Purpose & Overall Relevance For The Organization
To create commercial innovations which drive the product process from design direction through to production reality.
Key Responsibilities
Bring Design solution that sets the industry standard for commercially relevant products. Collaborate with the HZO/PDX (Global Headquarters and Regional Creation Centers) team to ensure seamless integration into inline product plans.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Comprehensive knowledge of shoe building from design sketch phase to manufacturing
- Design and develop solutions to achieve commercialisation of iconic silhouettes.
- Act as an innovative solution provider for the label.
- Constantly resource new materials and processes in conjunction with new manufacturing techniques.
- Communicate and share new insights and best practices to enable potential new design solutions for the rest of the team
- Understand headquarter (HZO) design directions keeping innovative design aesthetics through cost engineered design solutions.
- Provide strong design support for various types of projects across global headquarters and regional creation centers.
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of footwear design and the colors & materials field.
- Effectively manage time while traveling regularly between factories.
Requisite Education
- University/Design School graduate in the area of Industrial Design.
- At least 2-4 years relevant work experience
- Good knowledge of lifestyle and sport culture
- Knowledge of the commercial channel beneficial
- Excellent English knowledge (oral & written).
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