Product Developer III HOKA

Job Description

As an Australian-owned boutique recruitment and HR consultancy firm we focus on providing top talent to multinational companies in the Southeast Asian market.

The Opportunity

Our valued client is an international growing company in the Footwear industry. As a Senior Footwear Developer in this firm you will have a unique opportunity to strengthen your management skills and excel your English in an international working environment. This position will be based in Hai Phong city.

Key Responsibilities

OPERATIONS AND DELIVERY

• Drive Development and Commercialization activities to ensure products meet the brand & consumer needs are developed and successfully engineered for mass production at or exceeding target margins and defined quality.
• Update and maintain correct Bill of Materials (BOM) for assigned projects.
• Analyze Tech-Packs and revisions to provide US Development and PLMs/product Design teams with alternatives suggestions in constructions materials costing duty mitigation etc.
• Ensure on-time completion of all product samples and with good sample quality.
• Drive the timely creation delivery approval and retention of all relevant technical information (shell patterns 2Ds 3Ds lasts patterns blue-prints cost sheets etc.)
• Drive the diagnosis of fit/wear and commercialization issues to ensure products are proven and tested for successful commercialization and mass production.
• Drive the execution of the Development process to ensure T1 approval and on-time RTB for production purchase order release and timely hand-off to Commercialization and Production teams.
• Drive teardown and T1 meetings with Development Engineering Material Development Commercialization Production QA and factories Production & QA teams with focus on patterns mold processes materials manufacturing processes costing and end use performance.
• Ensure all product testing has been performed and any necessary override documents are completed to achieve on time RTB approval.

COLLABORATION AND TEAM BUILDING

• Develop and maintain productive effective and professional relationships with peers superiors factories and others. Always represent the company in a positive and supportive manner.
• Work closely with functional departments within the BU (such as costing factory planning fit mold lead) and the central functions outside the BU (such as SCOE PST RTB Bottoms Team Lab & Innovation).
• Facilitate communication & collaboration with key stakeholders including US Development Engineering Design Merchandising and HOKA Asia departments both within and outside the Business Units to drive decision-making and problem solving.
• Be a trusted partner of Development Commercialization Engineering Material Development QA Production US HQ and Business Unit leaders.

PROCESSES AND BEST PRACTICES

• Partner with other Development Engineering QA Commercialization and Production leads to strive for continuous improvement.
• Identify improvement opportunities and work with leadership to implement Best Practices and process enhancements in all areas of the Development cycle.

TRAINING

• Travel to factories suppliers and US HQ as necessary.
• Proactively seek evaluate and understand new technologies materials products and methods of make relevant to the industry.
• Attend training classes workshops conferences and summits to acquire and enhance relevant technical skills.

Key Requirements

• 5-8 years experience in the footwear industry with concentration in Development Commercialization Production or Quality Assurance
• Bachelor Degree
• Advanced knowledge of material applications for product use
• Advanced knowledge of product constructions
• Advanced knowledge of Development seasonal calendars and expected deliverables at key milestones