Senior Manager, Product Development – Fabric R&D

Walmart

Senior Manager overseeing product development in Fabric R&D for Walmart. Leading cross-functional teams to ensure product strategy execution and quality standards.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $132,000 - $264,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Yarn

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define and execute the materials strategy for your assigned category, aligned with merchandising, design, and quality priorities
Build and curate a platform of pre-qualified fabrics drives consistency, speed, and cost efficiency across the assortment
Ability to translate design and aesthetic requirements into tangible fabric specs for development.
Identify and develop innovative new materials, sustainable fibers, novel constructions that differentiate Walmart product
Lead material adoption decisions including fabric platform expansion, mill nomination.
Own the fabric calendar for your category, ensuring on-time delivery of qualified materials to support seasonal milestones
Drive cost engineering of materials. yarn count optimization, construction efficiency.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Apparel, Fashion Design, Textile Engineering/ Science, Materials Science, or related field
8+ years of progressive experience in apparel materials development, mill management, or textile engineering at a global retailer, brand, mill.
Expertise in wovens, knits, denim and intimates.
Proven track record of qualifying mills, developing fabric platforms, and bringing innovative materials from concept to bulk
Working knowledge of textile testing standards (AATCC, ASTM, ISO)
Excellent cross-functional collaboration; ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical audiences
Familiarity with PLM systems, materials libraries, and digital materials platforms

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates.

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Hard Skills & Tools

apparel materials developmentmill managementtextile engineeringfabric specificationscost engineeringyarn count optimizationconstruction efficiencytextile testing standardswovensknits

Soft Skills

cross-functional collaborationcommunicationtranslation of technical concepts

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in ApparelBachelor’s degree in Fashion DesignBachelor’s degree in Textile EngineeringBachelor’s degree in Materials Science