Footwear Materials Manager

Department :  Footwear Supply Chain   Reports to :  Vice President, Product Development & Engineering, Footwear   Location:    Portland, Oregon   Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX:     As our Footwear Materials Manager you will lead our  Materials  Development team and manage our relationships with our most important Tier 2 partners .   You will work most closely with our Materials Designers, Footwear Developers and Engineers, and our teams in Asia as we create the most innovative products for the mountain athlete .   You will directly manage our footwear product  developers,and  have dotted line responsibility for our materials analysts in Asia. You will be a member of the Footwear Product Creation leadership  team, and  will work with your fellow leaders as we execute our seasonal product creation process and create and deliver on our innovation agenda .   Your responsibilities will focus on upper materials, but you will also heavily influence our strategy related to foams and rubbers.   This role is based out of our Portland office and is expected to be performed on-location.    Meet Your Future Team:     Our Product Creation team is a dynamic group spread across the globe .   It  sits within  our  Supply Chain  organization  and is a center of excellence   partner with our Footwear Business Unit.   The Arc’teryx Footwear team creates innovative,  aesthetically striking  product that exceeds the core   mountain athlete’s outdoors needs across climbing, hiking, and trail running categories. We   are builders, problem  solvers  and passionate outdoor enthusiasts. Fueled by curiosity, we   take an   immersive approach to  identifying  our athlete’s future needs – then, build, test, and   validate  products that solve for real functional challenges. We are a passionate collective   with a focus on collaborative teamwork, and our vision is to redefine the industry.