Footwear Innovation Material Developer II
Brooks Running, China

Experience
1 Year
Salary
0 - 0
Job Type
Job Shift
Job Category
Traveling
No
Career Level
Telecommute
No
Qualification
As mentioned in job details
Total Vacancies
1 Job
Posted on
Mar 13, 2021
Last Date
Apr 13, 2021
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Job Description

Your Job:As our Innovation Footwear Material Developer (II), you will lead our material process for Innovation Materials. You will work with cross-functional product creation teams to support material development based on our longterm innovation strategy around materials for our products. You will work closely with other members of the Innovation team in US and Asia, as well as factories in Asia to meet material timelines and strategy goals. You will manage all phases of materials innovation; including setting goals, targets and presenting at various phases to ensure projects are on track. You will be expected to work independently with minimal direction; reporting into your manager on your goals and projects as required. You will carry out the research and development in materials which fuel and support the overall development and design efforts for the footwear team. You’ll bring new materials to the team and work closely with vendors to ensure that Brooks’ footwear product goals are achieved. Your Responsibilities: · Collaborate with Materials amp; Innovation teams to develop amp; create unique and innovative materials that executes Brooks’ materials strategy. · Partner closely with T2 suppliers to create unique materials for Brooks’ which will funnel into our innovative pipeline and meet our overall materials strategy.· Mentor and coachjunior Material Development team membersto advance their materials knowledge and understanding of Brooks processes.· Work collaboratively with vendors (mills/textiles, synthetics, hardware, and other suppliers) to create amp; develop materials from a concept to actual production that align with Brooks’ quality standards, aesthetics, target prices, and availability needs. · Continuously build advanced materials expertise and work to create a network of contacts within the industry. Anticipate how a decision made can affect our customers, our partners, our products or other departments’ operations and/or morale; connecting the dots.· Continually research and analyze new materials opportunities and technologies in the marketplace; always looking at improving our products and processes while also displaying a willingness to dive into the details and help wherever necessary.· Attend material shows, meeting regularly with suppliers for line reviews and travelling to vendors when necessary.· Ensure that Brooks has accurate complete specification sheets on all materials used in the product line. · Work with Corporate Sustainability to manage the footwear initiatives pertinent to global laws, business requirements, and consumer expectations.· Ensure all materials are complete and ready for tech transfer to inline teams as needed.· Oversee coordination and review with Asia materials testing team, to ensure that all materials meet Brooks’ requirements.· Collaborate with the Asia Lab team to establish test methods for materials research projects that fall outside the normal realm of industry standard procedures; utilizing laboratory testing from various external resources.· Negotiate with Tier 2 vendors on delivery timelines for materials for the assigned projects; create and revise appropriate documentation for best practices; ensure all appropriate development documentation is maintained; · Review testing with development team to ensure product quality: anticipate needs, solve problems, perform research and analyze results. ·

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