Footwear Developer I (Sport Performance) Job in Portland, Oregon US
Footwear Developer I (Sport Performance)
Description As our Footwear Developer I - Sport Performance, you'll provide project and process management within Footwear Product Development at an intermediate level. You'll be responsible for converting a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the team and the consumer and that can be successfully and profitably commercialized and produced. You'll also actively participate in meetings with Product Creation during all phases of the development process and execute the decision making process that leads to on-time product confirmation and sample delivery by consistently reviewing and evaluating project status with the Product Creation team. You'll plan and execute development according to critical dates and performance/profitability goals and address challenges and plans accordingly to deliver proven and tested product. You'll ensure manufacturability of product concepts and utilize footwear knowledge and tools to effectively and appropriately achieve project objectives. You'll also effectively select and use the most appropriate communication tools to successfully manage the product creation process from initial concept through to commercialization and production. You'll manage sampling and prototyping across geographies and plan and organize resources to achieve project goals. You'll apply fundamental understanding of category best practices to identify product and testing requirements and assure product performance by applying product integrity through physical and field-testing (fit). This opportunity also involves applying fundamental understandings of product and category objectives, quality goals and athlete/consumer requirements and recommending and specifying to Product Creation team the material, component and construction options to meet key features and product performance goals. In addition, you'll engage appropriately in all phases of the Nike product process to ensure all projects are completed on time and are manufacturable, proven and tested and meet design intent as well as performance, costing and sustainability goals.