Assistant Footwear Development (Placement)

The British luxury streetwear brand is looking for an individual to join their team for a 12-month internship, to aid in the creation of the finest clothing on the market. Within the position you will be reporting to the Head of Footwear Development and with key interfaces being the Lead Footwear Designer, Creative Directors and the Chief Product Officer.

The company has a strong culture and togetherness as a result of the values they set, which each member of the team are expected to follow. The values being; Family, Quality, Progressive, Accountability, Relentless and Sustainable.

The main accountabilities of this role consists of:

• Assist Development & Design in the execution of styles from concept to launch. Responsible for day-to-day product development & footwear admin tasks.


• Bring to market a world class "on brand" product, built and engineered to the brand's design aesthetics & attention to detail.


• Always be forward thinking, independently plan and organise workload & challenge the "norm".


• Have commercial awareness, supplier knowledge & a willingness to learn new skills.


• Support the design team with creating and updating trim & branding Strike Offs.


• Collaborate with Development on new material, trim and logo developments.


• Prioritise sustainable materials, trims & packaging.


• Support design to put together material briefs for material sourcing. Organise and maintain the material library.


• Assist in the initial creation of the Bill of Materials document in conjunction with the product team.


• Support the team to ensure all techpacks are of the highest standard and can be accurately translated by the factory.


• Interact frequently with factories and material suppliers through site visits & video meetings. Coordinate daily communication with all suppliers to manage samples & new developments under the supervision of the team.


• Help chase factories for all sample stages and be prepared to visit them to ensure that timelines are met, if requested to do so.


• Support the team to stick to the critical path & to execute a well-balanced and commercial range plan. Ensure all timelines are met.


• Help to set up styles, update and maintain footwear information on the PLM system with support of the team.


• Attend fit sessions and proto reviews, to assist and learn new technical skills to ensure that all footwear is fit for purpose.


• Responsible for sample management and keeping the Development Tracker up to date.


• Support on the approving of confirmation & shipment samples.
  
  A passion for footwear and the branded market.


• A fashion or relevant degree.


• Knowledge and passion for sustainability.


• PLM/ data management experience.


• Footwear knowledge.


Desirable Criteria

• Hands on when required. Be prepared to assist the team, at all times.


• General assistant level experience working in Product Development function.


• Team Player


• Comfortable in a fast-paced environment


• Flexible and open to evolving business needs and priorities.


• Collaborative, non-political approach.


• Strong organisational, time management & prioritizing skills


• Ability to juggle multiple projects and meet deadlines.


• Demonstrate a pro-active approach to problem solving


• Luxury mindset with commercial awareness.


• Experience working with branded product.


• General understanding of high quality & sustainable materials & trims.


• Knowledge of shoe making an advantage, but not essential


• Happy to travel (overseas) if required.


• Knowledge of Adobe Illustrator, Excel, PowerPoint & Word