Through Decathlon's project, we are carrying a strong message: MOVE PEOPLE THROUGH THE WONDERS OF SPORT. 

Our new positioning ‘MAKES SPORT YOURS’ invites us to connect even more with our users in order to design products that are as close as possible to their needs.

Footwear is a complex product made up of many different components and processes that enable us to meet the key challenges of functionality, performance and design.Within 

Decathlon Footwear, a laboratory team is responsible for characterising products by creating and deploying test methods throughout our international network.

The testing engineer - project manager will:

- Identify, deploy and improve characterization methods for product & component testing  to guarantee a reliable performance for our customers.

- Develop and conduct tests/studies in order to guarantee the quality and the correlation with the use of DECATHLON products

- Animate the internal and external laboratory network on conception and production control to ensure product excellence.

THE MISSIONS

Project management:

• Identify & coordinate the right internal and external allies/ sponsors on the project.

• Establish Laboratory roadmap with the Product Benefit leader

• Highlight the risk and its management

• Define the deployment strategy

• Communicate and promote the test methods to the Footwear community for better transformations

Methods development and deployment:

• Manage tests developments from needs expression to the deliverable emission to animate a grip test catalog. 

• Train, coach and validate the network to ensure the grip test skills homogeneity

• Animate, evaluate and follow the network laboratories of the perimeter in order to ensure the reliability of test results.

• Source, negotiate and formalize contracts, in order to purchase laboratory services

Grip methods technical support:

• Act as the primary link with the sports teams to support conception AND  production team to secure production control about grip testing activities.

Your Professional background:

• Engineering degree

• Background in material chemistry (Thermoplastic material experience is a plus)

• Minimum 2 years experience in conception and/or production

• English fluent

You are recognised for your :

• Leadership (demanding and agile)  / Functional management

• Adaptability & tenacity to succeed in your project management.

• Communication skills 

Of course, sport is part of your daily life !