Manager, Materials and Product Compliance

Who We Are

At Rhone, we cultivate a work culture that is empowering and rooted in our core values. We are gritty, approaching challenges with resilience and determination. We are responsible, holding ourselves accountable to each other and the work we do. We strive for excellence, pushing boundaries to deliver our best every day. We remain authentic, embracing honesty, humility, and individuality. And above all, we are team centered, knowing that true success comes from collaboration and shared purpose.

Rhone is seeking a Manager of Materials and Product Compliance to support the development, qualification and commercialization of materials while strengthening product compliance across the business.

This hybrid role combines hands‑on fabric development with responsibility for ensuring that Rhone products meet applicable legal, chemical, safety, labeling and performance requirements. The successful candidate will work cross‑functionally with Design, Product Development, Production, Sourcing, Sustainability and external suppliers, mills and testing laboratories.

The role requires strong textile knowledge, disciplined project management and the ability to translate regulatory and technical requirements into clear, commercially workable solutions.

• Manage assigned fabric developments from initial brief through testing, approval and bulk commercialization.

• Translate design, aesthetic, performance, cost and sustainability objectives into clear technical development briefs for mills and suppliers.

• Partner with Design and Product Development to identify suitable material platforms for each product, activity and intended end use.

• Develop and maintain seasonal material development plans, including submission dates, testing, wearer trials, approvals and production readiness.

• Evaluate fabric submissions for hand feel, appearance, construction, weight, stretch and recovery, durability, color performance and overall fitness for purpose.

• Coordinate laboratory testing and wearer trials, review results and lead corrective action where materials do not meet requirements.

• Support material innovation projects, balancing consumer benefit with commercial viability, scalability and supply‑chain risk.

• Drive materials through defined development and commercialization gates, ensuring approvals and outstanding risks are clearly documented.

• Partner with mills and suppliers to resolve technical challenges relating to construction, yarn, finishing, shade continuity, quality and performance.

• Support material costing, minimum‑order negotiations, lead‑time planning and supplier allocation decisions.

• Confirm that approved development standards can be consistently reproduced in bulk production.

• Maintain accurate material specifications, testing records, approvals and supporting documentation within Rhone’s systems.

• Identify opportunities to consolidate material platforms, reduce unnecessary development, improve adoption and minimize waste.

• Monitor supplier performance against quality, cost, delivery, technical capability and service expectations.

• Support the implementation and ongoing management of Rhone’s product compliance program.

• Maintain current knowledge of applicable product regulations and standards in Rhone’s existing and planned markets.

• Translate regulatory requirements into practical product, material, testing, labeling and documentation requirements.

• Manage product compliance requirements relating to:

  • Chemical restrictions and restricted substances

  • Product safety and performance

  • Fiber‑content, care and country‑of‑origin labeling

  • Flammability and other category‑specific requirements

  • PFAS and other regulated substances

  • Product and sustainability claims

  • Cotton and raw‑material traceability

  • Required certifications and supplier declarations

• Assign the appropriate testing and compliance pathway according to product category, material, end use and market.

• Review laboratory reports, certificates and technical documentation for completeness, accuracy and compliance.

• Work with approved third‑party laboratories to define testing protocols, resolve technical questions…