CPO - Chief Product Officer (m/w/d)
Core
Building and scaling the entire Product Organization for a footwear brand, connecting product development, engineering, design, merchandising, sourcing, production, and marketing to drive growth into international markets.
Role type
CPO (Chief Product Officer), Builder & Operator
Builds
A global, scalable product organization and production network for a footwear brand
Domain
Footwear / Consumer Goods / International Manufacturing
Required skills
C-level product leadership, building and scaling multidisciplinary product organizations, footwear development and production expertise, international sourcing and supplier management, commercial strategy and margin optimization, team building and leadership, strategic planning and execution
Preferred skills
Network in Asian procurement markets (China/Vietnam), experience in footwear factories, high international travel readiness
Technologies
None stated
Responsibilities
Develop long-term product and category strategy with founders, build and lead teams across the value chain, establish international product and sourcing structures in China, optimize processes to reduce complexity and speed up decision-making, manage commercial steering including costs, pricing, and margins, negotiate with suppliers on capacity and quality, build local teams in production markets
Seniority
C-Level, hands-on builder and operator
