Product Execution Engineer

Overview

The Product Execution Engineer of HEYDUDE supports the footwear development process from specs through product confirmation, model-size FIT confirmation, Buy Ready. This role coordinates, communicates, and follows up on development activities to help ensure timely delivery of high-quality samples. It supports the Product Execution Team with sample tracking, documentation, organization, and workflow execution against RASCI guidelines and Buy Ready targets, while maintaining clear communication and process transparency. The role works with factories on development and sampling activities, helps identify quality, manufacturing, capacity, and lead-time concerns, and follows up on assigned development tasks under guidance from senior team members.

What You'll Do

• Support footwear development projects from receipt of initial tech package and sample request through model-size fit, confirmation sampling, Buy Ready, and Sales sample delivery.
• Coordinate product prototyping, commercialization activities, and seasonal development milestones to help achieve on-time Line Reviews/SMS sample delivery, Buy Ready completion, and product confirmation.
• Communicate project status, sample updates, risks, and development or commercialization issues with US Product Development, Materials, Jinjiang HEYDUDE teams, vendors, and suppliers.
• Maintain accurate project information, sample records, and documentation in Centric and the Central Shared Drive to support process transparency and alignment across internal and external teams.
• Track sample status, sample organization, seasonal critical dates, and assigned project deliverables to ensure timely follow-up on development, Marketing/Promotional requests, project transfers, and special projects.
• Work with Materials, Costing, Lab, Quality, Manufacturing, and supplier teams to support material, component, and construction recommendations that meet costing targets, product functional goals, testing requirements, and quality standards.
• Assist with internal and external meetings, apply footwear manufacturing knowledge to assigned tasks, and escalate quality, manufacturing, capacity, lead-time, and commercialization concerns as needed.

What You'll Bring to the Table

• College degree or above; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• 5+ years of footwear development or production experience, or 8+ years of relevant experience without a degree.
• Experience working with factories; basic product knowledge and understanding of the footwear product development process are preferred.
• Basic knowledge of shoe construction, footwear materials, upper patterns, bottom components, tooling, and costing.
• Familiarity with pattern engineering, model making, part drawings, drafting, 2D documentation, mold-making, customs, footwear manufacturing, and related processes is preferred.
• Good computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe applications.
• Good organizational skills, attention to detail, willingness to learn, and ability to follow through on assigned tasks.
• Ability to travel within Asia as required.
  
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