Assistant Manager Materials Footwear
Core
Interpret seasonal material briefs, translate design vision into development plans, and oversee materials libraries and catalog operations for footwear.
Role type
Assistant Manager, Materials Development
Builds
Seasonal footwear collections, material toolboxes, and quality-approved bulk production runs
Domain
Footwear manufacturing and material supply chain
Required skills
Material science knowledge, leather and synthetic management, quality audit protocols, vendor management, compliance initiatives (RSL, LWG, GRS), project planning
Preferred skills
Material Quality Control experience, sustainability KPI management
Technologies
Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Responsibilities
Direct T2 concept swatch development, set leather quality standards and audit protocols, lead BU Development Trip & Vendor Fair events, drive MAC sampling execution, create upper material toolboxes, support T1 on T2 compliance initiatives
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC