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Footwear Developer Performance Running

Location: Zurich

In short

This role will own projects and process management to ensure continued success within the Performance Running category at On. As a Footwear Developer, you will manage projects in the development process of products with the highest level of performance. You will own the entire process from initial concept, to production, through commercialisation. You will work closely with Product Managers, Designers and the Product Development Lead

Your Mission

• You will own your product development projects within the Performance Running category at On, collaborating with colleagues also in the Performance Run category


• You are expected to execute development by utilising your knowledge of the development process for performance footwear


• You will collaborate with our Zurich and Vietnamese development teams, design, and product marketing to realise functional and performance-based footwear product and adhere to product creation calendar


• You will effectively define the best methods to successfully manage the product creation process (e.g. conduct meetings with the product teams during each development phase to review, make changes and drive the decision-making process that leads to on-time production)


• You will provide knowledge and recommendations on materials, components and construction options to achieve the product’s functional requirements and pricing targets


• You will plan and execute the development processes according to critical dates and team/company goals


• You will be responsible for monitoring costs and advising where product efficiencies can be made


• You will work hand in hand with our testing team and biomechanics expert for successful validation and testing of the products, as well as effectively manage the sampling and prototyping of the products


• You will work closely with the innovation team to implement new innovation in our Running Footwear product

Your story

You have a higher education degree in Engineering or a related field

• You have 2+ years of experience as a footwear developer within a Performance footwear category


• You have demonstrated technical expertise in footwear product development, process, projects manager, costing and manufacturing of performance footwear products from conceptions to retail


• You have experience interpreting tech packs and reading 2D files


• You have the ability to follow complex processes and can offer ideas to improve on existing methods of working


• You have great time management skills and the ability to work with multiple deadlines


• You have sharp communication skills in both written and spoken English


• You are competent with MS Office and have experience with graphic programs such as Adobe Illustrator (3D software like Rhino/Grasshopper