Senior Material Designer Innovation Footwear

YOUR MISSION

• Design, explore and implement footwear material concepts, innovations and technologies across Sportstyle and Performance categories.
• Partner with cross functional innovation team and BU partners to drive material innovations.
• Drive the conversation for key material innovations.
• Generate and present strong product stories, designs and mood boards.
• Apply material concepts to 3D visualizations
• Create design tech packs for product creation at a factory standard.
• Work closely with development teams to ensure materials meet the testing and usage standards for PUMA.
• Constantly gather knowledge of material suppliers, material production, and technical material achievability for footwear.
• Work closely with suppliers to both source, brief and develop new materials in line with the creative direction and commercial needs
• Be on top of material trends, application and cycles.
• Provide design trend analysis presentations
• Travel for development trips, and trade shows.

YOUR TALENT

• College / University degree or equivalent in Design (Textile, Product, Fashion or related)
• At least 5 years of experience within the Footwear Design Industry
• Competency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop
• Knowledge of Keyshot is a plus
• Excellent verbal and written language skills in English
• Excellent organization and management skills
• Passion for the PUMA brand & products and what it stands for

• This opportunity will be available in full time or part time

• Please submit your design PORTFOLIO with your application.