Act as a technical consultant to cross functional product creation teams by analyzing designs for manufacturability, production efficiencies, potential functional or quality issues and costing issues and offer alternative, economic and efficient solutions.
Own the tooling creation process by driving the conversation of design information into a confirmed set of technical data and leading creation of tooling prototyping.
Organize and supervise the creation of technical information in collaboration with Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 resources and if applicable adidas employees at the operational center.
Offer technical solutions to the product team taking into consideration functional requirements of products, adidas quality standards, target costs and manufacturing constraints.
Guide the innovative manufacturing process to ensure feasibility and proof of concept.
Lead project review meetings with key stakeholders to ensure that each shoe is engineered and constructed to meet adidas quality standards, functional requirements and potential cost opportunities are identified.
Put the consumer in the center of everything you do and inspire our product creation teams through technical solutions enhancing product sustainability, concept credibility and consumer experience.
Increase the speed and efficiency of processes within the team by identifying and eliminating nonvalue adding steps.
Continuously refresh your knowledge regarding latest technology trends in the field of footwear, engineering systems, prototyping possibilities, and footwear manufacturing.
Consult (digital) creator team on design concepts into technical solutions and manufacturable products.
Support and guide junior team members.
Help to mentor new employees in technical product development by teaching them about adidas specific technical standards, processes and systems related to the tech package creation.
Optional: Embrace state of the art digital tools and drive efficient decision making through the magics of virtual reality.