Senior Specialist - Footwear Developer
About this role
Salary: CHF 95’000 - 125’000 per year
Requirements:- Higher education degree preferred and 6+ years of experience in the footwear industry or 6+ years of experience as a footwear developer.
- Extensive Footwear Development Expertise: Proven advanced knowledge and experience in the end-to-end product development process for performance footwear.
- Product Lifecycle Management: Demonstrated ability to effectively define and manage product creation processes from concept to on-time production, including conducting reviews, driving decision-making, and implementing changes at each development phase.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong ability to collaborate effectively with diverse teams, including design, product marketing, innovation, testing, and biomechanics experts, across different geographical locations (e.g., Zurich and Vietnam).
- Technical Footwear Knowledge: Expert-level understanding of materials, components, and construction options in footwear, with the ability to provide recommendations that balance functional requirements and pricing targets.
- Project Management: Skilled in planning and executing development processes to meet critical deadlines and achieve team and company goals.
- Cost Management & Efficiency: Experience in monitoring product costs and identifying opportunities for efficiency improvements.
- Prototyping & Sampling Management: Proficient in managing the sampling and prototyping phases of product development.
- Innovation Commercialization: Ability to work closely with innovation teams to successfully bring new innovations to market within performance footwear.
- Own and represent the product development process for the Performance All Day category.
- Execute development by utilizing advanced knowledge of the development process for performance footwear.
- Collaborate with Zurich and Vietnamese development teams, design, and product marketing to realize functional footwear products and adhere to product creation calendar.
- Define the best methods to successfully manage the product creation process, including conducting meetings to review, make changes, and drive the decision-making process for on-time production.
- Provide expert knowledge and recommendations on materials, components, and construction options to meet pricing targets and product functional requirements.
- Plan and execute development processes according to critical dates and team/company goals.
- Monitor costs and advise on product efficiencies.
- Work hand in hand with the testing team and biomechanics expert for successful validation and testing of products, and manage the sampling and prototyping of products.
- Collaborate closely with the innovation team to commercialize new innovations in Performance All Day footwear products.
- Marketing
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We are an innovative, creative, and science-driven team working closely to convert cutting-edge ideas into prototypes and exceptional products. High quality and performance are top of mind when creating our footwear products. Our team combines the best experts in fields such as Engineering, Development, and Product Management to create something extraordinary.
On is a place that is centered around growth and progress, offering an environment designed to give people the tools to develop holistically - to stay active, to learn, explore, and innovate. Our distinctive approach combines a supportive, team-oriented atmosphere with access to personal self-care for both physical and mental well-being, led by purpose.
On is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a work environment that is fair and inclusive, where all decisions related to recruitment, advancement, and retention are free of discrimination.