ARE YOU PASSIONATE ABOUT SPORTS?
We are looking for people who want to turn their passion into a profession. People who share the creativity, focus and aspiration of our athletes. People who bring our brand and products to the world.
Function
- Drive development of high-performance racquet sports footwear from concept to commercialization
- Lead product creation with costing, performance and technical solutions for designers and factories
- Manage tech packs (blueprints, patterns, color CADs, material maps) with design team
- Collaborate with Asian manufacturing partners to ensure flawless execution
- Oversee material testing, quality and durability with QC teams
- Ensure on-time delivery while maintaining premium quality standards
- Innovate by testing/implementing new materials, technologies and processes
- Conduct regular business trips to Asia for development, production and QC
- Partner with cross-functional teams to meet design and performance goals
Profile
- More than 10 years of experience in the development of sports performance footwear with a successful collaboration with factories in Asia
- Expertise in production technologies, material testing and quality management
- Solid knowledge of footwear lasts, materials, pattern making, shoe fitting and an understanding of laboratory test results
- Experience in footwear costing and cost optimization
- Familiarity with 3D software (Rhino, SolidWorks) and Adobe Illustrator is a plus
- Fluent in English, German is an advantage
- Structured, independent and solution-oriented team player with a positive mindset, strong communication and project management skills
- Mentoring experience is welcome
- Willingness to travel internationally approx. 4 times a year, mainly to Asia
Offer
- Full-time job in an international environment
- Employee shop with top sports equipment
- Sports facilities and sporty colleagues
- Flexible working hours
- Collective accident insurance
- Lunch and transportation allowance (public transportation)
- Located in an amazing location by Lake Constance
Please upload your application with CV, motivation letter and information about previous shoe development projects online to our system.