Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global 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. This is a Brand & Application Development position supporting the NaiaTM platform.

The position reports through the Group Leader Textile Technical Service, located in Kingsport, TN, USA and is part of a general team. Partner with commercial team to deliver new business growth Lead design & technical discussions with brands. 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 Utilize technical knowledge of fiber properties, yarn blends, fabric designs and constructions,



with the ability to evaluate technical suitability and fitness-for-use directly at the brand level Serving as a cross-functional liaison, bridging internal technical, commercial and marketing teams to identify new opportunities and advance current opportunities Strong relationship-building skills with mills and brands, sustaining engagement through ongoing technical and design touchpoints Understanding of brand positioning, pricing tiers, and target segments, with the ability to match fabric families to brands across regions Support marketing function for tradeshows, building technical and design materials and providing organized approach to managing fabric libraries, including seasonal rotation, updates, and archiving Knowledgeable about knitting, weaving, dyeing, finishing and garment processes.

Bachelor's or Master's degree in design (fabric or fashion), engineering (textile, chemical, mechanical), chemistry, textile chemistry, textile technology or related field is required.

Experience with regional and/or international brands is highly desired Customer engagement experience is highly desired Project leadership experience preferred including short-term and long-term project planning and participation on cross-functional team Marketing and/or business acumen preferred All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, pregnancy, veteran status or any other protected classes as designated by law.

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