We are now looking for a R&D Material at our production office in Shanghai. Are you ready for a new challenge and have experience from working with Material sourcing and development? Welcome to a world filled with joyful creativity, inclusive colleagues and courageous challenges
Kappahl Group exists to create a responsible world of fashion. We promise our customer fashion made with less and made for more.
We offer you
This is a position that will drive and coordinate the trend and fashion input for a commercial development of materials, supporting the global centralized material strategy. Follow research and drive development to enable a sustainable product development, to optimize longevity, reduce climate impact and create efficient working processes.
This is an opportunity for someone that has great interest in the future challenges and are driven by finding new solutions.
Your profile
We are seeking you who have a textile education at a university or equivalent working experience working with materials and trims in similar role.
Great understanding about fashion products’ effect through a life cycle perspective. Good knowledge about the design process, quality, materials, pattern making, and production processes.
As a person you are a great team player, are well organized, goal oriented and understand the importance of working proactive. Have strong communication skills and are able to convey messages and information in a clear and enthused way. You are fluent in English in speech and writing.
You recognize yourself in our values – Inclusive, Courageous and Joyful!
Kappahl celebrate diversity and strive to eliminate all forms of discrimination. We are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees and candidates.
We apply continuous selection which means that we can close the recruitment before last day of applying - so do not wait with sending us your application!
About Kappahl Group
Founded in 1953 in Gothenburg, Sweden, the Kappahl Group is a leading fashion chain in the Nordics, with around 360 Kappahl and Newbie stores in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland and the UK, and online in more than 20 markets throughout Europe and Asia.
We want to make a difference in the fashion world and to lead the way by always keeping our promises: taking care of the world around us and minimizing the environmental impact for each garment. And at the same time fulfil our employee promise "We promise you the right to always be yourself - a place to belong”. The Kappahl team consists of some 4,000 colleagues in eight countries, all with different backgrounds, ages, skills and styles. Our common motivation is to create a responsible world of fashion and offer fashion to a wide variety of people and lifestyles. A responsible fashion that feels right, for the bearer and for the world we live in. Today, more than 85% of the products are made of certified and/or preferred materials. Our goal is 100% by 2025 and Kappahl Group’s overall climate goal is to halve the value chain's climate emissions by 2030.More information at kappahl website.