Carvela, deeply rooted in Italian heritage, leads the way in premium accessories with shoes and bags designed in the heart of Milan by women, for women. Each product reflects our commitment to exceptional design and comfort, with every collection thoughtfully designed. Our brand is shaped by timeless style and a design philosophy that empowers women of all ages to feel their best. Made with high-quality materials and shaped by Italian-inspired silhouettes, our collections are created to work as hard as the women who wear them.
We are looking for an experienced Footwear Technologist, ideally with a background in manufacturing and sourcing of premium women’s footwear and leather goods. A thorough knowledge of footwear development and manufacturing. Support the Sourcing Team by maintaining data regarding supplier quality issues and ensuring that records are maintained and updated
Facilitating raw material and sample testing and communicating the results to internal stakeholders
Help to collate the data on leather sourcing and volumes to provide the Leather Working Group
Accessing the internal order tracking system to advise on Head of Sourcing on shipment schedules, so the resources in Asia can be applied to the right factories
Support cost negotiations & work closely with brand partners to ensure prices and margins are achieved
Work proactively with the UK team and Asia Supply Chain team to take appropriate action on production schedules and material approvals
Send samples off for testing and following up on quality related issues
Carry out regular store visits to report on quality standards
Product data input on the required systems
Liaise with DC QC team to ensure that products are inspected appropriately
Investigate quality issues, find solutions and report findings to the QA Technical manager
Ensuring traceability of confirmation samples into the warehouse is maintained, and that you have an oversight of the DC inspection process
Ensure all damaged goods, manufacturing faults, transit damages are processed in an appropriate manner and that all costs are recharged to responsible parties through correct process
Ensure international compliance documentation is accessible in the central system to prevent shipping delays
Previous experience in footwear production or sourcing
Has experience in women’s premium fashion footwear
Inquisitive and confident - enjoys researching and summarising information on ad-hoc projects
Project management skills - the ability to manage multiple areas of work and ensure deadlines are met and work is delivered to a high standard
Has Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Skills
Competitive basic salary
Pension and life assurance
Enviable discounts
Gym Discounts
Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.
Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.
We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | Against Racism
We are looking for an experienced Footwear Technologist, ideally with a background in manufacturing and sourcing of premium women’s footwear and leather goods. A thorough knowledge of footwear development and manufacturing. Support the Sourcing Team by maintaining data regarding supplier quality issues and ensuring that records are maintained and updated
Facilitating raw material and sample testing and communicating the results to internal stakeholders
Help to collate the data on leather sourcing and volumes to provide the Leather Working Group
Accessing the internal order tracking system to advise on Head of Sourcing on shipment schedules, so the resources in Asia can be applied to the right factories
Support cost negotiations & work closely with brand partners to ensure prices and margins are achieved
Work proactively with the UK team and Asia Supply Chain team to take appropriate action on production schedules and material approvals
Send samples off for testing and following up on quality related issues
Carry out regular store visits to report on quality standards
Product data input on the required systems
Liaise with DC QC team to ensure that products are inspected appropriately
Investigate quality issues, find solutions and report findings to the QA Technical manager
Ensuring traceability of confirmation samples into the warehouse is maintained, and that you have an oversight of the DC inspection process
Ensure all damaged goods, manufacturing faults, transit damages are processed in an appropriate manner and that all costs are recharged to responsible parties through correct process
Ensure international compliance documentation is accessible in the central system to prevent shipping delays
Previous experience in footwear production or sourcing
Has experience in women’s premium fashion footwear
Inquisitive and confident - enjoys researching and summarising information on ad-hoc projects
Project management skills - the ability to manage multiple areas of work and ensure deadlines are met and work is delivered to a high standard
Has Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint Skills
Competitive basic salary
Pension and life assurance
Enviable discounts
Gym Discounts
Summer Hours - 3pm Friday finish
We’re an energic fast-paced brand that embraces progress and strives for innovation. Our summer working hours accommodate a healthy work life balance. Wellbeing is important to our working culture, which is why we nurture a friendly environment for talent to thrive in, alongside a vibrant social community.
Today, our brand has global appeal and is distributed in hundreds of cities around the world. We operate over 70 stand-alone stores nationwide, including our new flagship store on London Oxford street, and in over 400 stores globally. Beyond stand-alone stores and retail pop ups, our retail partners include some of the world’s most famous department stores.
We Are One: For Love | For Diversity | For Change | For Equality | For Kindness | For Freedom | Against Racism
