Senior Engineer, Sourcing Development, Footwear

About the role

As a Senior Engineer, Sourcing Development, Footwear, you will oversee the technical development and commercialization of footwear products, ensuring quality standards and delivery milestones are consistently achieved. You will coordinate development activities across manufacturing partners, manage sample approvals, and support production readiness throughout the product creation calendar.

What you'll do

• Manage product development processes with Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturing partners across all sample stages
• Inspect and evaluate development samples, including sales samples from different countries of origin
• Coordinate development activities for new bottoms and uppers, color variations, fit approvals, material testing, wear testing, swatch sign-offs, and cost approvals
• Plan and manage the Buy Ready process at the SKU level, ensuring alignment with product creation milestones
• Communicate product specifications, technical requirements, and performance expectations clearly to vendors

What you need

• Sourcing
• Costing
• Any graduate