EMPLOYE

EMPLOYER: adidas International, Inc.

POSITION: Manager Development Footwear

DUTIES: Drive the inception of new and innovative footwear designs, components, processes and materials into manufacturability and a marketable finished product. Manage the footwear product development process by supporting the respective Business Unit(s) and directly interact with Tier 1 supply partners and Liaison Office’s. Provide an effective transition of footwear designs from prototyping into production. Take ownership for the entire project management process for assigned products, with an emphasis on quality product development and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with the applicable operating calendar. Collaborate in this context with Design to ensure design input into the critical phases of the development process meets agreed upon requirements for correctness and completeness of information and allows an optimized use of design information for tech. package creation at headquarters and/or at source/Tier 1 partners. Engineer workable prototypes which address desired function, aesthetics, market appeal and manufacturability and meet adidas quality standards. Collaborate and interact directly with dedicated development teams at our Tier 1 partners to ensure that all critical deliverables for key development milestones are met, specifically on time in full provision of high quality development prototypes. Collaborate with Tier 1 partners to resolve routine business issues in an efficient and result oriented manner. Identify critical issues and fundamental road blocks during the direct development process with Tier 1 partners, provide necessary action plans and timely follow-up and escalate critical issues if necessary to direct supervisor. Monitor and guide the creation of Bill of Material (BOM) information at Tier 1 suppliers according to established guidelines and calendar milestones, and assume full accountability for the accuracy of the BOM content at key milestones. Rationalize the selection of materials to support an optimized use of the material tool box and to allow economies of scale. Ensure that all materials, processes and development samples are fully tested to ensure adherence to adidas’ quality standards. Drive margin maximization and cost target achievement at model level in alignment with Marketing, Design and headquarter Costing and assume responsibility for addressing critical costing issues and conducting recaps to liaison offices and/or T1 partners to achieve price targets. Promote awareness of main product cost drivers to Marketing, Design and independently coordinate/conduct predictive costing and/or pre-costing activities as well as costing reviews at critical milestones. Responsible for communicating all necessary information and coordinate all tasks that support on time Color Way Activation for all assigned projects.

REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Manufacturing, Engineering, Biomechanics, Sports Science, Business Administration or a directly related field, and two (2) of experience in a related occupation within the athletic footwear industry, specializing in footwear development or design. Work experience must have included: Work experience must have included: technical training in footwear engineering and product development with knowledge of material sourcing; experience with latest materials, components, processes and concepts of footwear development and design. Must also have exceptional ability in the field of footwear design and development .

JOB SITE: California Market Center, 110 East 9th Street, Suite B1300 (Building B, Floor 13), Los Angeles, CA 90079. May permit telecommuting within commuting distance to Los Angeles, CA office.

Wage rate: $74,693.00 - $116,000 per year