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Product Development Manager, Women’s Footwear – Casual

Tommy Hilfiger

Amsterdam

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Tommy Hilfiger is seeking a Product Development Manager for Women's Footwear – Casual to lead end-to-end development of footwear categories from concept to production approval. The role requires 7-10 years of experience in footwear product development, deep technical and commercial knowledge, and the ability to influence cross-functional teams. Based in Amsterdam, this on-site, full-time position offers a range of wellbeing and campus benefits.

On-siteFull-timeSeniorFootwear Product DevelopmentSourcing

Product Development Manager, Women’s Footwear – Casual

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On-siteFull-timeSeniorFootwear Product Development

Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

On-site

Experience Required

10 years

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

7–10 years of related experience

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Footwear Product DevelopmentSourcingProduct Lifecycle ManagementCostingValue EngineeringTechnical ConstructionFitQualityMaterialsManufacturingProduct TestingCommercializationNegotiationCross-functional LeadershipProject Management

Soft Skills

LeadershipInfluenceCommunicationProblem SolvingJudgmentAdaptabilityCollaborationGuidance

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

ItalianPortugueseMandarin

Key Responsibilities

•Independently own the end-to-end development of assigned Women’s Footwear categories and styles from design handover through production approval.
•Translate Design and Merchandising direction into clear development requirements and recommend materials, constructions, components and manufacturing approaches.
•Establish and manage the seasonal development plan and critical path with regional and global sourcing partners.
•Shape priorities across the development workstream based on consumer and business value, urgency, risk, dependencies and available capacity.
•Lead costing and value-engineering discussions, validate cost assumptions and identify commercially viable options.
•Resolve complex technical, construction, fit, comfort, performance and manufacturing issues.
•Lead and influence cross-functional development decisions in partnership with Design, Merchandising, Materials Development, Costing, Product Testing, Commercialization, Production, Quality and Sourcing.
•Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of footwear-development processes, standards, tools and cross-functional handoffs.
•Ensure product information, specifications, approvals and cost data are accurate, complete and aligned across the product lifecycle management system.
•Act as a functional resource for less-experienced colleagues and project contributors.
•Represent Footwear Product Development in relevant business projects and internal or external partner discussions.

Product DevelopmentFootwearWomen's FootwearCasualRetailFashionAmsterdamFull-timeOn-siteSenior

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

Soft Skills

LeadershipInfluenceCommunicationProblem SolvingJudgmentAdaptabilityCollaborationGuidance

Key Responsibilities

•Independently own the end-to-end development of assigned Women’s Footwear categories and styles from design handover through production approval.

•Translate Design and Merchandising direction into clear development requirements and recommend materials, constructions, components and manufacturing approaches.

•Establish and manage the seasonal development plan and critical path with regional and global sourcing partners.

•Shape priorities across the development workstream based on consumer and business value, urgency, risk, dependencies and available capacity.

•Lead costing and value-engineering discussions, validate cost assumptions and identify commercially viable options.

•Resolve complex technical, construction, fit, comfort, performance and manufacturing issues.

•Lead and influence cross-functional development decisions in partnership with Design, Merchandising, Materials Development, Costing, Product Testing, Commercialization, Production, Quality and Sourcing.

•Contribute to the definition and continuous improvement of footwear-development processes, standards, tools and cross-functional handoffs.

•Ensure product information, specifications, approvals and cost data are accurate, complete and aligned across the product lifecycle management system.

•Act as a functional resource for less-experienced colleagues and project contributors.

•Represent Footwear Product Development in relevant business projects and internal or external partner discussions.