Apparel R&D Manager (12 months) W/M

Company Description

Amer Sports is a sporting goods company with internationally recognized brands including Salomon, Arc’teryx, Peak Performance, Atomic and Wilson.

“The Mountain Sport Company”, Salomon was born in 1947 in the heart of the French Alps and the birthplace of modern alpinism. Salomon’s commitment to innovative design and passion for mountain sports created a vast range of revolutionary new concepts in bindings, boots, skis and apparel for both Alpine and Nordic skiing and brought innovative solutions to footwear, apparel and equipment for snowboarding, adventure racing, mountaineering, hiking, trail running, and many other sports.

Through performance driven design, Salomon delivers innovation and progression to mountain sports; converting new ideas into action and expanding the limits of possibility. Salomon’s heritage, culture, and commitment are tied together by one simple concept: the world’s leading mountain people creating the world’s leading mountain products. Salomon is responsibly committed towards the outdoor through its sustainability program. Diversity is one of Salomon’s five values, therefore we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all.

Salomon is headquartered in Annecy, France.

Job Description

As an Apparel R&D Manager (12 months) W/M, you’ll be at the heart of our product creation process, translating design and performance ambitions into reality. You will lead and inspire our Apparel Pattern and Development teams from concept to production, ensuring technical excellence, efficiency, and timely delivery.

The key areas of the role will focus on:

• Lead development and pattern making teams, provide direction, facilitate objective setting, create the conditions of success, deliver regular feedback and ensure engagement and development of the team to help them achieve their professional goals and business targets
• Supervise complex pattern-making development projects and managing related technical topics
• Collaborate with design, product marketing, industrialization, suppliers
• Managing timelines, costs, and feasibility across multiple projects
• Driving innovation in materials, construction, and performance features
• Ensuring product quality and compliance with brand standards, collaborating with global teams and external partners to bring best-in-class products to market

Qualifications

Essential Skills & Experiences

• 10 years technical expertise in Apparel Development, Pattern Making, Manufacturing, and Prototyping process from product ideation to industrialization.
• Proven experience in people management, managing varied personalities with assertiveness, while allowing your teams to gain in confidence and grow in their careers.
• You understand the environment we work in interacting with design, marketing, merchandising teams, athletes and external partners in global environments.

Essential Competencies

• Leadership: You are able to build, focus and align groups to deliver goals. You formulate strategies; leading change, mobilizing and creating a team of leaders that can inspire, driving mindset change within the team. You are attentive, listen, know how to prioritize and have the capacity to influence leaders around you. You are comfortable with conflict and know how to say no. 
• People Development: You desire and have the ability to develop the capabilities of others. You actively seek substantial and tailored development opportunities for high performers or potentials. Advocate strategic career management of individuals to build the leadership capital of the entire team. 
• Collaboration: You are able to work with peers and partners to drive results & improve performance. Forging new partnerships “networks” to achieve goals. You can recognize sources of conflict and act to resolve them to get to win-win outcomes.

Desired Qualifications

• Languages: English and French fluency

Additional Information

Full-Time Temporary Contract (12 months)

Role based in Annecy, France with some travel in Europe and Asia