Crocs, Inc. · 1 day ago
Sr. Manager, Product Innovation R&D
Broomfield, CO
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$139K/yr - $149K/yr
8+ years expCrocs, Inc. is a company that values individual impact and innovation. The Sr. Manager, Product Innovation will lead the innovation and product development lifecycle, driving collaboration across global teams and managing innovation pipelines to ensure successful execution of new product initiatives.
ConsumerManufacturingShoes
Responsibilities
Lead and manage innovation projects across different functions and departments
Contribute to implement an open innovation environment, extending the network of suppliers even to parallel industries, to collect ideas and solutions from the most diverse sources
Collaborating with the Asia and America Innovation teams
Take ownership for the entire development process of the innovation, with an emphasis on quality product development and timely completion of all tasks in accordance with the applicable product creation calendar in the internal digital platform
Establish strong collaborative relationships with our research and testing team to realize new functional concepts and produce prototypes, evaluate testing results, and drive towards platforms that are ready for hand off to brand product teams
Proactively research new technologies, processes and materials to drive innovation
Travel to global industry events to gain insight into the latest innovations in the market
Ensure successful implementation of the innovations in production, directly working with QA, Product Execution, Materials, costing and other Crocs teams, as well as with the factories
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
8+ years of experience in footwear industry or in the plastics or plastics related industry, specializing in innovation or product development, material development, quality, manufacturing or mold engineering
At least three (3) years leading others
Knowledge of plastics (injection, compression molding, etc.) and tooling, in the footwear industry or parallel businesses
Significant understanding of the product development process
Solid understanding of footwear construction and materials
Basic understanding of 3D design and development
Demonstrated strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence peers, set goals, and guide direction effectively
Travel, domestic and international as required by business needs
Ability to work independently on multiple projects under minimal guidance, adapt to change, make decisions confidently, and remain comfortable with risk and ambiguity in dynamic environments
Benefits
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life and AD&D
Short and long-term disability coverage
Paid time off
Employee assistance
Participation in a 401k program that includes company match
Many other additional voluntary benefits
Company
Crocs, Inc.
At Crocs, Inc., we believe life’s too short for uncomfortable shoes.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$200M2013-12-31Post Ipo Equity· $200M
2006-02-08IPO
Leadership Team
Andrew Rees
Chief Executive Officer
Susan Healy
Chief Financial Officer
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