Under Armour is looking to elevate its Color Development for Footwear products by hiring a Sr. Professional, Footwear Color Development to own and execute the color development process, ensuring color data integrity and supporting innovation.
Requirements
- Color vision score (FM100) of superior color discrimination required
- Familiarity with color science and technology (including spectrophotometers, lightboxes, color standards, etc.)
- Understanding of color development lifecycle (lab dips, bulk lots) and color review process
- Experience with non-apparel components (trims, footwear, hardgoods) a huge plus
- Comfortable using enterprise software systems such as PLM and Microsoft Office
- Superior color discrimination (as noted above)
Responsibilities
- Own Color Development process, procedures and execution for Footwear components
- Partner with cross-functional Footwear teams and external suppliers to create and deploy color development process for Footwear components
- Create and publish Color Development SOPs for Footwear components and products; train suppliers on best practices for color development
- Partner with Footwear suppliers for component color development; review, assess, and track color development submits; partner with Footwear Development team for model-level color review
- Partner with UA Innovation teams to provide Color support on new Footwear material developments
- Partner with third-party experts to develop color feasibility documentation and predictions for Footwear materials and components
- Support print development and execution for Footwear components
Other
- Must be detail oriented, able to prioritize tasks and to successfully meet multiple deadlines
- Must be willing to travel domestically and internationally as needed to partner facilities and UA offices
- BA or BS in Apparel Design, Fashion Merchandising, Material Development or other related field, or experience in Footwear, Material, Trim or Color Development
- 4+ years of experience
- Strong presentation skills and comfortable working with a group or independently
