Role Title: Director, Footwear Product Engineering Lead Taiwan
Who you will work with:
Reporting directly to Sr Director, Footwear Product Engineering Lead, you'll act as strategic member of Global Product Engineering team, Fields of Play, as well as a member of the Asia product creation team. You will lead and manage the in-country product engineering team. You will partner with your counterparts in NXT, manufacturing and other functional leaders in the PMO, and work with partner PCCs.
Who we are looking for:
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
2 additional years' experience in lieu of a degree
8+ years' relevant work experience
Technical (trade) footwear engineering training
Product engineering, chemical, tooling, development, commercialization, or manufacturing experience is preferred
Familiarity with material performance specifications used in sport specific footwear
Knowledge of machinery used in the manufacturing of footwear and expected results
Experience in implementing quality programs and processes is a plus
Understanding of product planning, forecasting and scheduling is desired
Deep knowledge of footwear manufacturing technologies and equipment, tooling and materials is desired
Proven leadership experience
overseas production / development experience required
What you will be working on:
Product excellence: You are responsible for driving engineering functional and FOP objectives, ensuring that the team can develop and produce product at optimal performance, quality, and efficiency. You will be required to partner with commercialization partners in manufacturing throughout the product creation process to create, drive, and achieve product goals & expectations. You'll collaborate and liaise with FOP & Functional Engineering leadership globally, to ensure product achieves product excellence standard and is “manufacturing ready' at Ready for Commercialization. You'll monitor and manage adherence to engineering best practices and standards, and act as a driver of global engineering best practice.
Strategy: You'll effectively oversee and drive engineering agenda, working through your Nike PMO leadership, engineering team members, and PCC/factory partners.
Team and talent: You will lead and influence talent strategy of your direct report team, responsible for hiring, performance management and capability development of your team.
Innovation: You will collaborate with NXT to launch and proliferate innovation technologies. you will also collaborate with the Global Modernization teams to influence and support the implementation of new Manufacturing methods, processes, machinery and standards.
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What We Do
At NIKE, Inc., it’s in our nature to innovate and our mission is to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete* in the world [if you have a body, you’re an athlete]. Because we exist to serve athletes, we dare to design the future of sport. To us, innovation is about elevating human potential. We obsess over the needs of athletes of all abilities, using their insights to create products that are beautiful, useful and make all athletes better. To make big leaps, we take big risks. Incremental change won’t get us to where we want to go fast enough. So we pursue moonshots — like developing the first self-lacing shoe, running the first two-hour marathon and committing to 100% renewable energy use in our facilities. We embrace different perspectives — from scientists and designers to coders and quarterbacks — because we know everyone brings unique experiences and ideas to the team. To serve athletes across the hundreds of countries where NIKE does business, we need teams that truly reflect the diversity of our consumers and a culture of inclusivity. We aim to foster inclusion and embrace diversity throughout our business, teams, and culture to create breakthrough innovations, empower teammates to realize their full potential and bring us closer to the communities we serve. NIKE's diverse, high-performing teams around the world are united in purpose and inspired to change the world through sport.
Why Work With Us
With a global footprint, culture of innovation and team-first mentality, we take action to create a future of continual progress for athletes, sport and our world. Whether our job is designing the ultimate sneaker or coding a revolutionary app, we’re united by the same mission: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world.
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