Assistant Manager Materials Engineering Innovation Footwear
Core
Develop and manage innovative footwear upper materials (textiles, fibres, leather, coatings) for R&D projects, driving sustainable technologies and supplier integration.
Role type
Assistant Manager, Materials Engineering Innovation
Builds
Innovative footwear upper materials and sustainable technologies
Domain
Footwear manufacturing and material science
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Project management, supplier network development, lab testing management, standard creation, product development expertise, trial execution, SOP development
Preferred skills
Footwear material experience, production/product development experience
Technologies
MS Office
Responsibilities
Deliver materials for innovation projects from a technology and project management perspective, manage and follow up lab testing of innovative materials, create new test methods and standards, run trials with suppliers to understand material usage, set up SOPs for new materials
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC