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Reference Code:  105208

Head of Shoes Development

Scandicci, FI, IT

Permanent
  
  

The Maison Chloé was founded in 1952 by Gaby Aghion, an Egyptian-born Parisienne who wanted to liberate women’s bodies from the stiffly formal fashion of the time through a luxury ready-to-wear offering.

For almost 70 years, Chloé has been inspiring femininity by designing fashion collections and accessories, crafting stories and sharing experiences. Our founder's forward-looking vision of femininity continues to inspire our long-term commitment to support the advancement of women.

Women moving forward. For a fairer future. This is our purpose guiding all we do. Today, our ultimate goal is to create beautiful products with meaningful impact for people and for the planet.

We take pride in receiving B Corp certification. As we mark this new stage, reinventing how we do business, we hope to inspire other organisations.

That’s why we are building teams who are committed to our mission. We want to share this approach within the company and with our community at large.
 

About the role:

 

We are looking for a Senior management figure who will be responsible for Shoes product development in Scandicci (FI), managing a technical staff and with focus on ensuring that style requirements are implemented within the defined timeframe.

Collaborating with Technical Team, Marketing Team and Style Team, the new joiner will be in charge of the follow-up projects from Sketches to the Production samples validation guaranteeing time-to-Market, quality and price.

 

 

HOW WILL YOU MAKE AN IMPACT?

 

You will be in charge of:

 

  • Receiving calendar with planning for season and manage planning activities
  • Receiving first designs and assign models to various manufacturers based on style (e.g. elegant, sneakers etc.)
  • Managing purchasing activities for raw materials, metal hardware and semi-finished components
  • Managing delivery schedule for finished prototype;
  • Ensuring prototypes are delivered to HQ Style Team within designated time frame
  • Developing costing sheet (cost of raw materials – sampling – prototyping etc.)
  • Analyzing industrial cost to ensure markup range and present them to Paris HQ
  • Ensuring Repetition of prototyping activities for shoe pairs 
  • Ensuring raw materials are pre-booked 8 weeks before show room

 

HOW WILL YOU EXPERIENCE SUCCESS WITH US?

 

  • High level of experience within the Shoes Industry (with focus on Product Development)
  • Fluent English (French will be considered a plus)
  • Planning and Costing expertise applied to the collection development cycle
  • Good knowledge of the various steps leading from sketch to sample
  • Attitude to coordinate people and steer them towards results with a project management approach
  • Ability to use ERP systems (SAP knowledge will be considered as a plus)

 

YOUR JOURNEY WITH US

After selecting your application, our HR team will contact you for the following steps:

  1. Interview with Talent Acquisition Team
  2. Interview with Industrial Director
  3. Final Interview with COO

 

 

WHAT WE OFFER

  • Agile Working Policy
  • Flexible entry time
  • Learning & Development opportunities
  • Ticket Restaurant
  • Staff Sales

 

We look for curious people, free spirited and determined, who want to be part of the Chloé Family. We search for people with a strong emotional intelligence, generous, humble, and smiley with a natural willingness to help others.

We encourage diversity and inclusion in the workplace, while supporting and inspiring every individual.

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