Alliance/Partner Management, Calendar Management, Category Management, Cost Analysis, Cost Control, Cross-Functional, Data Management, Detail Oriented, Information Technology & Information Systems, Microsoft Office, Multitasking, Organizational Skills, Product Costing, Product Development, Product Lifecycle Management, Product Management, Product Support, Product/Service Launch, Time Management, Willing to Travel
The Ideal Candidate
The Product Development Specialist, Women's Footwear, plays a key role in the seasonal product creation process, partnering closely with Design, Development, and Product Line Management. This hybrid role supports product development from concept through commercialization by managing product data, specifications, materials, and cross-functional communication. The ideal candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and thrives in a fast-paced environment while balancing multiple priorities.
How You Will Make an Impact
- Serve as a key liaison between Design, Development, and Product Line Management (PLM) to support a seamless seasonal product creation process.
- Create and maintain product specifications, line sheets, and product information within PLM systems, ensuring accuracy and completeness.
- Coordinate the seasonal materials process, including material libraries, swatch management, sample material requests, and approval tracking.
- Ensure timely and accurate communication of development updates, changes, approvals, and action items across internal and global partner teams.
- Participate in fit sessions and milestone reviews; document findings and communicate feedback and direction to overseas development teams and factory partners.
- Partner with the Johnston & Murphy Costing team to manage product costing, conduct seasonal cost analyses, and identify solutions to meet margin objectives.
Experience and Skills Youll Need to Have
- Bachelor's degree ideally in a related field of study.
- Minimum of 4-6 years of footwear or accessories industry experience.
- Proven ability to build and maintain effective partnerships both internally across departments and externally with suppliers.
- Effective time/calendar management, highly organized, detail-oriented, and adaptable to fast-paced, evolving development cycles.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and industry-specific tools such as Product Line Management and Development software.
- Driven, self-starter with a desire to learn and grow their career.
- Willingness to travel both domestically and internationally.
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Johnston & Murphy
For over 165 years, we’ve been outfitting legends, leaders (including every U.S. President since Millard Fillmore) and independent souls everywhere.
And the best part about having a century and a half of stories to tell is shaping new shoes to fill. Through craftsmanship with charm. Style and substance that are second to none.
And serious quality, without the serious attitude.
Designed for modern legacies in the making.
Because it takes a perfect partner-in-time for a classic to live forever
50 to 99 employees
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