Sr. Associate, Product Development, Footwear

We are an American luxury lifestyle brand, founded in 2004. Anchored in the casual elegance of American sportswear, Tory’s 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 company’s guiding principle, expressed through Tory’s 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 you’re 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, you’re 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. You’ll receive a generous employee discount and access to exclusive sample sales.
• We are invested in your professional growth – you’ll have access to free executive coaching on-demand.
• We believe in the importance of giving back and you’ll have many opportunities to do just that through the Tory Burch Foundation and paid volunteer days.

This Role is Tailor-Made for You Because:

As a Tory Burch Product Development Sr. Associate, you will support the end to end product creation process from concept through commercialization. This role partners closely with design, materials, production and overseas teams to ensure product integrity, on time delivery, and cost targets are achieved. The role requires some technical knowledge of footwear construction, development timelines, and cross functional coordination.

A Day in the Life:

A typical day is..atypical. Responsibilities include the following:

Development
• Manage day to day development of assigned footwear styles across multiple seasons/ categories.
• Ensure alignment with design intent, function and performance requirements by participating in proto techpack hand offs.
• Execute the pass off of tech packs to manufacturing partners on behalf of design; communicate directly with overseas teams on development status, technical issues and sample expectations.
• Ensure factories fully understand design intent, technical specifications to minimize development iterations.
• Participate in construction reviews with design and technical team, provide clear and actionable feedback on prototypes, including construction, materials and adjustments to overseas teams.
• Coordinate with cross functional teams to manage spec turnover within calendar deliverables to ensure timeliness on protos, SMS, and confirmation samples.
• Work closely with materials team to validate materials meet costs and quality targets on all development
• Troubleshoot constructions, materials and feasibility of make with technical team and factory partners, escalating as needed.
• Ensure PLM system accuracy/ completion to support KPl's.
• Support cost engineering efforts to meet target margins.
• Balance product quality, design intent and cost constraints.

Product Integrity
• Ensure all products meet brand standards for quality.
• Address and resolve issues prior to commercialization.
• Validate correct logo usage, branding applications, color standards, and placement throughout development.
 
Calendar
• Follow calendar to insure timely turnover of development, return of prototypes, and market samples and placement of final production.
• Monitor calendar daily to promote flow of development; resolves calendar variances with supervisor.

Pre-Production
• Own end to end buy readiness for assigned categories, driving cross functional alignment to ensure all product, material and specification requirements are completed accurately and on time to support on time production schedule.
• Participate in material reviews to validate material readiness, approvals and risk mitigation before production.
• Lead final prod