Develop market leading concepts, components, products and processes, as a part of a team who improve brand competitiveness through product and technology leadership and enable adidas to deliver added value to consumers and athletes.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintain broad perspective as part of a cross-functional team (creative, legal, strategy, retail, communications, marketing, engineering) to deliver high-performing footwear concepts
Manage internal and external projects that drive innovation toward consumer and sport-specific innovations
Coordinate internal and external efforts supporting innovative ideas from concept, prototyping, testing and refinement through transition to internal teams for commercialization
Run innovative projects, set project objectives, define project phases, and use project resources economically to deliver practical results
Conduct external and internal projects revolving around enhancements in production
Manage collaborations with manufacturing partners to help automation projects in new locations
Collaborate with internal analytics teams to evaluate the public response to technical products and innovations
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Educate and train colleagues by sharing knowledge on an on-going basis
Prepare concept and results-based reports and presentations, communicating to technical and non-technical audiences
Stay connected to relevant current and upcoming research, technologies, methods, and industry trends. Build an effective information network
Identify and partner with industry-leading organizations to extend the capability of the team
Consider legal implications of innovative concepts, working with the legal team to protect product, technology, innovation, process, and design
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES
Curiosity for science and engineering along with a passion for making insights in the field of sport
Fluent English (required), German (advantageous)
Footwear development experience advantageous
Communicate and negotiate effectively
Cooperate well, develop and maintain relationships
Work independently as well as part of a team
Plan working time efficiently, balancing short term tasks with long term goals
Strong analytical skills, solution driven and result oriented
Ability to travel domestically and internationally