Senior Product Developer

The Senior Product Developer plays a key role in the Product & ESG department that ensures the highest level of quality and structured execution of all products under your responsibility from concept through to pre-production sample approval. Your scope will extend across all product categories at Db (mainly packs, bags and accessories). You develop outstanding products and collaborate with our key suppliers to ensure that production complies with our ambitious quality requirements while meeting our design intent, cost targets, and exceeding our sustainability standards.

Fields of responsibility

• Lead the development of your products from design handover to pre-production approval. Meet time, cost and quality expectations.
• Take ownership and be a decision taker on development topics such as construction and function.
• Be the direct point of contact between Db and our finished good suppliers, securing clear and timely communication.
• Achieve commercial viability of designs and meet profitability targets through collaboration with our suppliers and internal teams.
• Monitor suppliers to ensure timely deliveries during the sampling process.
• Ensure that all samples exceed our quality standards in close collaboration with our suppliers.
• Ensure the best construction and technical solutions for use, durability and aesthetics.
• Be a role model and mentor for Junior Developers and interns

Work tasks

• Lead seasonal tech features and construction research
• Create and maintain the complete technical specifications for the development of the products in our PLM system (including but not limited to technical drawings, BOM, product master data).
• Address construction, manufacturing, sustainability and cost constraints as needed.
• Review and comment on all development samples and present change requests during our weekly product evaluation sessions, with the support of Designers.
• Coordinate sample production planning with our manufacturers while setting priorities and taking timelines into account.
• Analyze Cost Breakdown Sheets to ensure that price targets are achievable while protecting our margin, design intent, and feature set.
• Support the Head of Development and Sourcing with insights and cost comparisons before and during factory negotiations.
• Develop Quality Assurance documentation specific to every product coming into production that will serve as guidance for inline and final inspections, in addition to our Quality Standard and construction guidelines.
• Create instructions for product packaging in collaboration with the Design team.
• Own and evolve our Product Quality Standard, including the creation of a Standard technical solutions library, together with the rest of the Product team.
• Address non-compliance identified in production or in the market.
• Work closely together within the Product & ESG team – being fully supportive and transparent on all relevant tasks at hand.
• Continuously monitor the developments within and outside of our industry when it comes to technology, materials, constructions, and collaborate with our strategic suppliers to ensure best-in-class products.

Key competences

• Able to manage multiple styles on different seasons in a structured way
• Cooperate well and effectively to maintain and develop trustful relationships
• Solution driven and result -oriented
• Tech savvy with good understanding of documentation systems
• Good interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment

Qualifications & Experience

• 3-5 years relevant education
• Minimum 7 years of product development experience in the outdoor or fashion industry
• Technical material knowledge
• Advanced pattern knowledge and understanding
• Advanced experience of working in PLM Centric Software, preferable a super user
• Outstanding product costing knowledge
• Experience of working in Adobe Illustrator
• Experience in 3D CAD system such as Solidworks/ Rhino/ Clo 3D
• Minimum 2 years experience in mentoring Juniors or interns
• Fluent in written and spoken English

Personal attributes

• Very structured and detail-oriented
• Strong sense of ownership for products and projects
• Strong and inclusive role model
• Proactive and transparent
• Curious
• Positive mindset, also when facing challenges including seasonal workload peaks
• Interest in outdoor sports and/or lifestyle/fashion/streetwear is a plus
• Flexible for business travels - they are mandatory and include (but are not limited to) at least 2 development trips of 2 weeks each to Asia

Location: Oslo, Norway - remote work arrangements limited to 1 day a week

Employment Type: Permanent, full - time

Application deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis.