Footwear product development Executive Frido

5.0 - 10.0 years

0 Lacs

pune, maharashtra

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As a Footwear Development & Sourcing Executive at Frido, you will play a pivotal role in leading the entire product lifecycle, starting from trend research and development to vendor management and sourcing. You will need to possess a strong eye for design, technical proficiency, and the ability to effectively manage vendors both in India and overseas, including countries like China and Vietnam. Your responsibilities will include driving the development of footwear collections from concept to prototype, ensuring they align with Frido's comfort-centric philosophy. Collaborating with various teams such as design, marketing, and merchandising, you will transform consumer insights into functional and stylish products. Additionally, conducting trend research, competitive benchmarking, and exploring innovative materials will be part of your role. In terms of sourcing and vendor management, you will be tasked with identifying, developing, and overseeing vendor partners across different regions. Negotiating pricing, timelines, and quality standards to maintain cost-effectiveness while upholding product integrity will be crucial. Regular factory visits will also be necessary for quality assurance, fit trials, and monitoring the production process. Your role will also involve streamlining product development timelines to meet seasonal and business deadlines, overseeing sampling, prototyping, and commercialization processes, and ensuring compliance with quality standards, sustainability objectives, and cost optimization targets. Collaboration with internal teams such as marketing, sales, finance, and supply chain will be essential for seamless design-to-production execution. Providing technical insights and vendor perspectives to support launches will also be part of your responsibilities. To be successful in this role, you should have 5-10 years of experience in footwear development, sourcing, and vendor management, preferably in a direct-to-consumer (D2C) or retail environment. A robust network of vendors/suppliers in India, China, and Vietnam is required, along with expertise in footwear construction, materials, lasts, and comfort technologies. Proficiency in design software like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and CAD tools, as well as strong negotiation, costing, and vendor relationship management skills are essential. A willingness to travel domestically and internationally is also necessary. Additionally, exposure to accessories development, experience in sustainable material sourcing, prior involvement with D2C/lifestyle/ergonomic product brands, and language skills in Mandarin or Vietnamese would be advantageous for this role.,

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Associate - Sourcing Myntra

1.0 - 5.0 years

2 - 4 Lacs

Bengaluru

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Roles & Responsibilities Vendor Management - Develop, lead and execute sourcing strategies. Communicate with the vendor on the status for new developments, production, dispatches, etc. Looking into and addressing the operations issues faced by the vendor. Enabling vendors to understand and limit the operational issues faced, which simultaneously reflects in the annual performance of each vendor. Operations Management - Understanding the operations SOP and TAT. Communicate the SOP and TAT to all the stakeholders and vendors. Should be able to identify the concerned POC from each team and individually ensure addressal and closure of tasks. Should be able to drive for monthly fulfilment against capacity/readiness committed. Coordinate between the vendor and operations for - Releasing Purchase Orders, getting Warehouse Appointments for stock deliveries, and ensuring goods acceptance the warehouse. Communicate with the Business/Catg Team on new styles launches, delivery plan, brand launch, etc. Sourcing & Development - Regular catch-up with all the vendors on development and productions status. Maintain tracker for Production and Development Status with internal and external stakeholders. Coordinate with the Business and Design team for understanding the Seasonal Development requirement and ensuring timely completion. Post development completion, arrange range review meet for final selection. Qualifications & Experience Knowledge of Footwear Retail/Manufacturing industry. Experience of Footwear sourcing and vendor management. Formal Education from Footwear Design & Development Institute (FDDI) would be preferred. Ability to develop good interpersonal skills & relationships with key stakeholders. High energy & Strong bias for Action. Mind set for taking initiatives and owing responsibility.

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Product Development-Design (women Footwear) |WFO-Noida Hosiery Complex Leiner Shoes

10 - 12 years

10 - 12 Lacs

Noida

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Lead product development process for women’s footwear- design translation to final sample execution Work closely with design& sampling team to ensure design accuracy, fit, & quality Collaborate with different teams Stay updated with industry trends Required Candidate profile Strong aesthetic & Eye for technical details 10–12 years of relevant experience in designing and developing women’s footwear Exp. CorelDRAW, Illustrator, Photoshop ASAP Joiner 6days working

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