Footwear Product Developer, II

The People Brand

Product Developer II collaborating on footwear creation and commercialization at a confidential lifestyle footwear brand. Managing timelines, specifications, and quality standards across multiple categories.

Posted 6/19/2026full-timeManhattan Beach • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $100,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Manage assigned footwear categories from concept handoff through production readiness.
Drive development timelines, seasonal milestones, and commercialization deliverables.
Ensure product specifications, BOMs, costing information, and development documentation are accurate and complete.
Identify risks proactively and partner cross-functionally to keep projects moving forward.
Support multiple seasonal development calendars throughout the year.
Track sample progress, approvals, testing requirements, and key development milestones.
Coordinate with internal teams and factory partners to ensure deadlines are achieved.
Contribute to process improvements that support scalability and operational efficiency.
Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned factory partners and suppliers.
Communicate development priorities, approvals, timelines, and product feedback.
Monitor sample status, costing requests, testing requirements, and commercialization readiness.
Partner with factories to resolve fit, construction, quality, and manufacturing challenges.
Organize and facilitate product fit sessions.
Document fit feedback and communicate revisions to factory partners.
Collaborate with Product and Design teams to improve fit, comfort, and overall product performance.
Ensure products meet quality, construction, and performance expectations.
Support costing reviews and margin objectives.
Identify value engineering opportunities alongside sourcing and manufacturing partners.
Maintain accurate product data, classifications, and documentation.
Coordinate testing and compliance initiatives to ensure production readiness.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5–7 years of footwear product development experience.
Strong understanding of footwear construction, materials, fit, and manufacturing.
Experience working directly with overseas factories and suppliers.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and product management systems.
Preferred
Experience within casual footwear, comfort footwear, sandals, or related categories.
Familiarity with product testing and compliance processes.
Experience managing multiple categories and seasonal development calendars.

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Manage assigned footwear categories from concept handoff through production readiness.
Drive development timelines, seasonal milestones, and commercialization deliverables.
Ensure product specifications, BOMs, costing information, and development documentation are accurate and complete.
Identify risks proactively and partner cross-functionally to keep projects moving forward.
Support multiple seasonal development calendars throughout the year.
Track sample progress, approvals, testing requirements, and key development milestones.
Coordinate with internal teams and factory partners to ensure deadlines are achieved.
Contribute to process improvements that support scalability and operational efficiency.
Serve as a primary point of contact for assigned factory partners and suppliers.
Communicate development priorities, approvals, timelines, and product feedback.
Monitor sample status, costing requests, testing requirements, and commercialization readiness.
Partner with factories to resolve fit, construction, quality, and manufacturing challenges.
Organize and facilitate product fit sessions.
Document fit feedback and communicate revisions to factory partners.
Collaborate with Product and Design teams to improve fit, comfort, and overall product performance.
Ensure products meet quality, construction, and performance expectations.
Support costing reviews and margin objectives.
Identify value engineering opportunities alongside sourcing and manufacturing partners.
Maintain accurate product data, classifications, and documentation.
Coordinate testing and compliance initiatives to ensure production readiness. 🎯 Requirements
5–7 years of footwear product development experience.
Strong understanding of footwear construction, materials, fit, and manufacturing.
Experience working directly with overseas factories and suppliers.
Excellent organizational and project management skills.
Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and product management systems.
Preferred
Experience within casual footwear, comfort footwear, sandals, or related categories.
Familiarity with product testing and compliance processes.
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Hard Skills & Tools

footwear product developmentfootwear constructionmaterialsfitmanufacturingproduct testingcompliance processescosting reviewsvalue engineeringproduct data management

Soft Skills

organizational skillsproject managementattention to detailability to manage multiple prioritiescommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingprocess improvementrisk identificationfacilitation