-oriented Materials Developer to support the end-to-end development of woven materials, from initial concept through to bulk production.
This role is critical in ensuring our materials meet the highest standards of performance, quality, innovation, and sustainability while supporting the successful delivery of our seasonal product collections. You'll work closely with Product Development, Design, Colour, and Sourcing teams, as well as external mills and suppliers, to develop materials that help bring world-class products to life.
As a Materials Developer, you'll play a key role in delivering materials that meet both technical and commercial requirements, ensuring development milestones are achieved on time and to the highest standard.
Key responsibilities include:
Developing and industrialising new woven materials across multiple product categories.
Ensuring material development activities are completed in line with seasonal calendar deadlines.
Collaborating closely with Product Development, Design, Colour, and Sourcing teams to align on performance, aesthetic, and production requirements.
Partnering with mills and suppliers to develop innovative, high-performance, and sustainable materials from concept through to industrialisation.
Supporting material quality and performance validation through laboratory testing and compliance assessments.
Contributing to supplier performance reviews and supporting continuous improvement initiatives.
Integrating sustainability considerations into material development to help reduce environmental impact and enhance product sustainability.
Maintaining accurate technical documentation, including material specifications, test reports, and sustainability records.
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Understanding of the activewear, sportswear, fitness, or fashion markets and emerging industry trends.
Onsite Collaboration: Due to the hands-on and highly collaborative nature of the work within our Product & Supply Chain team, we have a minimum expectation of three days per week onsite at our Gymshark HQ. This ensures we can work closely together to innovate, problem-solve, and deliver world-class products for our community.
Our mission is to be a place where everyone belongs. We’re an equal opportunities employer, and for us that means we always strive to be as inclusive as possible in all aspects of employment, right from your application. We’re committed to finding reasonable adjustments* for candidates with specific needs or have a disability during our recruitment process, and all applicants will be considered fairly and equally. We do not tolerate discrimination of any kind. *If you’d like to request a reasonable adjustment please email talent@gymshark.com .
We’re here to unite the conditioning community. We believe that putting the sweat in today, prepares us for tomorrow. So, we give people the tools they need to reach further, go faster, be stronger. We celebrate those who show up – for themselves – to be their physical or mental best, whatever that means for them. It’s what we want for our community, and our team. A team that’s growing rapidly around the world. A collective of talented individuals working together to invent Gymshark’s future. Our plans are ambitious, and we’re looking for people who want to join us for the ride – our growth will be your growth.
Gymshark is a UK fitness-apparel manufacturer and online retailer serving conditioning and fitness customers worldwide.
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