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Associate Footwear Developer Job in Portland, VT
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Portland, VT
Full-time | Development - Product
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NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
The first spark of a product idea sets the Nike, Inc. Footwear Product Creation team into motion. The team of footwear developers, testers, engineers and designers strive for product excellence. They obsess over shoes, while collaborating, ideating and refining the product’s construction, fit and style. They use groundbreaking advancements in technology and sustainable design to accelerate innovation. And they work lockstep with Merchandising, Design, Manufacturing and others to produce the final result: products that reflect the soul of sport and inspire athletes to reach new levels of performance.
DescriptionAs our Associate Footwear Developer, you'll provide project and process within Footwear Product Development at an entry level. You will convert a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the team and the consumer that can be successfully and profitably commercialized and produced. You’ll manage project information and ensure its accuracy. You’ll actively participate in meetings with product creation in all phases of the development process. You’ll execute the decision making process that leads to on-time product confirmation and sample delivery by consistently reviewing and evaluating project status with the product creation team. You’ll plan and execute the development according to critical dates and performance/profitability goals. You’ll communicate project status and reports with category leadership. You’ll manage sampling and prototyping across geographies and distribution of samples within the category. You’ll create plans and organize resources to achieve project goals. In addition, you will work with the extended product creation team and other key functional groups and product creation entities as appropriate.Qualifications•Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Industrial Design, Engineering, or a related field•2 additional years' in lieu of a degree•Minimum 1 year work experience, preferably in a product related position•General understanding of the tools that support the footwear product creation process in the areas of upper patterns, bottom tooling and manufacturing•Effective verbal and written communication skills•Demonstrated skills in problem solving and results orientation•Strong curiosity for learning•Ability to work in a deadline driven environment•Strong connection to consumer and product•Ability to travel up to 5% of the time NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Job ID SRC052218AFWDEV
NIKE, Inc. does more than outfit the world's best athletes. It is a place to explore potential, obliterate boundaries and push out the edges of what can be. The company looks for people who can grow, think, dream and create. Its culture thrives by embracing diversity and rewarding imagination. The brand seeks achievers, leaders and visionaries. At Nike, it’s about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly evolving game.
The first spark of a product idea sets the Nike, Inc. Footwear Product Creation team into motion. The team of footwear developers, testers, engineers and designers strive for product excellence. They obsess over shoes, while collaborating, ideating and refining the product’s construction, fit and style. They use groundbreaking advancements in technology and sustainable design to accelerate innovation. And they work lockstep with Merchandising, Design, Manufacturing and others to produce the final result: products that reflect the soul of sport and inspire athletes to reach new levels of performance.
DescriptionAs our Associate Footwear Developer, you'll provide project and process within Footwear Product Development at an entry level. You will convert a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the team and the consumer that can be successfully and profitably commercialized and produced. You’ll manage project information and ensure its accuracy. You’ll actively participate in meetings with product creation in all phases of the development process. You’ll execute the decision making process that leads to on-time product confirmation and sample delivery by consistently reviewing and evaluating project status with the product creation team. You’ll plan and execute the development according to critical dates and performance/profitability goals. You’ll communicate project status and reports with category leadership. You’ll manage sampling and prototyping across geographies and distribution of samples within the category. You’ll create plans and organize resources to achieve project goals. In addition, you will work with the extended product creation team and other key functional groups and product creation entities as appropriate.Qualifications•Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing, Business, Industrial Design, Engineering, or a related field•2 additional years' in lieu of a degree•Minimum 1 year work experience, preferably in a product related position•General understanding of the tools that support the footwear product creation process in the areas of upper patterns, bottom tooling and manufacturing•Effective verbal and written communication skills•Demonstrated skills in problem solving and results orientation•Strong curiosity for learning•Ability to work in a deadline driven environment•Strong connection to consumer and product•Ability to travel up to 5% of the time NIKE, Inc. is a growth company that looks for team members to grow with it. Nike offers a generous total rewards package, casual work environment, a diverse and inclusive culture, and an electric atmosphere for professional development. No matter the location, or the role, every Nike employee shares one galvanizing mission: To bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world.
NIKE, Inc. is committed to employing a diverse workforce. Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, veteran status, or disability.
Job ID SRC052218AFWDEV