Manager, Product Development Footwear (Shanghai, SH, CN)

Adidas
Shanghai
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceExperience: 3-5 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Management skills","Computer literacy","Presentation skills","Cross-functional communication","Strong working relationships"]

Lead end-to-end footwear product development for assigned business units, from prototyping through production transition. Coordinate across marketing, design, suppliers, materials development, testing, quality, costing, and logistics to ensure timely, cost-targeted execution. Engineer prototypes that meet adidas quality standards and manufacturability, oversee required testing, and manage key development artifacts and systems.

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Manager, Product Development Footwear (Shanghai, SH, CN)

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Job Summary

Lead end-to-end footwear product development for assigned business units, from prototyping through production transition. Coordinate across marketing, design, suppliers, materials development, testing, quality, costing, and logistics to ensure timely, cost-targeted execution. Engineer prototypes that meet adidas quality standards and manufacturability, oversee required testing, and manage key development artifacts and systems.
Location: Shanghai
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Communicate and coordinate information with marketing, design, suppliers, and LO/OC to create footwear products efficiently.
  • •Engineer prototypes and develop new footwear designs, components, processes, materials, and concepts into manufacturable, marketable finished products.
  • •Ensure materials, processes, and development samples are tested to meet adidas quality standards.
  • •Own the entire development process for assigned products, including timely completion against the operating calendar.
  • •Support and guide developers; manage projects to drive on-time colorway activation performance and maintain key cross-functional relationships.
Travel: Medium travel

Key Requirements

  • •3–5 years of related work experience in the athletic footwear industry, focused on product development, design, and/or marketing.
  • •Proven track record in footwear development with ability to engineer product development for business needs.
  • •Technical training in footwear engineering and product development, including knowledge of sourcing.
  • •Ability to understand 2D images in 3D and support prototype development for function, cosmetics, market appeal, and manufacturability.
  • •Undergraduate university degree preferred.
Experience:3-5 yearsAthletic footwearProduct development
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Management skillsComputer literacyPresentation skillsCross-functional communicationStrong working relationships
Languages:EnglishGerman
Tech Stack:MS OfficeProduct Data Management System

Company Brief

Adidas
Global sportswear company designing, manufacturing, and selling athletic footwear, apparel, and accessories. Serves consumers and athletes through branded products, direct-to-consumer retail, and wholesale channels worldwide.
Industry: Fashion & Apparel
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Herzogenaurach, Germany
Founded: 1949
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