Altra: Footwear Developer

At Altra, we are on a never-ending journey to seek out opportunities to unlock potential in ourselves and others and to create a more diverse and inclusive running community. When we’re all working together as the best versions of ourselves, we can feel empowered both individually and as a community.

So, before we get to the job details, take a minute to learn a little more about us – our values and our culture. If you can see yourself working side-by-side with a team of people driven to discover more about ourselves and the world around us, Altra just may be the place for you.

To learn more about our values and our culture, visit Altra Careers or www. altrarunning. com . FOOTWEAR DEVELOPER What will you do? A day in the life of a Footwear Developer at Altra looks a little like this. The Footwear Developer will be responsible for driving the development, engineering, fit, margin adherence and specifications for new and existing Footwear from Final Design Review to Commercialization with a focus on Project based management.

Drive footwear product development from seasonal kickoff to confirmation for production. You will be responsible for collaborating with and supporting overall footwear cross-functional teams to create best in class performance footwear.

You will do this by focusing on footwear best practices/standards, fit and comfort, providing technical solutions, building product at cost and ensuring product quality. Let’s break down that day-in-the-life a bit more. Manage the development of products from kickoff to production ensuring triad adherence to the product creation calendar milestones through pro-active follow ups.

Initiate and lead 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 Buy Ready and achieves margin goals. Confirm final development samples on time and ensure samples meet expected quality and accuracy standards.

Manage retention a