eTeam · 14 hours ago
Materials Development 2
Beaverton, OR
Full-time
Hybrid
Entry, Mid Level
$32/hr - $35/hr
2+ years expeTeam is a company seeking a Footwear Materials Developer II with technical expertise to drive product excellence through materials within footwear products. The role involves collaborating with various teams to ensure effective material selection, manage complex footwear projects, and enhance product excellence while meeting design and sustainability goals.
Information Technology
Responsibilities
Understand product creation process (taking ideas and transferring them into 3d samples)
Ability to interrupt, organize, and make sense of COMPLEX data = can dilute into digestible pieces of wisdom
Comfortable interacting with different teams and people (collaborative)
Provide tools, palettes, and data across multiple material types to enable effective material selection for end-use and category ease of use
Act as the bridge between what we hope to deliver aesthetically and what comes to life
Present facts and solutions clearly, with category & consumer in mind, so the team can make informed decisions
Drive functional excellence and material readiness with a sharp focus on execution of material creation, material sourcing, cost, quality, and implementation of sustainable solutions
Collaborate with vendors, product creation, and other functions in order to establish seasonal material direction, attain on-time delivery, and ensure product excellence for both consumers and athletes
Convert a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the consumer as well as the needs of the business
Engage in all phases of the product process to ensure projects are managed according to critical dates and completed on time, while meeting design intent, performance goals, costing/profitability and sustainability targets
Ensure that your projects are ready for the commercialization process and can ultimately be manufactured
Partner with Product Development, Design, Engineering, Material Planning & Supply Chain to provide transparency when issues or concerns arise, and collaborate on a resolution
Serve as the primary contact for vendors as it relates to category specific issues (price, technical specs, performance)
Collaborate with product creation team, innovation and sourcing to provide training and education as well as standard methodologies to enable informed decision making
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required
Understand product creation process (taking ideas and transferring them into 3d samples)
Ability to interrupt, organize, and make sense of COMPLEX data = can dilute into digestible pieces of wisdom
Comfortable interacting with different teams and people (collaborative)
Previous client experience is not required but they must have product creation industry experience
Bachelor's Degree in Materials, Chemistry, Product Development or Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
Minimum of 2 years directly applicable work experience
High communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership and cross functional product creation team members
Preferred
Knowledge of footwear material types including fibers, yarns, textiles, leathers, synthetic leathers, components or trims, manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling, and materials is highly preferred
Understanding of various product Materials manufacturing processes required
Ability to translate lab testing results for end-use application
Ability to interpret design intent and offer alternative solutions
Ability to anticipate needs, mitigate risks, and solve problems
Solid digital literacy with working knowledge of MS office software; material management systems experience preferred
Ability to travel up to 15% of the time
Company
eTeam
eTeam is a staffing agency that also provides payrolling services.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
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unknown2023-12-04Acquired
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Swetta Bhatt
CEO APAC & India
Aanchal Thakur
Chief Customer Officer
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