Senior Footwear Product Developer (m/f/d)

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.