Sourcing & Production Specialist Footwear

Axel Arigato AB; Göteborgs kommun; On-site; SEK 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Axel Arigato AB is seeking a Sourcing & Production Specialist Footwear to act as a key link between Product Development and Production in Gothenburg. The role involves managing footwear production from start to finish, ensuring high quality and timely delivery.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of sourcing experience, strong negotiation skills, and a Bachelor’s degree relevant to the field. This is a full-time on-site position with travel requirements.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in footwear production including costing, materials, and quality testing.
• At least two years of experience within a brand.
• Strong negotiation and forecasting abilities.

Responsibilities

• Serve as production specialist for footwear during the entire development lifecycle.
• Work with Product Development to ensure smooth industrialization.
• Manage tier two suppliers and negotiate prices.

Skills

Footwear production/sourcing

Negotiation

Analytical skills

Planning and forecasting

Technical mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in a relevant field

Job description

We're making a big move and we want you to be part of it. We are relocating several of our core departments from London to Gothenburg, growing our Swedish team with expansion across Brand, Product, Design and more.

About the role

We are looking for our next Sourcing & Production Specialist Footwear. In this role you serve as the central link between Product Development and Production, ensuring high-quality, timely and well-planned footwear production from start to finish.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the production specialist for footwear during the entire product development lifecycle.
• Work with Product Development & Sourcing office to ensure smooth industrialization from prototypes to production.
• Manage tier two suppliers by forecasting, negotiating and sourcing materials to enhance quality, sustainability, availability and margins.
• Manage packing materials and other special projects.
• Travel to production markets to assist with supplier onboarding and launches and to train local sourcing teams during industrialization and initial orders.
• Review bulk materials and samples with sourcing teams.
• Maintain product trackers and ensure completion of all critical production gates.
• Analyze CBDs and negotiate prices for core styles.
• Project lead the quick‑strike critical path and different approval gates.
• Manage our tooling budget, tooling ordering, amortizations and follow‑up.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Graduate degree in a relevant field.
• 5+ years of experience from footwear production/sourcing, including costing, materials, fit, wear, quality and testing.
• At least two years within a brand.
• Solution‑oriented with an uncompromising focus on product quality.
• Highly organized with a technical mindset and great planning and forecasting ability.
• Able to balance and prioritize complex, simultaneous challenges.
• Analytical, strong negotiation and forecasting abilities.

Details

• Contract type: Full‑time.
• Reports to: Head of Development & Production Footwear.
• Location: Gothenburg; travel required.
• Work mode: On‑site.
• Direct reports: None.
• Financial responsibility: Yes.

Equal Opportunity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from all backgrounds.