Product Developer, Partnership Personalization

Overview

The Product Developer, Partnership Personalization at Crocs Inc. will be responsible for developing new charms, accessories and collectibles as well as projects involving colors and graphics on carryover products, from initial ideation through manufacturing. This role supports the Product Creation Teams to deliver a wide range of in-line products, manage calendars, drive process improvements, and achieve product objectives around aesthetics, quality, and cost within required timelines. The position also collaborates with licensors and third-party partners to manage approvals, ensure licensing compliance, and execute sourcing strategies that bring exciting, on-trend products to market. This role will help with the collectibles product lines that will span partnerships and mainline.

What You'll Do

• Work with a global, cross-functional product creation team from building and development achievements through commercialization to build products that go above and beyond.
• Ability to analyze design packs and prepare for factory deliverables.
• Maintain Product Bill of Materials (BOM) and communicate costing for products in development.
• Identify potential manufacturing, efficiency and costing concerns during the product development cycle and cost targets.
• Own the sample process, including submitting clear sample request, summarize product teardowns within the team, and document and communicate any revisions accordingly.
• Communicate opportunities to product teams for improved construction, materials, and components to improve functionality, aesthetics, duty, and fit.
• Initiate meetings with product teams during various phases of development to review, evaluate, update and ultimately drive the decision-making process that leads to on–time production confirmation and goals.
• Ability to work independently and provide guidance to team through explanation of facts and policies.
• Ability to speak to costing targets or drive to costing targets.
• A strong foundation of supplier capabilities, factory relations, quality issues, material pricing, and lead times.
• Understands and maintains standards for design quality and development process.
• Successfully able to navigate and prioritize deliverables in a fast-paced working environment.
• Responsible for the physical management and storage of prototypes and samples.
• Understand and drive timelines with our cross-functional departments, manufacturing partners, and material supply chain.
• Work directly with Licensors and 3rd party vendors properties experience preferred.
• Work directly with Licensors and 3rd party vendors proprietary experience preferred.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in related field is required.
• Two (2+) years of experience in product creation or similar role is required.  Education, beyond requirements, in a related field may substitute for professional experience requirement on a year for year basis.
• Expanded conceptual understanding of the product development and manufacturing process.
• Strong project management skills.
• Proven verbal and written communication skills with an ability to clearly articulate goals and objectives.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently, manage ambiguity, and develop effective responses for unique process exceptions using experience and sound judgment.
• Detail oriented, self-motivated with strong decision-making capabilities.
• Demonstrates a passion for premium products and team building, fostering a positive, collaborative culture and working effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience in licensed product, collectibles/blind boxes preferred.
• Some domestic and international travel may be required.

#LI-Onsite

#LI-TG1