Senior Raw Materials Lead, Luxury Footwear

Burberry; Firenze; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 110.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Burberry is seeking a senior Material Development Specialist to lead raw materials development and procurement in collaboration with Design and Sourcing. You will act as a technical partner to translate design intent into feasible materials and processes.

You will manage vendor relationships, oversee critical path development, ensure quality and cost alignment, and support production with technical guidance across materials and finishes.

Qualifikationen

• Ability to collaborate with Design and Technicians and translate aesthetics into feasible material solutions.
• Expert technical product knowledge in leather and fabric materials and finishes.
• Experience managing vendor relationships and delivering clear briefs.
• Strong understanding of cost, margins and production feasibility.
• On-site experience with factories and production teams.

Aufgaben

• Build and maintain partnership with Design as the technical partner for materials.
• Develop and procure raw materials with timely delivery and quality controls.
• Research new material concepts, colours and supplier capabilities.
• Agree and manage the raw material development critical path to meet deadlines.
• Collaborate with Operations to test collections to standards and protect design vision.
• Ensure PLM is kept updated with 100% accuracy at all times.

Kenntnisse

Leather process

Fabric process

Testing parameters

Vendor management

Critical path management

Budget awareness

Shoes knowledge

On-site collaboration

Communication skills

Fashion sense

PLM

Excel

Tools

PLM

Excel

Jobbeschreibung

Burberry is seeking a senior Material Development Specialist to lead raw materials development and procurement in collaboration with Design and Sourcing. You will act as a technical partner to translate design intent into feasible materials and processes.

You will manage vendor relationships, oversee critical path development, ensure quality and cost alignment, and support production with technical guidance across materials and finishes.