Luxury Women's Footwear Technologist

Kurt Geiger; Exeter; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive basic salary

Pension and life assurance

Enviable discounts

Gym Discounts

Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish

Half Day, Pay Day Friday

Job summary

Kurt Geiger is seeking an experienced Footwear Technologist to drive quality, sourcing and compliance for premium women’s footwear and leather goods. The role requires hands-on knowledge of footwear development, manufacturing and leather sourcing, aligned with market trends to ensure functionality, comfort and aesthetics.

You will support cross‑functional teams across sourcing, QA and production, manage data and supplier records, and help deliver on schedules and budgets for UK, Europe and

Qualifications

• Experience in footwear production or sourcing.
• Knowledge of leather and premium footwear.
• Ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong communication with internal stakeholders.
• Familiarity with compliance documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support the Sourcing Team by maintaining data regarding supplier quality issues and ensuring that records are maintained and updated.
• Facilitate raw material and sample testing and communicate the results to internal stakeholders.
• Help to collate the data on leather sourcing and volumes to provide the Leather Working Group.
• Become familiar with compliance and regulations to ensure processes and documentation are kept in order.
• Access internal order tracking system to advise on shipment schedules to allocate production resources.
• Coordinate with UK, Europe and US teams to ensure samples are sent for assessment.
• Support cost negotiations and work with brand partners to achieve margins.
• Collaborate with UK and Asia Supply Chain teams on production schedules and material approvals.
• Send samples for testing and follow up on quality issues.
• Build cross-functional relationships to communicate supply chain issues clearly.
• Assist the team with day-to-day duties.

Skills

Footwear fitting

Footwear grading

Sourcing & supplier mgmt

Quality inspection

Data input & reporting

Communication

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Kurt Geiger is seeking an experienced Footwear Technologist to drive quality, sourcing and compliance for premium women’s footwear and leather goods. The role requires hands-on knowledge of footwear development, manufacturing and leather sourcing, aligned with market trends to ensure functionality, comfort and aesthetics.

You will support cross‑functional teams across sourcing, QA and production, manage data and supplier records, and help deliver on schedules and budgets for UK, Europe and