Junior Product Performance Testing Manager (m/f/d) Footwear

BIRKENSTOCK is a global brand which embraces all consumers regardless of geography, gender, age and income. The company is deeply footed on a family tradition of shoemaking that can be traced back to 1774. With around 7100 employees worldwide, BIRKENSTOCK is the largest employer in the German footwear industry. To ensure our quality standards, we produce over 95% of our products in Germany and source more than 90% of our materials and components from Europe. The BIRKENSTOCK Group is headquartered in Linz am Rhein and maintains several locations in Germany, as well as sales offices in Europe, North America, the Middle East and Asia.

Responsibilities

• You ensure the highest product functionality according to our orthopedic and biomechanical core values. To this end you will directly contribute to the management and execution of product performance testing in the process of product development.
• You will pioneer tomorrow's product performance testing solutions and will be the stakeholder for the performance testing standards and norms.
• You keep up-to-date about biomechanical / orthopedic needs and biomechanical / mechanical testing methods. You further manage as well as update the testing lab and the testing manuals.
• In our day-to-day operations you take charge of seasonal and non-seasonal product performance testing requests and work closely with the product developers to make sure that the testing results are accurately translated into product improvements.
• Your project management skills are holistic and hands-on, you manage your projects independently, keep an eye on the resources and activate them as needed.

Qualifications

• University degree in sport sciences / biomechanics
• First working experience in the field of orthopedic product performance testing with a focus on functional footwear
• Know-how in footwear manufacturing methods, construction, and materials
• Advanced knowledge about orthopedic and biomechanic principles
• Fit in MS Office, experience in data evaluation and script development using MATLAB
• Excellent command of English, German is a plus

Benefits

BIRKENSTOCK offers you all the advantages of a successful, fast growing, global company: dynamic work environment, considerable design freedom, authentic and open corporate culture and excellent development opportunities. Sounds exciting? It is. We are looking forward to receiving your online application, stating your salary expectations!

If you have any further questions, please contact Ada Bralewska.