Senior Product Developer Ww Shoes...

About LOEWELOEWE, created in Spain in 1846, is one of the world’s major luxury houses. Under the Creative Direction of Jack McCollough and Lazaro Hernandez, the brand focuses on craft and culture, emphasizing intellectual yet playful fashion, a bold Spanish lifestyle, and unmatched leather expertise.
LOEWE celebrates craftsmanship, supports contemporary art and culture, and welcomes all genders, ethnicities, socioeconomic backgrounds and abilities, including people with disabilities of all types.

The Role

Senior Product Developer WW Shoes
Reports to: Head of Shoes Product Development
Location: Fiesso D’Artico (ITALY)
Permanent contract

Main Responsibilities

• Meticulous PLM System Accuracy: maintain absolute accuracy, completeness, and real‑time updating of all information within the PLM system for assigned styles, including style creation and coding, technical specifications, material details, development status, colour references and BOM management.
• Manage the opening and coding of new styles and coordinate the creation, population, control and maintenance of BOMs in close collaboration with the Technical Office and Industrialisation teams, ensuring full consistency and alignment between technical data, components and development requirements.
• Perform BOM checks for pre‑buy and production phases to anticipate missing lines, inconsistencies or required modifications, ensuring data accuracy and smooth operational execution.
• Ensure that all changes, revisions, engineering updates and colour adjustments are promptly and accurately reflected in the PLM system, proactively identifying and resolving discrepancies to safeguard data integrity and support cross‑functional collaboration.
• Precise Product Development Execution: execute the development process for the assigned collection from initial design concept through to final sample production, creating and continuously updating supporting Excel files to guarantee proper timing management and efficient information flow across all departments.
• Generate and maintain the Excel Colour Check file for all components, ensuring accurate preparation and alignment for meetings with Design and Product Development teams.
• Lauch and follow up on all colour adjustments related to materials and components for production, ensuring compliance with timing targets and alignment with approved master references.
• Collect, monitor and manage cost information related to components, semi‑finished materials and processing costs throughout the development process, proactively evaluating technical or sourcing alternatives to optimise the quality/cost ratio.
• Work closely with the Head of Product Development and cross‑functional teams (Design, R&D, Merchandising, Technical Office, Raw Material teams, Industrialisation) to ensure all product specifications are correctly defined, communicated and consistently met throughout the development process.
• Under the supervision of the direct manager, manage the full development journey for assigned styles, ensuring a smooth handover of products to relevant stakeholders and guaranteeing complete documentation and information package required for the transition between Product Development and Industrialisation teams.
• Prepare technical material reviews and related documentation for meetings, proactively anticipating risks and criticalities in collaboration with LBC, Raw Material Buyers and Raw Material Managers.
• Coordinate the validation and creation of master colours for all components, ensuring alignment and distribution of approved references to Fiesso, Paris teams, Quality Control, vendors and all relevant stakeholders.
• Support the Head of Product Development in preparing product technical briefs for the Merchandising team and ensure, in alignment with the direct manager, that all materials, samples and equipment necessary for fashion show presentations are properly prepared and delivered on time.
• Act as the primary conduit for all product development information related to the assigned collection, ensuring timely and accurate communication with all key stakeholders.
• Facilitate efficient and clear communication with factories, tanneries, design teams, technical teams, merchandising, raw material teams and industrialisation functions throughout the development cycle.
• Send technical specifications and material requirements to tanneries and suppliers, follow up on approvals and signatures, and promptly alert Quality and Compliance teams in case of exceptions or critical issues.
• Ensure that all related documents shared at an interdepartmental level (tech packs, material specifications, sample comments, colour validations, BOM updates) are fully aligned with PLM data and reflect all approved changes at any given time.
• Anticipate stakeholders’ information needs and proactively provide updates to avoid delays, misunderstandings or operational risks.
• Work in strict collaboration with the Lead Manager to ensure full respect of all deadlines and critical path milestones within the predefined development calendar.
• Proactively monitor progress for assigned styles, identifying potential challenges to timely delivery and escalating them to the Manager when necessary.
• Support the Manager in ensuring on‑time delivery of prototypes, samples, colour validations and materials required for fittings, showrooms and production milestones.
• Coordinate raw material orders for all prototypes and final samples related to the assigned collection, ensuring timely procurement and alignment with development timelines.
• Manage sample tracking and approval processes, communicating feedback effectively to factories and suppliers.
• Monitor the availability and conformity of materials and components, ensuring alignment between approved standards, production requirements and quality expectations.

The Candidate

• BA degree with 4+ years of experience in shoes Product Development.
• Proven proficiency in PLM systems with strong understanding of data accuracy and the importance of timely updates.
• Exceptional precision and meticulous attention to detail in all aspects of product development.
• Outstanding communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to convey complex technical information clearly and concisely to diverse audiences.
• Highly organized with a strong ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritise effectively to meet strict deadlines.
• Experienced in working in close alignment with a Manager and cross‑functional teams to achieve common goals.
• Understanding of the footwear development process, from design concept to production.
• Computer literate – proficient in MS Office, particularly Excel.
• Proactive attitude with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility for assigned tasks.
• Full proficiency in written and spoken Italian; very good knowledge of the English language, written and spoken.
• Ability to travel as required.

EEO Statement

Encouraging diversity in all its forms, LOEWE is committed to the employment of people with disabilities. We celebrate diversity and are committed to create and foster an inclusive environment for all.