Job Description:

Requisition Number:

53785








City:

Huntington Beach








Department:

Product

SR FOOTWEAR DEVELOPER

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

Boardriders, Inc., is the world's leading action sports and lifestyle company that designs, produces and distributes branded apparel, footwear and accessories for Boardriders around the world. The Company's apparel and footwear brands, represent a casual lifestyle for young-minded people who are inspired by a passion for outdoor action sports. The Company's Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, DC Shoes, RVCA, Element, VonZipper, Kustom and Palmers brands have authentic roots and heritage in surf, snow and skate. With approximately 10,000 team members globally, the Company's products are sold in more than 110 countries in a wide range of distribution, including surf shops, skate shops, snow shops, its proprietary Boardriders stores and other Company-owned retail stores, select department stores and through various e- commerce channels.

Boardriders is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer including: Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans

SUMMARY:

Our Sr. Footwear Developer helps manage all stages of the development process. Their experience is relied on to resolve issues and to develop the skills of those being supervised. The role is centered in working with Design, Development, Materials, Costing, Commercialization, Fit/wear test, Production & Asian team & factories to ensure product is developed on time.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform the job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities are able to perform the essential functions. Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

General

• Manage the product development cycle to effectively deliver world-class product at the established retail introduction periods and profit margins.


• Proactively manage the product development process according to the Product Introduction Calendar.


• Acts as the knowledge sharing hub and the key individual in product development process.


• Responsible to work w/ teams to get pattern revisions, 2D &3D revisions executed correctly to approve construction, patterns & mold manufacturing


• On time delivery of all agreed upon key samples (Models, Pullovers, Development, Confirmation, Stage I & 2)


• Review CBDs, yields, cost & negotiate costing to achieve a minimum target margins while, at the same time, providing value for the consumer


• Coordinates the sample making of new materials, compounds and processes that are initiated by the Materials Group for wear-testing


• Operates with a complete understanding of the development process (which includes Marketing, Design, Engineering, Pre-costing, Commercialization, Far East Development)


• Consistently manages systems, people, timelines, projects and resources in an organized, well-prioritized manner


• Involves and communicates with other departments at appropriate times to facilitate process; works pro-actively to stay ahead of timelines


• Effectively manages Running development projects: able to identify, access and utilize resources outside of direct control to facilitate development objectives


• Resolves all pre-costing issues in a complete and timely manner


• Acts as the knowledge sharing hub and the key individual in product development process.


• Validate MCC, HTS, Fabric content, Tooling, Size Grid, Royalty, Costing.... and all development fields before push SAP


• Overseas Travel to Asia may be required

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE/SKILLS/EDUCATION:

• BS Degree


• 7+ years of Footwear Development experience


• Passion and interest in action sports or fitness related activities


• A sound understanding of the human foot and associated biomechanics


• An eye for details


• Ability to anticipate potential issues at an early stage


• A sense of style

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