Shoes Raw Materials Industrialization Expert

Loro Piana; Porto San Giorgio; Presencial; EUR 52.000 - 64.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Loro Piana is seeking a Shoes Raw Materials Industrialization Expert in Italy to drive material research, supplier collaboration and the industrialization process for prototypes and production.

You will work with Product Development, Design and Supply Chain teams to ensure raw materials meet quality, timing and cost requirements, supporting colour validation and cataloguing, and contributing to innovative material concepts across seasonal collections.

Formación

• 10 years of experience in similar roles.
• Good communication and teamwork abilities.
• Proactive and responsible attitude.
• Good knowledge of Office suite.
• English language is preferable.
• Willing to travel frequently.

Responsabilidades

• Research and select materials, and oversee industrialization for prototyping, sampling and production.
• Participate in design briefings and propose alternatives.
• Develop innovative ideas and trend proposals with suppliers.
• Ensure raw materials meet quality standards with QA teams.
• Validate master color with Product Development and manage labeling.
• Archive and validate master material samples for production.
• Assist costing and pre-costing for the Shoes category.
• Collaborate with tanneries and suppliers to optimize production.
• Coordinate with labs and purchasing/industrialization teams.

Conocimientos

Experience (10y+)

Communication skills

Teamwork

Proactive attitude

MS Office

English language

Willing to travel

Descripción del empleo

Shoes Raw Materials Industrialization Expert

At Loro Piana, our culture is defined by our people, fostering togetherness, trust, and an unwavering ambition for quality and innovation. For over a century, we have quietly set benchmarks, valuing heritage while evolving our unique savoir-faire. We empower entrepreneurial spirit, encourage agile leadership, and collectively strive for exceptional results, recognising and celebrating every individual’s talent.

Purpose of the Role

The Shoes Raw Materials Industrialization Expert will contribute to researching new styles, materials and concepts for leather goods raw materials and overseeing their subsequent industrialization. Working closely with the Shoes Product Development, Design and Supply Chain teams, the role will ensure that raw material selection meets the department’s requirements in terms of quality, quantity and delivery timelines, both within and beyond seasonal collections, helping to create a dedicated hub for creative research into leathers.

Job responsibilities

• Contribute to the research and selection of materials and suppliers, and to the industrialization of materials for prototyping, sampling and production, working closely with the Product team;
• Participate in design briefings, providing suggestions and proposing alternatives;
• Contribute to the development of innovative ideas and trend proposals for internal and external suppliers;
• Ensure that raw materials meet standards of quality excellence, working closely with the Raw Material Quality Control team, which is responsible for selection, inspection and quality control at suppliers’ premises;
• Validate the master color in collaboration with the Product Development team, and oversee labeling and cataloguing;
• Validate master material samples for production and keep the archive up to date;
• Support accurate costing and pre-costing for the Shoes category, using all available company tools;
• Support the preparation of quotations for all products created by the Design team;
• Work closely with tanneries and external suppliers to optimize production processes, ensuring the timely implementation of the necessary raw material industrialization activities;
• Liaise with laboratories and the Raw Material Purchasing and Industrialization/DIBA teams, maintaining regular coordination with quality technicians and raw material warehouses;
• Collaborate with the Raw Material Purchasing, Quality Control and Product teams.

Profile

• 10 years of previous working experience in similar roles;
• Good communication and team working abilities;
• Proactive and responsible attitude;
• Good knowledge of Office suite;
• English language is preferable;
• Willing to travel frequently.Fluency in English; knowledge of additional languages is considered a plus.

Additional information

For new joiners in this role in Italy, the initial annual gross salary is EUR 58.000.

This salary has been determined on the basis of objective and gender-neutral criteria and corresponds to the compensation normally granted for this position at the time of publication of this job posting. Actual compensation may vary depending on factors such as your unique combination of experience and skills, seniority, and current organizational needs.

This role also provides for participation in a bonus scheme, at Loro Piana’s discretion, based on factors such as individual and/or company performance.

In addition to the benefits provided by law, further benefits may be granted in accordance with current company policies.

The employment relationship will be governed by the provisions of the applicable national collective bargaining agreement (CCNL Tessile Abbigliamento e Moda) and the supplementary company agreement, as applied by Loro Piana in Italy.

Originally from Trivero in northern Italy, the Loro Piana family began trading wool in the early 1800s. In 1924, Pietro Loro Piana founded Ing. Loro Piana & C., the current company. Pietro’s nephewFranco took over in 1941, and after the war the firm began to establish its reputation as a supplier of premium wool and cashmere textiles for a growing haute couture industry, both home and abroad. In the 1970s, Sergio and Pier Luigi Loro Piana took up the reins, diversifying into luxury goods and developing an international retail arm. Now the world’s foremost cashmere processor, Loro Piana prides itself on sourcing the very finest, rarest raw materials the world has to offer, including unique cashmere from baby goats in northern China and Mongolia, vicuña from the Andes,extra-fine Merino wool from Australia and New Zealandand lotus flower fiber from Myanmar. The company draws on both time-honored traditions and state of the art technology to offer its discerning customers products that are renowned for their peerless quality. All of the company’s collections of ready-to-wear garments and accessories are made in Italy to the highest standards of craftsmanship and sartorial excellence.