Assistant Manager Materials Footwear
Core
Translate design vision into actionable development plans for footwear materials, oversee material libraries, and manage quality standards for leather and synthetics.
Role type
Assistant Manager, Materials Development (Footwear)
Builds
Seasonal footwear collections, material toolboxes, and quality-compliant bulk production releases.
Domain
Footwear manufacturing, material science, supply chain quality control.
Deliverable
Production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Material management (leather, synthetics), quality audit protocols, vendor management, seasonal color palette execution, compliance documentation (RSL, LWG, GRS), Microsoft Office suite.
Preferred skills
Material Quality Control experience, knowledge of FTW Material management.
Technologies
Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
Responsibilities
Interpret seasonal material briefs and direct T2 concept swatch development; oversee materials libraries and seasonal catalog operations; set leather quality standards and lead quarterly factory quality reviews; lead BU Development Trip & Vendor Fair events; drive MAC sampling execution; create upper material toolboxes aligned with strategy and sustainability KPIs.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC