Expires soon Adidas Group

Manager Tooling FW

  • Guangzhou, 中华人民共和国
  • Design / Civil engineering / Industrial engineering

Job description

Country: China (Peoples Republic of)
Job Function: Sourcing

State / Province: China (Peoples Republic of)
Position Type: Full time

City / Location: Guangzhou
Brand: adidas

Relocation:

Somewhere, in one of our workshops right now, the future is taking shape. We are constantly working to redefine the way clothing and footwear transforms the pitch, court or course. This is what drives us: the feeling of discovery and the urge to innovate. When we create a product that makes our hearts beat faster, we know we’re onto something.

If this sounds inspiring, you might be one of us: Someone who loves to create the present, as well as shape the future. There’s a reason adidas has been at the forefront of defining sport for more than 60 years: We never stand still. Everyday, we work to improve everything we create.

At adidas, interesting, amazing and inspiring aren’t just ideas. They are what we do every single day.

Purpose
:

· Ensures that latest tooling technology is used to develop or commercialize adidas products according to the highest quality and industrial standards.

Key Responsibilities:

· Assists the Development/Commercialization Manager and the Technical Services Manager in ensuring that the tooling used in development and commercialization complies with the stated design and development specifications from headquarters.
· Assists the Development /Commercialization Manager and the Technical Services Manager in ensuring that tooling:
· incorporates latest technological developments
· adheres to specific development / commercialization timelines
· meets with adidas quality standards and cost efficiency objectives
· Works with mold shops and manufacturers in the continuous upgrade of technical applications and processes and implements them into the tooling facilities.
· Is aware of adidas brand mission and customer focus; has some knowledge of adidas history and understands the technical direction of the product range.

Operations:

· Establishes an efficient tracking system on tooling and tooling related processes with factory and moldshops; ensures that tooling development complies with the established development and commercialization timelines.
· Evaluates tech packages, technical drawings etc to check that they have been correctly processed and include all necessary information. Evaluates gauges, molds etc to ensure that they meet specifications and adidas quality standards.
· Establishes and manages a central filing system for all technical drawings and relevant graded patterns.
· Updates the mold manual; processes incoming information on latest industrial standards; ensures that these standards are evaluated and, if appropriate, adopted into working processes.
· Establishes standards for:
· mold technology
· the grading system
· quality check and correct tooling execution
· process-oriented procedures
· CAD/CAM and software application
· Initiates and participates in mold/ engineering tear-down meetings and establishes a reporting system for the findings.
· Must be familiar with adidas policies regarding:
· tooling standards
· tooling costs
· materials and components
· lab test standards
· Ensures health and safety requirements are met and SOE rules are implemented.

Key Relationships:

Knowledge Skills and Abilities:

· Must hold a degree in a bachelor degree.
· Three years working experience in a technical engineering/mold making capacity.
· Strong knowledge of CAD/CAM processes and applications, handling related software.
· Knowledge on shoemaking processes and pattern engineering.
· Fluent in English, BULATS level 3 or equivalent.

Requisite Education and Experience / Minimum Qualifications:

· Diploma or degree from educational entity preferably in related fields
· Minimum 3 years experience in Sporting Goods Industry preferably Footwear

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