Position
The Technical Product Development Manager oversees all phases of women's footwear product development, from idea to prototype creation and sampling. The resource will collaborate with the design team, pattern makers, external suppliers, and production teams, ensuring the technical feasibility and quality of the product according to company standards.
Job responsibilities
Analysis and interpretation of the design team guidelines, translating stylistic drawings into achievable technical specifications.
Supervising and coordinating the creation of initial models and samples and their development.
Choosing the most suitable materials (leathers, fabrics, soles, accessories) based on technical and aesthetic requirements.
Liaising with suppliers and third-party manufacturers to resolve technical issues and validate materials.
Verifying prototypes and samples compliance with company standards during their development.
Profile
At least 5 years of technical experience in women's footwear development, ideally within structured or luxury brands.
Technical or professional diploma in footwear/fashion, or equivalent practical experience.
Ability to interpret stylistic drawings and translate them into technical solutions with in-depth knowledge of footwear product development techniques and experience in material selection and validation.
Excellent organizational and teamwork skills, problem solving attitude and attention to details.
Availability to frequent business trips, especially in Italy.
Good knowledge of English will be considered a plus.
LORO PIANA
MAISON
Originally from Trivero in northern Italy, the Loro Piana family began trading wool in the early 1800s. In 1924, Pietro Loro Piana founded Ing. Loro Piana \& C., the current company. Pietro’s nephew Franco took over in 1941, and after the war the firm began to establish its reputation as a supplier of premium wool and cashmere textiles for a growing haute couture industry, both home and abroad. In the 1970s, Sergio and Pier Luigi Loro Piana took up the reins, diversifying into luxury goods and developing an international retail arm. Now the world’s foremost cashmere processor, Loro Piana prides itself on sourcing the very finest, rarest raw materials the world has to offer, including unique cashmere from baby goats in northern China and Mongolia, vicuña from the Andes, extra-fine Merino wool from Australia and New Zealand and lotus flower fiber from Myanmar. The company draws on both time-honored traditions and state of the art technology to offer its discerning customers products that are renowned for their peerless quality. All of the company’s collections of ready-to-wear garments and accessories are made in Italy to the highest standards of craftsmanship and sartorial excellence.