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Senior Director Innovation Apparel - CD&I(m/w/x)
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Senior Director Development Sports Performance Footwear(m/w/x)
Herzogenaurach
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
Nejo AI Summary
Directing sports performance footwear development team, partnering with marketing and design. 10 years' athletic footwear experience required. Inclusive workplace, accommodations for disabilities.
Requirements
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office / e-mail management)
- Presentation skills
- Fluent English; German an advantage
- 10 years minimum work experience in athletic footwear industry, specializing in product development, design, or marketing. Proven record of leadership and accomplishment
- Undergraduate university degree preferred
- Technical training in footwear engineering and product development preferred; background in other phases of footwear business (Marketing, Operations, other) may be acceptable substitute
- Extensive management experience
Tasks
- Manage and direct the Footwear Development Sports Performance team
- Understand team capability, project workload, and department interactions
- Elevate team expertise with clear short-term and long-term objectives
- Partner with Marketing and Design through efficient product teams
- Establish project lists and critical milestone evaluations
- Ensure appropriate resourcing and focus on division needs
- Interact with Sourcing Management to address development issues
- Enhance working relationships between Marketing, Design, and Development
- Customize product creation processes for Marketing needs
- Provide direction for an organized and focused organization
- Establish a product execution and evaluation process
- Create standard specifications for new products
- Ensure cost engineering meets target FOBs while maintaining quality
- Drive initial product allocation aligned with sourcing strategy
- Collaborate with Far East management for product allocation
- Guide Footwear Development and enhance quality with partner functions
- Commercialize innovative high-performance concepts
- Deliver constant newness in product range
- Cooperate with Planning and Forecasting for product confirmation
- Balance product confirmation criteria with customer availability
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Vocational certificationOR
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Fluent
- German – Basic
Tools & Technologies
- Microsoft Office
Benefits
Other Benefits
- Reasonable accommodations for disabilities
- Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion
Informal Culture
- Fostering inclusive workplace
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Senior Director Development Sports Performance Footwear(m/w/x)
Herzogenaurach
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
Nejo AI Summary
Directing sports performance footwear development team, partnering with marketing and design. 10 years' athletic footwear experience required. Inclusive workplace, accommodations for disabilities.
Requirements
- Computer literacy (Microsoft Office / e-mail management)
- Presentation skills
- Fluent English; German an advantage
- 10 years minimum work experience in athletic footwear industry, specializing in product development, design, or marketing. Proven record of leadership and accomplishment
- Undergraduate university degree preferred
- Technical training in footwear engineering and product development preferred; background in other phases of footwear business (Marketing, Operations, other) may be acceptable substitute
- Extensive management experience
Tasks
- Manage and direct the Footwear Development Sports Performance team
- Understand team capability, project workload, and department interactions
- Elevate team expertise with clear short-term and long-term objectives
- Partner with Marketing and Design through efficient product teams
- Establish project lists and critical milestone evaluations
- Ensure appropriate resourcing and focus on division needs
- Interact with Sourcing Management to address development issues
- Enhance working relationships between Marketing, Design, and Development
- Customize product creation processes for Marketing needs
- Provide direction for an organized and focused organization
- Establish a product execution and evaluation process
- Create standard specifications for new products
- Ensure cost engineering meets target FOBs while maintaining quality
- Drive initial product allocation aligned with sourcing strategy
- Collaborate with Far East management for product allocation
- Guide Footwear Development and enhance quality with partner functions
- Commercialize innovative high-performance concepts
- Deliver constant newness in product range
- Cooperate with Planning and Forecasting for product confirmation
- Balance product confirmation criteria with customer availability
Work Experience
- 10 years
Education
- Vocational certificationOR
- Bachelor's degree
Languages
- English – Fluent
- German – Basic
Tools & Technologies
- Microsoft Office
Benefits
Other Benefits
- Reasonable accommodations for disabilities
- Fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion
Informal Culture
- Fostering inclusive workplace
Find the original job posting in its most current version here. Nejo automatically captured this job from the website of adidas and processed the information on Nejo with the help of AI for you. Despite careful analysis, some information may be incomplete or inaccurate. Please always verify all details in the original posting! Content and copyrights of the original posting belong to the advertising company.
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About the Company
adidas
Industry
Fashion
Description
The company fosters an inclusive workplace and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its culture.
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