Developer, Product Development
- Haiphong
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Assist the footwear product process and directly interact with vendors to provide an effective transition of footwear designs from proto into production.
- Handle development projects with the guidance and support of the team leader.
- Review the tech pack with oversea teams and vendors.
- Coordinate with Raw Material Sourcing, Tooling and other teams to ensure timely delivery execution as required by design.
- Ensure all specs are accurate and on schedule to support timeline.
- Support sample material transfer between vendors; Support trims / 2nd upper process.
- Heads up long lead-time projects to Supply Chain Management.
- Communicate all products, shipping, tracking, between factory and overseas team.
- Team up RA meeting internally and expand to SPs achieve CRFs corrections, clarification, and wear test /lab test samples during this stage.
- Meet and influence product quality to meet the highest standard during each phase of sampling.
- At least 3 years working experience in footwear industry for Developer; Demonstrates an advanced knowledge of product category, product materials, and product development lifecycle.
- Proficient office software (word, excel, PowerPoint)
- Own organization and communication skills
- Fluent English both written and verbal. Chinese is preferred.
- Excellent attention to detail.
- Demonstrate ability to work with cross-function/cultural partners effectively.
- Good fashion shoe and trends understanding
- Able to work under pressure with multiple tasks simultaneously while meeting tight deadlines.
- Ability to be flexible in a multi-task environment.
- Results-oriented and process-driven, with high expectations of self.
- Deadline-driven with a track record for delivering great results on time.
- Courage: Doesn't hold back anything that needs to be said; provides current, direct, complete, and “actionable” positive and corrective feedback to others; lets people know where they stand; faces up to people problems on any person or situation (not including direct reports) quickly and directly; is not afraid to take negative action when necessary.
- Creativity: Comes up with a lot of new and unique ideas; easily makes connections among previously unrelated notions; tends to be seen as original and value-added in brainstorming settings.
- Customer Focus: Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; gets first-hand customer information and uses it for improvements in products and services; acts with customers in mind; establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers and gains their trust and respect.
- Dealing with Ambiguity: Can effectively cope with change; can shift gears comfortably; can decide and act without having the total picture; isn't upset when things are up in the air; doesn't have to finish things before moving on; can comfortably handle risk and uncertainty.
- Drive for Results: Can be counted on to exceed goals successfully; is constantly and consistently one of the top performers; very bottom-line oriented; steadfastly pushes self and others for results.
- Interpersonal Savvy: Relates well to all kinds of people, up, down, and sideways, inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can diffuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
- Learning on the Fly: Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
- Strategic Agility: Sees ahead clearly; can anticipate future consequences and trends accurately; has broad knowledge and perspective; is future oriented; can articulately paint credible pictures and visions of possibilities and likelihoods; can create competitive and breakthrough strategies and plans.
- Developing Direct Reports and Others: Provides challenging and stretching tasks and assignments; holds frequent development discussions; is aware of each person's career goals; constructs compelling development plans and executes them; pushes people to accept developmental moves; will take on those who need help and further development; cooperates with the developmental system in the organization; is a people builder.
- Building Effective Teams: Blends people into teams when needed; creates strong morale