About this role
<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">At Crocs, Inc., every career offers a chance to make a real impact. No two journeys look the same. And that's exactly how we like it. Whether you’re welcoming customers into our stores, collaborating with global teams at our headquarters, or keeping operations moving at our distribution centers, your impact is real and valued. At Crocs, Inc. you’re not expected to fit a mold. You’re encouraged to break it and create something better. </span></p><div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>Overview</b></H2> </div><div><p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">The <strong>Product Execution Engineer</strong> of HEYDUDE supports the footwear development process from specs through product confirmation, model-size FIT confirmation, Buy Ready. This role coordinates, communicates, and follows up on development activities to help ensure timely delivery of high-quality samples. It supports the Product Execution Team with sample tracking, documentation, organization, and workflow execution against RASCI guidelines and Buy Ready targets, while maintaining clear communication and process transparency. The role works with factories on development and sampling activities, helps identify quality, manufacturing, capacity, and lead-time concerns, and follows up on assigned development tasks under guidance from senior team members.</span></p></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You'll Do</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Support footwear development projects from receipt of initial tech package and sample request through model-size fit, confirmation sampling, Buy Ready, and Sales sample delivery.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Coordinate product prototyping, commercialization activities, and seasonal development milestones to help achieve on-time Line Reviews/SMS sample delivery, Buy Ready completion, and product confirmation.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Communicate project status, sample updates, risks, and development or commercialization issues with US Product Development, Materials, Jinjiang HEYDUDE teams, vendors, and suppliers.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Maintain accurate project information, sample records, and documentation in Centric and the Central Shared Drive to support process transparency and alignment across internal and external teams.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Track sample status, sample organization, seasonal critical dates, and assigned project deliverables to ensure timely follow-up on development, Marketing/Promotional requests, project transfers, and special projects.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Work with Materials, Costing, Lab, Quality, Manufacturing, and supplier teams to support material, component, and construction recommendations that meet costing targets, product functional goals, testing requirements, and quality standards.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Assist with internal and external meetings, apply footwear manufacturing knowledge to assigned tasks, and escalate quality, manufacturing, capacity, lead-time, and commercialization concerns as needed.</span></li> </ul></div></div><div style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"><div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"><H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"><b>What You'll Bring to the Table</b></H2> </div><div><ul> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">College degree or above; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">5+ years of footwear development or production experience, or 8+ years of relevant experience without a degree.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Experience working with factories; basic product knowledge and understanding of the footwear product development process are preferred.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Basic knowledge of shoe construction, footwear materials, upper patterns, bottom components, tooling, and costing.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Familiarity with pattern engineering, model making, part drawings, drafting, 2D documentation, mold-making, customs, footwear manufacturing, and related processes is preferred.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Good computer skills, including Excel, PowerPoint, and Adobe applications.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Good organizational skills, attention to detail, willingness to learn, and ability to follow through on assigned tasks.</span></li> <li style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Ability to travel within Asia as required.<br><br><span style="color:white">#Heydude</span></span></li> </ul></div></div></div><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse and inclusive work environment.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or disability, or any other protected classification.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">At Crocs, Inc. we believe in the power of a blend of in-person and virtual collaboration to drive creativity and strengthen relationships. Your participation in this flexible schedule plays a key role in building a connected and successful team. In-office requirements vary by our work personas: Resident (5 days), Collaborator (4 days), Connector (2-3 days), Explorer (fully remote). This role has been aligned to the Collaborator persona.</span></span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">Job Category: Corporate </span></span></p>