Footwear Technologist (Western Cape) at PEP

Description

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• To provide a quality assurance service for Footwear to Pep Merchandise department, Supply Chain and Suppliers. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate and advise on product development
• Technical specification packages (i.e. size specifications) are documented for suppliers to use in creating products to be developed for production or quotes.
• Prototype /Development samples are approved or rejected
• Pre-production (blue seal) sample approval / rejections
• Approval/ rejection of Test Reports
• Technical pattern diagrams are developed to assist and advise on correcting problems on supplier patterns
• Bulk audit assessments from DCs for workmanship
• Research and Development
• Provides information for the development of technical manuals
• Store Visits
• Ad Hoc responsibilities

Requirements

JOB  INCUMBENT REQUIREMENTS

• Related Tertiary qualification, plus a minimum of 3 -5  years related industry/retail work experience.
• Extensive experience (e.g. manufacturing and  pattern making experience) across Babies, Kids, Ladies and Mens footwear will be an advantage
• Indepth knowledge of patterns, LASTs, outsole moulds and fitting
• Knowledge and understanding of the retail cycle, will be an advantage
• Knowledge and understanding of production lines
• Understanding of  shipping and imports will be an advantage
• Strong commercial eye to identify fit for purpose
• Exposure to in-house systems (e.g. Product Life Cycle Management (PLM)) or internet based systems
• PC Literate: MS Excel (Intermediate) / Google Suite
• Corel Draw would be an advantage

Competencies:

• Devotion to quality
• Decisiveness
• Performing under pressure
• Results oriented
• Structuring
• Adaptability
• Assertiveness
• Initiative