Footwear Product Developer

Tempe is the footwear and accessories division of the Inditex Group. We are located in Alicante and we have more than 2000 professionals of different nationalities working with us. The different brands of the Group are represented in Tempe: Zara, Massimo Dutti, Pull&Bear, Bershka, Zara Home, Oysho and Stradivarius, each one of them with its own Design, Manufacturing, Buying, Product and Distribution team.

If you are specialized in FOOTWEAR PRODUCTION , you will decide, plan and manage the manufacturing of the product with external suppliers for one of the business units, seeking the best options in order to obtain the established parameters for costing, quality and time scales.

• Elaborate a seasonal production strategy for the product line, establishing origins and pricing in order to reach the established objectives set by the Director of the Brand.
• Guarantee a preferred suppliers list for both raw materials as well as finished products, that allows a guaranteed realization of the product in accordance to the pricing, quality and timescale criteria that is required for the brand.
• Plan and coordinate with purchase and design, the development of collections, assignment of origins and suppliers in order to assure the reaching of established deadlines ready for the entry of the finished product in stores.
• Provide technical support in terms of construction & materials to the design team during the development process in order to reduce the need to make adjustments in the production process.
• Execute the distribution of productions by bearing in mind the entry date in stores and factory planning, product type, pricing and costs.
• Negotiate with suppliers the service dates and costs in order to carry out the purchase of models for the collection.
• Assure by following up the established indicators and during the production process, the fulfillment of the quality standards, image of the product and comfort before entering in stores.
• Chase up delivery dates from suppliers.

• Exclusive employee discount
• Yearly bonus
• Relocation covered by Inditex
• Travelling to different fashion-forward cities
• Working in a multicultural environment
• Access to our e-training platform
• In-house wellbeing services and events

• Ability to manage and make decisions
• Quality of work
• Planning & organization
• Negotiation
• C1 compulsory spoken & written
• Academic Background:
• Degree in business studies or similar
• Valued: Specific training in supplier management & manufacturing of footwear and accessories
• Valued: Specialist course in the sourcing area
• Specialist knowledge
• Economic management
• Technical knowledge of product
• Raw material knowledge
• Product development knowledge
• Factory management
• Knowledge of product security legislation and damaging substances
• Knowledge of markets and production origin
• Negotiation techniques
• International commerce

Tempe S.A. is committed to equal opportunities.