Developer FW - Running Product Operations (temp. for 24 months) (m/f)

Job description

Country: Germany
Job Function: Product Development

State / Province: Germany
Position Type: Temp

City / Location: Herzogenaurach
Brand: adidas Group

Relocation: No Selection

At adidas Group, our love of sport drives who we are and what we do. But just as a ball is more than leather and thread, and a shoe more than padding and rubber, we are bigger than our products. We don’t just work to create faster shoes and lighter fabrics: We strive to help athletes everywhere perform their best. We believe that it’s hard work inventing the future of sport, and that’s why we love it; that when you push your limits, you make it possible for others to push theirs.

At adidas Group, this drive it what connects us, whether we’re working for TaylorMade, adidas or Reebok. We’re all working toward a future motivated by passion, original thinking, and the desire to build upon a proud legacy.

Purpose

Manage the footwear product development process by supporting the respective Business Unit(s) and directly interact with Tier 1 supply partners and LO’s. Provide an effective transition of footwear designs from prototyping into production. Handle development projects of lower complexity levels with the guidance and support of the Project Management Team Leader and/or other Project Managers in the team.

Key Accountabilities

· Take ownership for the entire development process for assigned products, with an emphasis on quality product development and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with the applicable operating calendar.
· Engineer workable prototypes which address desired function, cosmetics, market appeal and manufacturability and meet adidas quality standards.
· Collaborate and interact directly with dedicated development teams at our Tier 1 partners under the guidance of your manager to ensure that all critical deliverables for key development milestones are met, specifically OTIF provision of high quality development prototypes.
· Ensure that new projects are engineered to cost targets.
· Communicate all necessary information/coordinate all tasks that support on time Color Way Activation for all assigned projects.
· Support the inception of lower complex footwear designs, components, processes, materials and concepts into a manufacturable and marketable finished product.
· Ensure that all materials, processes and development samples are fully tested to ensure adherence to adidas quality standards.
· With guidance from your line manager and peers, you monitor and guide the creation of Bill of Material information at Tier 1 according to established guidelines and calendar milestones.
· Own full accountability for the accuracy of Bill of material information at key development milestones.
· With guidance from your line manager and peers, you assume basic costing responsibilities as laid out in the project manager job description, in particular for pre-dictive costing and pre-costing, you participate in costing meetings driven by your line manager or peers, you contribute to the creation of seasonal costing recaps for projects assigned to you.
· Establish and maintain a strong working relationship with key partners as listed below, managing designated projects to ensure an on time color way activation performance.

Knowledge, Skills and Experience

· Ability to understand 2D images in 3D.
· Ability to create, plan and deliver presentations.
· Fluent English; German an advantage.
· MS office skills.

Qualifications

· Four-year college or university degree.
· Exposure to the latest in materials, components, processes, and concepts.
· 1 year related work experience in the athletic footwear industry preferred, specializing in product development, design and / or marketing.