Product Developer II, Global Football Footwear

Nike • Beaverton, OR

5d • Remote

About The Position

As a member of the Nike Global Football Product Development team, you will work collaboratively with key functional partners throughout the Product Development process. This includes Footwear Engineering, Footwear Product Testing, Footwear Material Design and Material Development, Product Design, Product Management, Product Merchandising, Sourcing and Operations, and our overseas partners – both within Nike and external to Nike. You will report to the GFB Footwear Senior Manager. You will be responsible for managing the production creation process from initial concept through commercialization, serving as the primary point of contact for factory partners to the PHK project team, leading communications, and driving product development in a clear and accurate manner. You will navigate the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Nike Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence. We are looking for a Product Developer II who will be a passionate, collaborative teammate, and integral part of creating amazing product for athletes in the World’s most watched sport. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated proven project management experience, collaboration, and problem-solving skills in a product development setting. In addition, we are looking for a proactive self-starter, quick learner, clear communicator, team player and person who exhibits strong leadership skills to lead projects across multiple seasons and timelines. As a member of our Nike team, we’ll look for you to display an aptitude to gain knowledge of our consumer’s footwear needs and to solve problems that are relevant and impactful.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree in Product Development or Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design or equivalent combination of education, experience or training
• Minimum of 2 years directly relevant work experience
• High profile communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership, cross functional product creation team members, and articulate next steps and objectives in a clear manner
• Strong product management and organizational skills with a demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects across different timelines
• Understanding of product planning, forecasting, and process planning with strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling, and materials is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Managing the production creation process from initial concept through commercialization.
• Serving as the primary point of contact for factory partners to the PHK project team.
• Leading communications and driving product development in a clear and accurate manner.
• Navigating the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Nike Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence.
• Driving product and process excellence within a team environment for your assigned projects.
• Recommending and specifying the material, component and construction to meet key features and performance goals.
• Applying understanding of sophisticated innovation concepts to the in-line product process and offering.
• Applying understanding of footwear technical knowledge to drive product creation through 3D Prototyping, Bottom Tooling, Upper Patterns, Mold Design, Chemical, Materials, Costing, and Manufacturing to achieve project objectives in an efficient, effective, balanced, and timely way.
• Converting a project brief and a 2D design rendering into a 3D sample that meets the needs of the consumer as well as the needs of the business.
• Enhancing product excellence.
• Engaging in all phases of the product process to ensure projects are managed according to critical dates and completed on time, while meeting design intent, performance goals, costing/profitability and sustainability targets.
• Ensuring that projects are ready for the commercialization process and can ultimately be manufactured.

Benefits

• We offer a number of accommodations to complete our interview process including screen readers, sign language interpreters, accessible and single location for in-person interviews, closed captioning, and other reasonable modifications as needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level