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SeniorProductDeveloper
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“Senior Product Developer. Skills: Product development, Footwear engineering, Manufacturing processes. Manage development of new footwear products. Provide on-site support during commercialization”
What You'll Achieve.
Manufacturable product achieved; Profitable product achieved; Commercialized product achieved; Projects approved; Projects tested; Projects completed; Projects delivered on time; Manufacturable projects met; Design intent met; Performance goals met; Costing goals met; Sustainability goals met; Successful hand-over to CSC
Industry & Context.
Problem solving
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5 - 8 years footwear experience, Bachelor's degree in business, pattern engineering understanding, costing understanding, quality implications understanding, model making understanding, part drawings understanding, customs understanding, patents understanding, manufacturing processes understanding, Project management skills, team management skills, verbal communication skills English, written communication skills English, leadership capability, problem solving skills, results orientation
Nice to Have
2 more years experience if no degree
What You'll Do.
Manage development of new footwear products
Provide on-site support during commercialization
Support transition into initial productions
Cooperate with LO PE team
Collaborate with LO PE team
Set up key feature map
Implement into commercialization
Implement into initial production
Maintain connectivity between HQ
Maintain connectivity across LO teams
Maintain connectivity with factory teams
Ensure product design achievement
Ensure lead time achievement
Ensure performance achievement
Ensure costing achievement
Ensure delivery achievement
Ensure manufacturability achievement
Manage programs for teams
Improve teams career path
Offer successful coaching
Work with factory partners
Work with key vendors
Convert design renderings
Manufacture profitable product
Commercialize product
Ensure functionality of mold details
Ensure design integrity
Manage project information
Ensure project information accuracy
Ensure project timeline requested
Lead meetings with key partners
Lead meetings with suppliers
Lead meetings with mold vendors
Lead meetings with team members
Engage in all phases of product process
Deliver projects on time
Meet performance goals
Meet sustainability goals
Review project status
Keep HQ informed of issues
Offer solutions for project deviations
Utilize footwear knowledge
Achieve project objectives
Communicate project status to leadership
Establish working relationship with engineering team
Maintain working relationship with engineering team
Establish working relationship with production team
Maintain working relationship with production team
Support product commercialization process
Hand over to CSC production team
Provide documents for hand-over
Advise on performance shortcomings
Advise on timing issues
Provide improvement suggestions
Apply understanding of product objectives
Apply understanding of category objectives
Notify Portland product team
Notify LO related teams
Verify material options meet requirements
Verify component options meet requirements
Verify construction options meet requirements
Keep related teams updated
Drive projects to successful development
Lead projects to successful development
Maintain current files on assigned models
Train Product Developer Level I
Train Product Developer Level II
Mentor Product Developer Level I
Mentor Product Developer Level II
Establish professional working relationship with factory partners
Build relationship with factory partners
Take on other project duties
Take on brand-related duties
Carry out Job Description details
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
LO PE team; HQ and LO teams; Factory teams; Key partners; Suppliers; Mold vendors; Team members; HQ Portland counterpart; Counterpart engineering team; Production team; Portland product team; LO related teams; Material engineer; Costing team; Supply chain team
Communication Scope
Verbal communication; Written communication
Process & Methodology
Project management, Timeline management, Program management
Full Job Description
**General Summary:** Manages the development of new footwear products from the receipt of Tech Package through key development stages to commercialization, providing the on-site support during the commercialization and the transition into the initial productions. Closely cooperation and collaboration between LO PE team for the engineering on the new last, new upper and new tool during the development stages with best practice and key feature map & process set up and implement into commercialization and initial productions; Maintains connectivity between HQ and across LO multi- function teams also the factory teams through the tech pack to finished product. Responsible for the executions of the product design, lead time, performance, costing, delivery and manufacturability are all well achieved. Mentoring and leading also managing the programs for teams’ career path growth and improvement with successful coaching experience offered and presented; **___________________________________________________** **Essential Duties and Responsibilities:** * Responsible for working with factory partners and key vendors in converting initial design renderings into successful, manufacturable, profitable also commercialized product. * Reviews blue prints, 3Ds and wooden models with supporting from Product Development Manager and LO Columbia PEM to ensure accuracy, functionality of mold details and design integrity. * Manage project information, ensure its accuracy and timeline requested, leads meetings with key partners, suppliers, mold vendors and team members. * Demonstrate an awareness of and engage in all phases of the Columbia product process which ensures that projects are approved, tested, completed and delivered on time, are manufacturable, meet design intent, performance, costing and sustainability goals. * Constantly review and evaluate the project status with your HQ Portland counterpart and keep them continually in the loop regarding issues which may take the project out
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