Note: this is a contractor of 9 months.

此岗位为9个月合同期。

General Summary:

Manages the development of new footwear products from receipt of Tech Package through key development stages to commercialization, providing support during the commercialization and transition into initial production. Close cooperation and collaboration between LO PE team for the engineering on the new last, new upper, and new tool during the development stages - creating & implementing best practices, key feature map & process set up into commercialization and initial production. Maintains connectivity between HQ and across LO multi-function teams plus factory teams from initial tech pack to finished product. Responsible for product design, lead time, performance, costing, delivery and manufacturability are all well achieved to standards and/or expectations. Lead key project and pilot program management with support through commercialization and initial production.

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Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for working with factory partners and key vendors in converting initial design renderings into successful, manufacturable, profitable commercialized product.
• Reviews blue prints, 3Ds and wooden models with supporting from Product Development Manager and LO Sorel PEM to ensure accuracy, functionality of mold details and design integrity.
• Manage project information, ensure its accuracy and meet timeline requested, lead meetings with key partners, suppliers, mold vendors and team members.
• Demonstrate an awareness of and engage in all phases of the Sorel 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 Portland HQ counterpart and keep them continually in the loop regarding issues which may take the project outside of its predetermined track and offer potential solutions.
• Utilize your footwear knowledge and tools to achieve project objectives and communicate project status to your direct leadership and dotted line reported to your Portland HQ counterpart.
• Establish and maintain a close working relationship with your counterparts in engineering and production team (QA) who has primary responsibility for last, pattern, tooling, commercialization and production functions. Keep them informed in all key development stages.
• Fully support the product commercialization process through T1 to T4 also onto the initial production week to ensure the successful hand-over to CSC / factory production team prior to and during initial production providing documentation including CCL, Key Feature & Process Map, Material & Physical passing reports for upper materials, bottom, finish goods, CFM’d T1and PCS.
• Manage prototyping and sampling across designated partner bases and advise on any performance shortcoming and timing issue by these factory partners and provide the improvement plans;
• Apply an advanced understanding of product and category objectives, performance, quality, fit goals, best practices, testing, costing, and consumer requirements.
• Key projects & pilot program management – lead creation of well outlined best practise, key feature & process map by full involvement from tech packs to commercialization and initial production ensuring its fully implemented into mass production as well.
• Notify and verify to the Portland HQ product team and LO related teams all material, component and construction options meet the key features and product performance requirement before buy placement. Keep related teams timely updated with information which impacts their specific roles at all key stages in the development process or where assistance is necessary.
• Maintain current files on all assigned models. Files should include sample request forms, last specification data, specifications and notice of changes, confirmed tooling drawings, key feature & process maps and all other related information important.
• Training and mentoring of Product Developer Assistant and PD Level I is a core accountability of this job and is a key function against which job performance will be measured.
• Be a person of unquestionable integrity and honesty in all business relationships and establish a professional, industrious working relationship with factory partners. Build up this relationship in a manner which ensures the name and integrity of the Columbia company is continually held in high esteem.
• Be prepared to take on other project or brand-related duties as may be assigned from time to time.
• Carry out the details of this Job Description not only in word but spirit and reality too.

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Minimum Educational/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a business, engineering, industrial design or a similar field.
• 6 years footwear experience in product creation or engineering with a global brand, 8 years’ experience if no degree.
• A strong understanding of pattern engineering, costing, quality implications, model making, part drawings, customs, patents, and manufacturing processes.
• Project and team management skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Demonstrated leadership capability including the ability to motivate and mentor others within the working group.
• Demonstrated skill in problem solving and results orientation.

上班地址：广东省中山市三角镇金锂工业区1号