Footwear Materials Lead

vor 1 Monat

Zürich, Schweiz On Vollzeit

Team for Career Site

Footwear Product Creation

In short

As a Material Lead Footwear, you will inspire, create and drive performance materials to the next level of technology, creating short/medium term goals as well support longer term strategies. You will execute the global materials strategy across Performance All Day, Performance Outdoor, as well as lead projects from creation through to realisation in Performance Running. You will be a direct link into the Innovation team to collaborate on future projects and bring them inline, as well as leading inline-innovations with our current supply base. You will inspire the team closely with the Head of Materials as well as have constant communication with the Design/Development/PM teams.

Your mission

– Create and source outstanding materials and encouraging material-led product creation, ensuring suitability and availability according to calendar timelines and sourcing policies.
– Specifically own Performance Running commodity- Lead material execution that directly infiltrates the creative direction, encouraging material led design and elevating our uppers to the same level of technology and innovation as our outsoles.
– Oversee Footwear Material Specialists/Materials managers projects through collaboration and nurturing, with trust and mentoring.
Evaluate and aim for material-specific targets in regards to the On sustainability roadmap as well as identify opportunities for gains in material performance, sustainability and efficiency, across all product categories.
Lead the research and analyse business tendencies, trade shows and identify new technologies across analogous and how we can translate into On product. 
Build and continuously improve the material library and tools for the product creation teams. Ensure we are working with strategic partners and manage these collaborations with key suppliers. Focus not only on inline, but SMU toolboxes and special project related toolboxes also with short lead times.
Oversee that all materials are tested and approved by QA while problem solving and advising on material improvements through fundamental understanding of yarns, material structures and polymers.
Build and foster strong relationships and communicative channels with material suppliers and chemical vendors. 
Liaise with Design, Product Development, (HQ & ASIA) Product Management, Innovation, and Sustainability teams, as well as the Testing team.

Your story

– Bachelor’s Degree (minimum) in Footwear Textile Sciences, Textile Engineering/Technology from a global leading university or related field.
– 7+ years of global experience as a Footwear Materials Developer in Performance Footwear industry with Asia supplier/factory experience as a fundamental part of previous role. 3+ years leading / mentoring Footwear Materials Development teams.
– Extensive experience travelling globally (non-covid times) on a regular basis to material suppliers/mills to create, develop and source On materials, in line with strategy and vision.
– Heightened experience in project management from creative direction through to production.
– Affinity for Footwear design and technology, particularly in the technical performance category, with an eye for aesthetics and key awareness of trends both within the industry and analogous industries. 
– Proven track record of implementing innovation though performance materials with ability to think and act strategically.
Highly attentive to detail and has the ability to build, organise, and create effective presentations and strategy documents.
– Excellent understanding of the industry’s processes with ability to work autonomously parallel to cross-functional collaboration.
– Collaborative spirit with diverse stakeholders as well as superior communication skills (verbal and written English).
– Able to balance creativity with organisation and discipline in a fast-paced environment.
– Talent to deal with change and bring entrepreneurial spirit when facing unexpected challenges.

Meet the team

We’re responsible for creating innovative products for On. We have a lot of responsibility to try and meet the needs and demands of runners. So we research, design, develop and test lots of ideas scientifically. Only products that pass our rigorous tests ever go to market.

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