Sr. Developer Footwear - Basketball

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Under Armour, Inc.

Sr. Developer, Footwear - Basketball

in

Portland

Oregon

Sr. Developer, Footwear - Basketball

Date:

Jun 9, 2022

Location:

Portland, OR, US, 97201

Company:

Under Armour

Under Armour has one mission: to make you better. We have a commitment to innovation that lies at the heart of everything we do, not just for our athletes but also for our teammates. As a global organization, our teams around the world push boundaries and think beyond what is expected. Together our teammates are unified by our values and are grounded in our vision to inspire you with performance solutions you never knew you needed but can’t imagine living without.

Position Summary

Under Armour is the chosen brand of this generation of athletes... and the athletes of tomorrow. We’re about performance - in training and on game day, in blistering heat and bitter cold. Whatever the conditions, whatever the sport, Under Armour delivers the advantage athletes have come to demand. That demand has created an environ­ment of growth. Today, with millions of unique registered users across UA’s Connected Fitness community, the brand is resonating with more athletes than ever before, and we’re investing to change the way athletes live.

UA is an environment where building a great team is vital, and where doing whatever it takes is the baseline and going above and beyond to protect the Brand is commonplace. Our teammates and the world’s hungriest athletes alike, live by a code, a pledge to themselves and everyone else: Protect This House... I Will.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Use Project Management skills to actively lead and drive tech package generation. Work closely with Asia counterparts, pattern engineering, design, and marketing, to help facilitate the tech package process. Clearly and concisely document the project process from origination through completion

Effectively communicates with Asia Liaison development, factory personnel, marketing, design, pricing and production. Understand footwear manufacturing process and use this knowledge to better execute design concepts into production

Responsible for all aspects of projects in footwear systems.

Drives the development of prototype product with the Asia development team

Serves as coordinator between marketing, design and outside contractors during development process, monitoring progress through to finalization; act as point person for all development related communication.

Manages the fit and wear process with test managers, design and Asia to make appropriate changes to the projects as needed. Establishes and maintains performance guidelines for the categories managed insuring product integrity for the Under Armour brand.

Maintains an open line of communication with production, marketing and sourcing, to resolve performance and construction issues. Tracks and understands production issues for future planning

Drives costing and margin initiatives and coordinates these efficiencies with the sourcing and marketing groups

Works with Product Line Manager (PLM) to determine sales sample needs and imputes development needs to production for (SMS) order processing. Expedites & monitors sales sample progress and alert appropriate parties of delays when problems arise

Understands the product concept and be capable of presenting product features when necessary

Understand product and brand vision

Drives development timelines while assisting in latest development project

Responsible for creating seasonal calendars and communicating timelines to Asia. Maintains accountability for on time -Prototype, -Sales sample and -Production commercialization based on seasonal calendars

Communicate defective returns and consumer feedback to product team members in Asia and HQ as well as manufacturing partners

Qualifications (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Ability to manage multiple projects within overlapping seasons, and with a variety of time horizons.

Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

Knowledge of footwear constructions, stitching, and assembly, material construction and properties, costing, pattern making, mold engineering and bottom materials, lasts, embroidery, screen printing, welding and other footwear manufacturing

Education And / Or Experience

Bachelor’s Degree (in Footwear/Textile Design, Technology, Merchandising, Engineering, Industrial/ Mechanical/or Chemical Engineering or a related field preferred)

8-10 years of experience

Other Requirements

Location:

Portland, Oregon Office

Return To Work Designation:

3 days a week in-office, the remainder of work week remote.

Travel:

Willingness to travel internationally

Relocation

Relocation may be provided up to a specified amount

At Under Armour, we are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical and mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military and veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Under Armour believes that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success as a global company, and we seek to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool.

Learn more about Under Armour’s COVID-19 response and Teammate vaccination policies

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Company info

Under Armour, Inc.
Website : http://www.underarmour.com