SUMMARY
- Asia based product developer that works closely with the tire vendors and internal cross-functional teammates
- Focus on the manufacturing process improvement, new material sourcing, documentation management to get better tire performance and quality
- As an extension of the brand, they are to uphold the standards of performance, quality, integrity and delivery Specialized customers and riders expect
- Maintaining the development tracking tools, sending weekly status reports, and being able to report the status for a given project for deliver control is standard work for this role
- The Product developer is chartered with getting the most out of our vendors, so relationship skills and communications are as important as technical knowledge and work ethic
- The Product developer will need to act as leader in diagnosing, solving and defining a corrective action plan when product issues arise that threaten production
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Product Development
- Work with the entire team in German and USA
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors to ensure the product meets the target
- Source and analyze the new materials for the performance improvement of the tires
- Set up the mold drawings/ square section standards and scaling the size ranges with SBCT tire team
- Set and control build spec boundaries for the vendors.
- Full approval process for tires / tubes and work with engineering team and QC team on the OEM clearance
Data Management
- Manage Product information: pricing, approvals, test results, photos, color matching, development project specification and descriptions.
- Maintain Development Project status & timeline in PLM systems
Quality\Compliance
- Communicate issues found in the field and work with Quality and Engineering teams to expedite our response and ability to solve them
- Work with QC on the diagnosis and holding the vendors accountable when production issues are found
- Work with Suppliers and uphold SBC policy and ensure vendor alignment with SBC strategy
Supply Chain
- Helping to discover new sourcing options & new technologies and introduce them to the team for future business consideration
- Work with suppliers closely to build and maintain the relationship and trust
- Work with suppliers to improve product performance, quality, testing and delivery while pushing them to innovate both in product and manufacturing to bring new products to market with improved efficiency
- Collaborate with Bike Development Team \ Supply Chain Team to ensure on time delivery of products
Travel
- Travel: regular factory visits for prototyping or pilot series
SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE
- Bachelor degree in Chemical, Materials or Mechanical Engineering
- Understanding of manufacturing process and experience working with vendors
- Good communication skill in English and Mandarin
- 3+ Years of experience of working within tire, rubber or related industries
- Strong computer and technical skills (MS Office, Creo, AutoCAD…)
