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.

• Foster relationships with OEM product, development, and engineering teams.

• Convert customer requirements into actionable 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 issue resolution.

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

• Transform athlete and customer needs into unique technical solutions.

• Analyze competitive technologies, materials, and manufacturing trends.

• Support product concepts from initial development to testing and commercialization.

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

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

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

• Provide technical insights for customer proposals, business opportunities, and product development programs.

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

• Aid in OEM account planning and new business development efforts.

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

⛳️ Requirements

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

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

• Experience working directly with OEM customers or other B2B partners is preferred.

• Ability to comprehend customer needs and translate them into practical technical solutions.

• Strong project management and problem-solving capabilities.

• Ability to work effectively with sales, engineering, product, and manufacturing teams.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills.

• Capacity to manage multiple customer and development projects simultaneously.

• Technical aptitude paired with a strong customer-service orientation.

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

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

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

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering is required.

• A minimum of 8–10 years of relevant engineering experience is mandatory.

• Equivalent combinations of education and progressively responsible experience may be accepted in place of the degree requirement.

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

• Capability to occasionally navigate an office environment and remain stationary for approximately 50% of the time.

• Willingness to support domestic and international travel as necessary.

🏝️ Benefits

• Equal opportunity employment.

• Reasonable accommodations available during the application process.

• Remote work environment.

• Domestic and international travel opportunities as required.