Footwear Product Developer H/F

Laceless Design; San Genesio ed Uniti; On-site; EUR 48,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

13-month salary

Meal vouchers

Transport allowance

Health insurance

Pension plan

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Millet, a mountain brand in Annecy, seeks a Footwear Product Developer to lead the technical development of our outdoor footwear portfolio from concept to validation with partners in Europe and Asia. You will steer the development cycle, build technical specifications with factories, organize fittings and field tests, and ensure reliable data in our PLM system.

Required: 5+ years in product development for technical footwear, expertise in flexible materials, and fluency in French and English;

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years in product development, incl. technical footwear.
• Background in flexible materials and footwear engineering.
• Advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator.
• Fluent in French and English.

Responsibilities

• Lead product development and coordinate the entire development cycle while respecting schedules, budgets and quality objectives.
• Foster the daily relationship with our development partners and their suppliers, both in France and internationally.
• Build, challenge and develop technical specifications with factories and external partners.
• Organize and lead fittings, field tests and technical validations.
• Analyze feedback from testers, quality teams, suppliers, sales teams, and end users to identify necessary improvements.
• Manage the materials library and supplier catalogues, ensuring the reliability of information and test results.
• Ensure the integration and reliability of development data in our PLM.
• Identify and test new materials, technologies and construction methods, with particular attention to performance and durability.
• Actively monitor developments in the outdoor footwear market and contribute to the advancement of our product ranges and development methods.
• Anticipate difficulties, propose proactive solutions and secure key development stages.

Skills

Product development

Footwear expertise

Project management

French language

English language

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Out of love for the mountains, Millet forms a family with its communities by guiding them towards adventures that uplift them and acts to preserve this space of freedom.

What if your next playground was outdoor footwear with Millet?

At Millet , we design products for those who choose the mountains as their playground and experience them with commitment. For over a century, our ambition has remained the same: to create technical, reliable, and durable products capable of supporting users in the most demanding environments.

We are currently looking for our future Footwear Product Developer .

If you enjoy understanding how a shoe works, challenging a material, solving a technical problem with a manufacturer and turning an idea into a high-performing product on the field, this position should interest you.

Your playground

You will be responsible for the technical development of a portfolio of outdoor footwear, from the design phase to product validation, in conjunction with our development partners and suppliers, in Europe and Asia.

Specifically, you:

• Lead product development and coordinate the entire development cycle while respecting schedules, budgets and quality objectives.
• Foster the daily relationship with our development partners and their suppliers , both in France and internationally.
• Build, challenge and develop technical specifications with factories and external partners.
• Organize and lead fittings, field tests and technical validations .
• Analyze feedback from testers, quality teams, suppliers, sales teams, and end users to identify necessary improvements.
• Manage the materials library and supplier catalogues , ensuring the reliability of information and test results.
• Ensure the integration and reliability of development data in our PLM .
• Identify and test new materials, technologies and construction methods , with particular attention to performance and durability.
• Actively monitor developments in the outdoor footwear market and contribute to the advancement of our product ranges and development methods.
• Anticipate difficulties, propose proactive solutions and secure key development stages.

Do you recognize yourself in our team spirit?

• Curious and open to the world, you enjoy working in an international environment.
• You are committed to respecting our playing field and its environmental challenges.
• Beyond skills, we are looking for a personality that aligns with our values.

What will make the difference

We are primarily looking for a technical footwear expert , capable of moving from raw material to finished product and from prototype to industrialized product.

Ideally, you have a background in flexible materials, with a specialization in footwear , at an engineering level or equivalent.

You have at least 5 years of experience in product development , including significant experience in technical footwear , ideally in the outdoor or sports sector.

You have advanced proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and are comfortable in both French and English , both written and spoken, in an international environment.

And above all…

You are known for your rigor, organization and autonomy .

You know how to manage several projects in parallel, prioritize your tasks and make decisions to move developments forward.

You are curious, pragmatic and solution-oriented. You like to understand, test, challenge and improve.

And of course, you have a genuine interest in the outdoor world: mountains, mountaineering, skiing, trail running, hiking or other nature sports.

The position involves regular travel within France and abroad to meet with our partners.

Why join Millet?

Because here, the product is not just a product.

This is the result of a mountain culture built over more than a century, a technical requirement and a community of practitioners that pushes us to do better.

You will be joining a human-sized, international company, located in the heart of the Alps in Annecy , where the teams that imagine, develop and bring our products to life work in close collaboration with each other.

Joining us means:

• Enjoy an exceptional working environment between lake and mountains
• Being part of a passionate and committed team
• A flexible and active daily life according to your desires: sport between noon and two (shower provided, Géode association), possible bike journeys depending on where you live, and teleworking according to our charter.
• Concrete benefits: Fixed salary over 13 months (variable depending on experience), meal vouchers, transport allowance, health insurance and pension coverage… (and more to discover)