Location Details: Head Quarters
PostalCode: H7X 4G8
Category: Corporate
Requisition Number: 18274-FOOT-07-10-25
Date Opened: July 10, 2025
Number of Openings: 1
Job Type: Permanent
Pay Class: Full Time
Education: Some College/Certification completed
Career Level: Experienced
Who We Are:

WHO YOU ARE:

We are currently looking for a Footwear Product Developer to join our Footwear/Bags/Wallets team. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Footwear/Handbags and working closely with the team, you will be responsible for:

• Research latest trends, street style, and analyze runway shows, translating them to support the brand vision (WGSN, social media, competitors, etc.).
• Bring designs through the development stage to production ready products meeting design, fit, quality requirements and align with brand direction.
• Negotiate and review prices with manager to ensure FOB is reasonable vs design vs retail/vs other suppliers offers and meet margin targets.
• Communicate with suppliers, including follow-up on sample updates, preparing and sending out technical packages to vendors. Includes updating data systems and internal and external customers/suppliers as product changes in the development cycle.
• Review samples for accuracy of execution, fit, workmanship and function. Make tech pack updates, pattern adjustments, etc. to resolve any design/quality issues that arise during development and communicate changes to the factories for proper execution.
• Review issues with department manager and factories to evaluate and clarify issues.
• Track development process, managing all products to adhere to timelines & action calendar deadlines.
• Create product architecture and determine a development plan incorporating best sellers, keeps, updates and trends.
• Determine material standards.
• Analyze weekly sales results to ascertain if actions are required (ex: updates, repeats, fit issues, etc.). Communicate findings in weekly meetings to further enhance the collections.
• Conduct & present biweekly market competition analysis, monitor collections, quality and price points.
• Work with marketing for product alignment.
• Other duties as required

• Research latest trends, street style, and analyze runway shows, translating them to support the brand vision (WGSN, social media, competitors, etc.).
• Bring designs through the development stage to production ready products meeting design, fit, quality requirements and align with brand direction.
• Negotiate and review prices with manager to ensure FOB is reasonable vs design vs retail/vs other suppliers offers and meet margin targets.
• Communicate with suppliers, including follow-up on sample updates, preparing and sending out technical packages to vendors. Includes updating data systems and internal and external customers/suppliers as product changes in the development cycle.
• Review samples for accuracy of execution, fit, workmanship and function. Make tech pack updates, pattern adjustments, etc. to resolve any design/quality issues that arise during development and communicate changes to the factories for proper execution.
• Review issues with department manager and factories to evaluate and clarify issues.
• Track development process, managing all products to adhere to timelines & action calendar deadlines.
• Create product architecture and determine a development plan incorporating best sellers, keeps, updates and trends.
• Determine material standards.
• Analyze weekly sales results to ascertain if actions are required (ex: updates, repeats, fit issues, etc.). Communicate findings in weekly meetings to further enhance the collections.
• Conduct & present biweekly market competition analysis, monitor collections, quality and price points.
• Work with marketing for product alignment.
• Other duties as require