Utility Director-Footwear

1. Receive and execute seamless hand-off of Product Development Tech Pack from HQ to KEEN Utility factory Partners, ensuring that footwear products are proven and tested, completed on time, viable for manufacturing, satisfy design intent and performance targets, and meet costing and sustainability goals. 
2. Manage the product creation process across factories from initial Tech Pack through commercialization and production for footwear models. 
3. Work to obtain consistency in technical, development and production methods across all factories. 
4. Collaborate with factories on product requirements and standards, including sharing corporate sustainability and cultural standards to achieve shared goals. 
5. In addition to daily check-ins with factory sample room, production and line managers, maintain open communication with sourcing functions, costing, materials, Planning, Product Testing, Quality Managers. 
6. Act as expert resource within the Product Team during the development phase. 
7. Make early recommendations on construction techniques and tooling solutions. 
8. Analyze and recommend materials, components, and construction options to the Product Team in order to meet key material and product performance goals. 
9. Implement plans in support of the Material Innovation Team’s needs, and ensure proven and tested readiness