Founded in 1920, Eastman is a general specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company’s innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com .

The Role
This is a Brand & Application Development position supporting the Naia™ platform.



This position sits within Eastman’s technology organization and provides support for our Fibers business organization. The emphasis will be on our Naia™ filament and staple products for the textile industry. The position reports through the Group Leader Textile Technical Service, located in Kingsport, TN, USA and is part of a global team.

Responsibilities
- Partner with commercial team to deliver new business growth
- Lead design & technical discussions with brands. Determine which technical value propositions are meaningful.
- Demonstrate trend tracking and textile design expertise, with the ability to prepare and present design, trend, and seasonal concepts to brands and bring back feedback to mills
- Translate design concepts into physical, constructible fabrics, with the ability to present targeted fabric collections that highlight key value propositions
- Utilize technical knowledge of fiber properties, yarn blends, fabric designs and constructions, w

📌 Textile Brand Applications Development Representative (Madrid)
🏢 Eastman
📍 Madrid