OEM Footwear Sales Engineer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a technical resource for OEM clients throughout the entire product development journey.

• Establish and nurture relationships with OEM product, development, and engineering teams.

• Convert customer needs into practical technical and product solutions.

• Collaborate with internal engineering, product, sales, and manufacturing teams to support customer initiatives.

• Assist in customer presentations, product evaluations, technical discussions, and resolving issues.

• Contribute to the development and innovation of traction systems for field, court, and various sports applications.

• Transform athlete and customer requirements into unique technical solutions.

• Assess competitive technologies, materials, and manufacturing trends.

• Guide product concepts from initial development through testing and commercialization.

• Weigh performance, durability, manufacturability, and cost when assessing solutions.

• Discover new categories and applications for the proprietary dial closure system.

• Aid in proof-of-concept development, testing, and customer presentations.

• Offer technical insights for customer proposals, business opportunities, and product development initiatives.

• Monitor customer projects, technical requirements, development milestones, and follow-up tasks.

• Assist with OEM account planning and initiatives for new business development.

• Engage in customer meetings, trade events, and industry activities as necessary.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven experience in engineering, technical sales, product development, or a related field in footwear, sporting goods, or consumer products.

• Preferred technical knowledge of footwear components, traction systems, materials, or manufacturing processes.

• Experience collaborating directly with OEM clients or other B2B partners is preferred.

• Ability to comprehend customer requirements and translate them into actionable technical solutions.

• Exceptional project management and problem-solving abilities.

• Capability to effectively collaborate across sales, engineering, product, and manufacturing teams.

• Strong communication and presentation skills.

• Proficient in managing multiple customer and development projects concurrently.

• Technical skills complemented by a strong customer-service orientation.

• Ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.

• Proficient in Microsoft 365 and technology-enabled business tools.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering is required.

• Minimum of 8–10 years of relevant engineering experience is necessary.

• An equivalent combination of education and progressively responsible experience may be acceptable in place of the degree requirement.

• Capability to communicate effectively using telephone, computer, and other technologies.

• Ability to move around an office environment and remain stationary for about 50% of the time.

• Willingness to support domestic and international travel as needed.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment.

• Reasonable accommodations available during the application process.

• Remote work environment.

• Opportunities for domestic and international travel as required.