Director, Product Development, FTW

We are an American luxury lifestyle brand founded in 2004. Anchored in the casual elegance of American sportswear Torys design philosophy is defined by effortless silhouettes innovative materials eclectic juxtapositions of color and the tension of past and present. The collections include ready-to-wear handbags footwear accessories jewelry home and beauty.

Empowering women is the companys guiding principle expressed through Torys collections and reflected in the company culture as well as the work of the Tory Burch Foundation. Established in 2009 the Foundation provides women entrepreneurs in the United States with access to capital education and community.

You are seeking a work environment where people are encouraged to dream explore discover and as important laugh together. If youre prepared to work hard create impact and have fun while doing it we would love to have you join #TeamTory. Apply today!

Life @ToryBurch is Special Because:

When you join us youre joining a global purpose-led company on an exciting growth journey with an amazing culture and great benefits.

• Our culture is welcoming and inclusive -- everyone is empowered to make a difference.
• We have the best team in the world and believe in paying competitively and rewarding for high performance.
• Your overall well-being is important to us; we offer generous benefits to help you take care of your mental and physical health create financial security and achieve wellness in all areas of your life.
• We love seeing our employees wear our beautiful collections. Youll receive a generous employee discount and access to exclusive sample sales.
• We are invested in your professional growth youll have access to free executive coaching on-demand.
• We believe in the importance of giving back and youll have many opportunities to do just that through the Tory Burch Foundation and paid volunteer days.

This Role is Tailor-Made for You Because:

The Director Product Development Footwear is a strategic cross-functional leader responsible for driving the development engineering sourcing costing and commercialization of footwear collections from concept through production. Partnering closely with Design Merchandising Technical Design Materials Production Quality and global sourcing teams this role ensures products are delivered on time and to the highest standards of quality performance and brand integrity while achieving margin and cost objectives. The Director leads seasonal development execution manages key supplier relationships drives process improvements mitigates risk and develops high-performing teams to successfully bring innovative products to market.

A Day in the Life:

DEVELOPMENT/PRE-PRODUCTION
Lead all product development activities partnering with Design Materials Team Merchandising Tech and Global Sourcing.
Partner with Technical team to assess and approve the engineering of all new constructions. Identify and understand technical issues and drive them to closure. Escalate to Sr Director as needed.
Review and oversees issuance of all specs (BOMs/tech packs) for accuracy completeness quality affordability and compliance prior to release.
Recommend enhancements construction and material options to elevate our brand aligning with financial goals. Resolves engineering that does not meet design merchandising production or department IMU targets.
Manages the pass-off of clean specs to manufacturing partners on behalf of design; communicates daily with overseas offices and direct suppliers on questions and changes to specs and standards; assists in interpreting design intent.
Ensure critical fields are populated in PLM in support for KPI reporting. Ensure Data integrity
Review all prototypes and market samples to ensure accuracy in execution to spec.
Reports on sample status throughout the development process.
Oversee the maintenance of all standards issued for brand consistency.
Supervise confirmation samples to ensure exact execution of final design; reviews and approves all colors and materials addressing variances with vendors and Merch team.
Formalize and escalate issues to Sr. Director and Vice President ensuring timely and accurate communication of critical matters for efficient resolution.

SOURCING
Participate in on-going factory based performance reviews and recommends improvements to factories vendor base and geography.
Make recommendations on factory allocation in alignment with department sourcing strategies.
Collaborate cross-functionally on seasonal offering needs to provide options in materials suppliers techniques and costs that are on brand.
Work closely with merchandising design and production to identify and address delivery and material issues affecting production schedule.
Partner with design merchandising and production to manage liability inventories via special cuts and/or liquidation.

COSTING

Lead seasonal costing strategy across multiple footwear categories and product lines.

Followcost targets and deliver margin expectationsin partnership with merchandising and sourcing.

Driveyear-on-year cost savingsthrough supplier negotiations material optimization and manufacturing efficiencies.

Benchmark factory and supplier pricing across differentcountries constructions and production methods.

Develop costing strategies for new footwear technologies materials and construction techniques.

Presentcost margin and savings analysisto senior management and cross-functional teams

PRODUCT INTEGRITY
Aims to instill quality in the product from onset of development through final production.
Review all components with an eye for quality and performance.
Ensure all components and constructions used are compliant for performance and restricted substances prior to production. Work in tandem with quality technical and compliance to achieve these ends.
Ensure testing of questionable materials and components for performance and compliance to prevent a lapse in production.
Work across various footwear design teams to ensure logo usage compliance

CALENDAR
Manage and flexes calendar supervises milestone completion and mitigates risk.
Monitor calendar daily to promote flow of development; reviews and resolves calendar variances with team and management.

PEOPLE MANAGEMENT
Assist with new employee onboarding and training
Maintain consistency with process execution and raise concerns to Vice President
Drive process improvement and effectively communicate/manages changes to direct reports
Allocate work according to skills and knowledge level of direct reports
Identify and address development needs of direct reports
Provide effective feedback and coaching to direct reports

To Land This Role:

• Bachelors degree required
• Minimum 12 years of experience in footwear product development sourcing and/or production
• Experience working with PLM or other product lifecycle management systems
• Strong organizational interpersonal negotiation and communication skills
• Strong analytical problem-solving and collaboration skills
• Ability to work in a fluid fast-paced multi-channel environment
• Ability to travel as needed

Why Youll Want to Join Our Team:

The Product Development and Production team is a talented group of problem-solvers who work diligently to bring our beautiful collections to life. Our focus is on fulfilling Torys creative vision and supporting our Design team in delivering extraordinary collections each season. We also collaborate closely with our internal partners and build strong relationships with premier manufacturers and luxury suppliers globally to ensure that our products are flawlessly executed and delivered on time. If you are a team player with a passion for product and an eye for detail come join us!

How We Work Together

• Adaptable We change before we have to
• Entrepreneurial We own it
• Collaborative Theres no I in Tory
• Client & Brand Focused We put ourselves in Torys shoes
• Live the Values We show up for each other
• Functional Expertise Were constantly learning and growing

#TeamTory Values

We show up with honesty & kindness act with integrity & compassion work with passion & humility and lead with excellence & humor.

Compensation Range

The compensation range for this position is 180000.00 USD - 225000.00 USD. Our offer will be based on your relevant experience and work location.

Benefits Information

We offer a generous set of benefits to help you take care of your health create financial security and achieve wellness in all areas of your life. Hereare highlights of key benefits available to all eligible Tory Burch team members.

Tory Burch LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and provides equal opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to an individuals age race creed color religion national origin sex (including pregnancy) or sexual orientation gender expression military status marital status genetic predisposition or carrier status disability or membership in any other protected class under applicable law. Likewise we will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance No. 184652. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records for employment.

Disability Accommodation

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