Main Responsibilities:

• Work with material developers to identify and develop new upper and sole materials for use in worldwide footwear products.
• Seek out new trends and performance opportunities for both upper/sole materials and footwear techniques through discussions with suppliers, visits to trade shows and research.
• Work directly with trend and forecast agencies to present new concepts to Advance Concept team in Lawrence.
• Work with factories to test and develop new concepts into real samples.
• Follow up on any initiatives from AC team in NBC.
• Perform other duties as assigned to meet advanced concept team’s expectation.
• Actively collaborate with Advanced Concept Team in Lawrence, manage and oversee the development of AC projects in NBC on a seasonal basis.
• Hold teardown meetings and sample review for AC projects with factories, to make early recommendations on AC design and processing, provide solutions to potential manufacturing issues.
• Monitor the tests / trials in shoe / sole factories on the new process of AC projects, provide timely feedback to AC team in Lawrence.
• Confirm tools for both upper and bottom of AC projects.
• Check AC samples before sending them back to ensure quality meeting functional expectations.
• Help AC team in setting up the spec and standards with regards to new advanced product.
• Insure proven and tested readiness of new technologies and methods prior to production.  

Job Requirements:

• At least 10 years' relevant work experience with Bachelor Degree or above.
• Fluent oral and written English with proficiency in MS office.
• Knowledge of a wide range of plastic materials and processing; including injection molding, blowmolding, compression molding.
• Good analytical skills in solving problems that arise in development and commercialization
• Anticipates next steps in project and thinks ahead.
• Seeks multiple paths in exploring solutions
• Knowledge of tooling design and equipment.
• Ability to troubleshoot and verify issues on factory-floor.
• Creative approach to development of new technologies- ability to work with suppliers to get cutting edge products and ideas developed for our team
• Passion for developing new products and technologies
• Excellent follow- through in written and verbal communications.
• Experience should ideally be 5-10 years in industry
• Formal technical / engineering degree is preferred.

Contact: Ms Phuong Nguyen

•  08 39154343 ext 112 - CP: 0939242000 
•  phuong.nguyen@firstrecruitment-asia.com