Footwear Product Developer

Found in: Talent ZA 2A C2 - 2 weeks ago


Durban, South Africa Talented Recruitment Full time
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • To work closely with the CD and the designer, and all international suppliers.
  • Working as key liaison for product development, material development, sample tracking & fitting.
  • Responsible for getting prototypes and samples executed to reflect the concept and design in mind, in quality, construction, materials, fit and style.
  • Research new technologies, components and manufacturing techniques suitable for footwear manufacturing
  • Have a keen interest in sustainability within the footwear industry
  • To take responsibility for samples, liaising with the suppliers to create prototypes and samples at workable prices and within specific deadlines for all footwear and accessories.
  • Planning, detailing, specifying all designs/commissioning and tracking the development prototypes/ultimately approval salesmen samples
  • Attend product meetings from first prototype to shipment samples.
  • Liaise daily with factories and agent in Portugal
  • To upward manage a busy Creative Director who works part-time
  • Regularly communicate updates effectively within the company.
  • Be an active part of ongoing brand identity development and evolution
  • Control of courier costs for samples within company policy and procedure
  • Work with Shoe technologist and CD to document sample fitting and correction on design and constructions.
  • To undertake any other reasonable duties identified by the Creative Director- travel to Portugal & Italy may be part of this
Required skills and experience:
  • 6 - 8 years experience as a fully fledged Footwear developer, within a supply and manufacture environment.
  • Proficient in Illustrator & Photoshop
  • Degree level qualification in a related design field
  • Have experience internationally
  • High level of technical understanding in footwear
  • Very familiar with constructions, materials, manufacturing processes, commercialization and offshore sourcing
  • Has a keen interest in past and future trends, including evolving footwear technologies.
  • Excellent work ethic with the ability to work to tight deadlines and upward manage busy Creative Director
  • Excellent organisational skills, planning and communication.
  • Ability to see a product from design to delivery, following it through the different stages of the critical path with the CD and Designer
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