Nike Senior Product Developer Footwear Multiple Openings 

United States, Oregon, Beaverton 

893295149

WHO YOU’LL WORK WITH

You will need to navigate the Nike matrix to ensure that our processes model and match Nike Footwear Development standard methodologies for product excellence. You will be the key point of contact for our overseas partners and ensure that communication during the product development process is clear and accurate.

As our Senior Footwear Developer you'll drive product and process excellence within a team environment for your assigned projects. Working on highly complex footwear projects, you will convert a project brief and a design rendering into a sample that meets the needs of the consumer as well as the needs of the business. You’ll utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product excellence. You'll engage 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. In addition, you’ll ensure that your projects are ready for the commercialization process and can ultimately be manufactured. In short, you get to create amazing footwear product!

• Bachelors degree or equivalent combination of education, experience and training

• Preferred degree in Product Development or Product Engineering, Manufacturing, Marketing, Industrial Design or similar field

• A minimum of 3 years directly relevant work experience

• High profile communication and influencing skills, including the ability to interact with leadership and cross functional product creation team members

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

• Understanding of product planning, forecasting, and process planning with strong communication skills

• Plus, any country specific items required by local laws (check with your local legal partners)

WHAT YOU’LL WORK ON

As our Senior Footwear Product Developer at Nike, you'll drive product and process excellence within a team environment for your assigned projects and will recommend and specify the material, component and construction to meet key features and performance goals. As a Senior Product Developer, you will also apply your understanding of sophisticated innovation concepts to the in-line product process and offering. You will apply your expert level of footwear technical knowledge to drive product creation teams 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.

Working on complex footwear projects, you will convert 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. You will utilize your knowledge and experience to enhance product excellence. You will engage 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. You will ensure that your projects are ready for the commercialization process and can ultimately be manufactured.