Product Developer, Goalie

Location: Montreal

Product Developer, Goalie

Montreal, QC, Canada Req #516 Thursday, July 18, 2024 CCM Hockey is present worldwide, we have offices in Canada, the United States, Sweden, Finland, Germany and Taiwan. Our headquarters are located in Montreal, where we create and develop our equipment. Our mission is to inspire dreams and empower every player to fulfill their passion while enjoying their game. Our team's vision is to be the leading brand on and off the ice, by delivering innovative products and outstanding experience to our athletes and partners everywhere, all while putting our employees and communities at the forefront.

We aim to unlock the full potential of every CCM athlete from pond to forum by delivering innovation to maximize performance and ignite in them the self-confidence to chase their dream. We’re looking for passionate players who share our core values and will help us become THE industry leader! At CCM Hockey, we live our values everyday:
Authenticity:
Standing up for who you are, doing what you mean and what you believe in.
Empowerment:
Through their unique contributions, each person is different, each person is important, and each person has the opportunity to make a difference.
Teamwork: A team that works together always beats a team of highly skilled individual players.
Respect:
Valuing differences and allowing others to express themselves when working together, to achieve common goals, to grow and succeed as a company.

PURPOSE

Reporting to the Business Unit manager, the main responsibilities of the Product Developer will be to collaborate with several multidisciplinary teams (industrialization, design, marketing, mechanical laboratory, performance laboratory, field tests, sourcing, QC & CAD) in order to manage innovation or product development projects from conceptualization to industrialization, while ensuring compliance with deadlines, budgets and product performance requirements.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Product development

Collaborate with Product Managers and Designers to develop new goalie products that meet market’s needs.

Evaluate the cost of features, materials and components during the development phases and look for solutions to reduce costs or increase efficiency.

Collaborate with partners in Asia and NA to facilitate the manufacturing process: exchange on specifications, manufacturing process development and manufacturing methods.

Work with suppliers to develop new processes to meet CCM expectation.

Manage project timelines & budgets.

Process

Coordinate communication and documentation between different team members (designer, product manager).

Continuously improve project management process (timeline management, task and deliverable tracking, etc.).

Innovation

Feed new product concepts, technologies and materials through an innovation pipeline.

Stay up to date on new technologies and materials and incorporate them into future designs.

Guide and support fundamental research projects with research partners to align with product development needs.

Develop product concepts that create measurable beneficial innovation for the end user.

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum of 3 years of experience in hard goods development and/or project management

Detail oriented approach

University degree in mechanical or material engineering or equivalent.

Good understanding of foams and plastics

Ability to prepare and interpret hand drawings as well as 2D and 3D technical drawings

Ability to work independently, to resolve problems and take initiative, adaptability and flexibility

Good oral and written communication skills in both English and French

Act as a Product expert within the BU.

Familiar with the following software and operation system: MS OFFICE, SMARTSHEET, any project management software. (ILLUSTRATOR is not essential but an asset)

Ability to think and act in a goal-oriented manner, prioritizes, and completes tasks in order of importance.

Ability to use effective approaches for choosing a course of action or developing appropriate solutions.

Act as a positive agent of proactive behavior.

Ability to perform a variety of tasks with different levels of complexity.

Communication skills and ability to transport information…