Lead Outdoor Footwear Product Developer

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

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;