Senior Shoes Materials Industrialization Lead

Loro Piana; Porto San Giorgio; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Job summary

Loro Piana in Italy is seeking a Shoes Raw Materials Industrialization Expert to research new styles, materials and concepts for leather goods raw materials and oversee their industrialization. You will work closely with the Shoes Product Development, Design and Supply Chain teams to ensure material selection meets quality, quantity and delivery timelines for seasonal collections.

The role involves collaborating with tanneries and suppliers, validating samples, supporting costing, and

Qualifications

• 10 years of working experience in similar roles.
• Good communication and team working abilities.
• Proactive and responsible attitude.
• Good knowledge of Office suite.
• English language is preferable; willingness to travel.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research and selection of materials and suppliers, and to the industrialization of materials for prototyping, sampling and production.
• Participate in design briefings, providing suggestions and proposing alternatives.
• Contribute to development of ideas and trend proposals for suppliers.
• Ensure raw materials meet quality standards with the quality control team.
• Validate master color and oversee labeling and cataloguing.
• Validate samples for production and keep the archive up to date.
• Support costing and pre-costing for the Shoes category.
• Prepare quotations for products created by the Design team.
• Collaborate with tanneries and external suppliers to optimize production processes.
• Coordinate with laboratories and Raw Material teams, maintaining regular contact with quality technicians.

Skills

10 years experience

Communication

Proactive

Office suite

Tools

Office suite

Job description

Loro Piana in Italy is seeking a Shoes Raw Materials Industrialization Expert to research new styles, materials and concepts for leather goods raw materials and oversee their industrialization. You will work closely with the Shoes Product Development, Design and Supply Chain teams to ensure material selection meets quality, quantity and delivery timelines for seasonal collections.

The role involves collaborating with tanneries and suppliers, validating samples, supporting costing, and